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Robbie Savage won the Northern Premier League with Macclesfield last season before joining Forest Green Rovers

Over the last week, the National League has been busy outlining the merits of having a third promotion spot into the English Football League.

The 3UP campaign has widespread and significant support but it hasn't confined itself to a catchy slogan - action on the pitch is offering an even more persuasive case.

As the season hurtles towards the halfway mark, only five points separate the top six teams in the hunt for that sole automatic promotion spot, with all of them averaging two points per game or better.

There was an epic title race in 2023 when both Wrexham and Notts County racked up well over 100 points as the Welsh club emerged victorious - and it is shaping up to be another season full of drama and intrigue.

Throw in a Premier League winner and a media personality in the dugout, as well as the redemption stories of clubs once synonymous with the EFL, and one can...