23/12/02 - City link to new pyramid format

The Football Conference has unveiled plans to increase competition for up to 66 teams, starting next season.

The move follows Conference disillusionment with the FA and chief executive John Moules has written to all 69 clubs in the Dr Martens, Rymans and Unibond leagues inviting them to join.

If up to 22 apply a new Conference Two will be formed with scope for a Conference North and South if up to 44 demonstrate an interest.

City secretary Steve Bond said the St George's Lane club was still waiting to hear officially from the Conference but would not rule out the idea.

"We want to play in the top flight of non-league football and if there are new leagues to be formed we want to be in there," he said.

"We owe it to our supporters to be in the best one possible. Hopefully we can get promoted, but if there was a new league we would want to be involved in it."

Meanwhile, City lie second in the table after a 5-0 demolition of Chelmsford at the weekend and assistant manager Mick Tuohy admitted the team's performance was a joy to watch.

"Once we kicked off I could sense something about their play which was determined and said 'we're not going to be also rans'," said Tuohy.

"The passing and movement was a joy to watch and Allan Davies had his best game since he's been at the club.

"Pat Lyons was outstanding, John Snape was commanding -- all through the team we were excellent and we could quite easily have come in six up at the break."

Tuohy refused to get carried away but insisted Worcester will fight Tamworth to the death for the title.

"We are now into the second-half of the season and we're still up there and we are not going to go away. We've got a great bunch of lads with a great attitude who work hard and I think we've got enough to go all the way.

"People talk about the Tamworth game but that is irrelevant -- it is only three points -- there's a lot of other games to play and we just want to finish strongly."