LITTLETON'S search for a new manager is "in limbo" amid uncertainty over league allocations for next season.

The Ton Boys and Pershore Town could be facing a switch to the Hellenic League Division One West according to some unofficial projections.

FA chiefs are understood to be meeting today to thrash out plans for steps five and six of the National League System with the committee at Five Acres braced for a switch.

The governing body states each step six division will contain no more than 20 teams in 2018-19 with the Midland Football League (MFL) Division One having been 22 strong last term.

The two Hellenic divisions at the same level contained 14 and 13 clubs and while there is no minimum requirement set out in FA rules, it is understood the reshuffling measures are designed to bring greater balance across the board.

Previous manager John Edwards and assistant Wayne Bunn stood down after Littleton's final match of the campaign 11 days ago with the bulk of his Redditch and south Birmingham-based players also expected to leave.

But chairman Paul Harrison insists it would not be prudent to press ahead with any plans while teetering on the brink of two divisions.

"We had a meeting to decide our 'what if' strategy this week," said Harrison.

"We have seen projections that could see us placed in the Hellenic League and don't see any major problems with that at the moment.

"As things stand we have no manager and no players. We are in limbo, there have been several applicants already even though we don't know what league we will be in but it is very difficult to discuss anything until we do know.

"It will be very difficult to attract any players from north of Littleton for a league that might go as far down as Bristol and across to Oxford without significant investment in the budget.

"We will be actively looking once we know. Some of the applicants are very interesting but we have to hold back for now."

Harrison is open minded about the potential switch with the benefit of fewer miles in the Hellenic League cancelled out by not being paired with the MFL's big guns that bring with them sizeable followings.

"I don't think we are going to have much choice in the matter," he added.

"If we get left in the Midland Football League that's fine, we would go back and start again. If it is the Hellenic, we will start from scratch.

"We would not find the Hellenic travelling difficult, it would be a question of finding someone who could attract players.

"The size of clubs would not be as big but then that means the revenue could be smaller. You would imagine our derby would be Pershore, whereas now we have the likes of Studley and Racing Club Warwick. Then you have the clubs with good travelling support such as Hinckley and Ilkeston.

"There may be only 18 teams, meaning eight fewer fixtures and four fewer away trips compared with last season. Looking at some of the projections, we would travel roughly 250 fewer miles."