Football Mid North Coast will run the meeting.

Taree president Ben Sedlen said his club doesn't have the numbers or enough quality footballers to enter the Coastal Premier League.

The proposed Coastal Premier League would involve five clubs from Football Mid North Coast and five from North Coast Football playing first and reserve grade.

Football Mid North Coast will soon seek expressions of interest from its nine premier league clubs regarding the Coastal Premier League.

The Wildcats are in a battle for fifth place in this season's FMNC Premier League first grade competition but are last in reserves.

Mr Sedlen said it is a struggle most weeks to get enough players for the two grades, particularly for away games.

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Mr Sedlen supports the Coastal Premier League plan and he believes this area should be involved.

While the Wildcats aren't in a position to nominate, Mr Sedlen said there's enough footballers of sufficient ability and experience here to form two competitive teams.

"There are some quality players running around in the Southern League clubs,'' he said.

Eleven clubs play in the one-grade Southern League, including Wingham, Old Bar, Tinonee, Lansdowne and Cundletown while the Wildcats are also involved.

"We're asking Football Mid North Coast to call the meeting between our club and the Southern League clubs from here to gauge interest in entering a club in the Coastal Premier League,'' Mr Sedlen said.

"If we call the meeting it would look as though we're trying to steal their players. That's not the case.''

Mr Sedlen is convinced a Manning Valley club would be competitive in the Coastal Premier League.

However, if there isn't sufficient support for a merged club, Mr Sedlen expects the Wildcats would nominate in the proposed second tier FMNC premier league.

This one grade competition would be made up of the current premier league clubs not included in the Coastal Premier League, along with teams from FMNC's Southern and Northern Leagues.

Seven clubs from Lake Cathie to the Upper Macleay play in the Northern League.

The Southern and Northern League clubs would nominate for the second tier competition.

Football Mid North Coast chairman Mike Parsons told the Times last week he was 'quietly confident' there'd be at least five nominations for the Coastal Premier League from this zone.