The BBC is reporting that the Football Association will look at two separate proposals on Wednesday, both of which would allow Premier League and Championship clubs to field B teams.
The first option is for the B teams to play at a level between League Two and the Conference with relegation and promotion between the two. The second is for League Two and the Conference to merge and for the B teams to be included as well in two regional leagues.
Details are sketchy at present but the Cobblers would clearly be affected by the proposals should they be implemented.