The Football League has proposed the introduction of four divisions of 20 below the Barclays Premier League by the 2019/20 season, instead of the current three divisions of 24.
At least two clubs would make the step-up from the Vanarama National League but there are no set plans for finding the additional six, which is likely to reopen the debate about the Glasgow clubs moving south, especially given league regulations rule out the introduction of Premier League B teams.
Harvey said: "We have no fixed view to where those six teams come from
The clubs will decide themselves
A logical way is for six clubs to come from the National League up a further step."
While not ruling out the involvement of the Scottish giants, Harvey claimed such a move would be difficult
''The whole discussion can be had,'' he said
''But I suspect the wider this gets drawn, the harder it would be to deliver to our clubs and the rest of the stakeholders in the game.''
The debate might not stretch as far as the additional clubs
A 90 per cent approval rate, or 65 of the 72 clubs, will need to back the plans when the vote takes place in June next year
Harvey says the plan, designed to alleviate fixture congestion by cutting down on midweek games, has the approval of both the Premier League and the Football Association
However, league bosses are likely to face opposition given four Sky Bet Championship clubs will be a further division away from the lucrative financial rewards of the Premier League, while clubs further down the chain will lose out on the income of three home games.
Some clubs have already raised strong objections within minutes of the plans being announced - Accrington and Bradford have both condemned the notion given the loss of match-day income.
Any ambitions the Glasgow clubs had of joining the English top flight appeared to be dashed in November 2009 when almost three-quarters of Premier League clubs voted against late Bolton chairman Phil Gartside's proposal to admit the pair
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore called the idea a "non-starter" and told Celtic and Rangers to forget any future U-turn, saying: ''No means no.''
Rangers went into liquidation within three years but top-flight football - and possible European action - will return to Ibrox next season
Source : PA
Source: PA