Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

ASSEM Allam, the owner of Hull City, once explained the disparity between the Premier League and the Championship thus.
In the Premier League, he said, 97 per cent of his club’s income came from TV money and sponsorship, with just three per cent earned through the turnstiles. Yet in the Championship, those figures were roughly reversed.
That, in a nutshell, is the financial imbalance that causes so many EFL clubs to overspend in pursuit of the top-flight jackpot, and why anyone who runs a tight ship - like Allam - is doomed to a life of uncompeti...