IT’S been reported that Birmingham’s spending has topped £25m this summer with their purchase of Fulham’s Jay Stansfield for £10m.
In the same division, the likes of Burton Albion, Stevenage and Crawley bring in crowds of 2,000-plus. The disparity is enormous.
Such is the splendour of League One. It is chastening for top clubs that get it wrong. And it is enormously rewarding for smaller clubs that get it right.
In my football career, I have competed against or represented 12 of the 24 clubs in League One in the National League. That shows how fortunes...