Excellent piece in the Telegraph today about clubs having to spend more and more money to compete with the big boys in the Premiership. It outlines how such clubs as the big four, Man City, Villa, West Ham etc (essentially the ones with new backers) are forcing the smaller clubs to spend way more than they can afford to, EVEN with the new TV package coming into play.
Also raises the point that more so, the new money is not going into the balance of the clubs, but is increasingly going straight to players as not only transfer fees, but also wages sky-rocket.
Interesting little piece, which ends by explaining that the Championship might be where the REAL risktakers are, but i was just wondering, who do you guys think might be the next Leeds, and why? (probably from the Prem or the Champ).
Found the link to the article - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/08/07/sfnmon107.xml
Also raises the point that more so, the new money is not going into the balance of the clubs, but is increasingly going straight to players as not only transfer fees, but also wages sky-rocket.
Interesting little piece, which ends by explaining that the Championship might be where the REAL risktakers are, but i was just wondering, who do you guys think might be the next Leeds, and why? (probably from the Prem or the Champ).
Found the link to the article - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/08/07/sfnmon107.xml