Forward-thinking culture clubs Brentford and Brighton plot a different route to success
Thomas Frank has had plenty to enjoy with Brentford (Picture: Getty)
Happy Friday everybody! My god! What a weekend we have to come! A Bank Holiday Monday, sunshine forecast across the land, and 72 hours of the most fun weekend in English football.
Championship play-off final, then League Two?s, wrapping up with Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday?s Wembley tussle for a place in the Championship.
And in between all that ? the final day of the Premier League. All 20 teams playing out the season on a balmy Sunday afternoon. It is mint.
Clearly, some among us may not share my giddiness. Sufferers of hayfever ? and fans of Leicester City, Everton, Leeds United and Southampton, for instance. But can you humour me by spending a bit of time with those who will"
A couple of weeks back we talked in this column about the wonderful work Luton Town are doing, over-performing their playing budget season after season.
Their wisdom in building for the future felt in stark contrast to many other Football League clubs, where fines for mismanagement can be commonplace. But even more extraordinary is that there are two clubs who are managing to achieve this in the Premier League.
A place where ?smaller clubs? expect to be content selling their stars to richer rivals, and keep their fingers crossed against relegation.
Brighton already had Roberto De Zerbi on their radar when Graham Potter left (Picture: Getty)
Well, no one seems to have informed Brighton or Bren...
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