Not disagreeing as such, with any of the above posts, but big investment does not always work. Our nearest and dearest, and the universally loved Leeds and Forest, have proved that. On the other hand, in many cases it does e.g. Wolves, Brighton, Bournemouth, Leicester and plenty of others, are obvious examples of “small” or “medium sized” clubs “over achieving”.

One thing is sure though, that in the way English football is currently structured, limited investment makes “success” (however you define it) extremely difficult to achieve. Indeed, practically impossible!