U’s could end up paying hefty price

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

ON THE eve of the 2020-21 campaign, Matt Gray was asked to keep Sutton United in the National League.
“He failed miserably,” quipped chairman Bruce Elliott, who was as astonished as everybody else when the Non-League lifers somehow beat Wrexham, Stockport, Notts County and Chesterfield to the title.
Sutton were never supposed to be an EFL club. They had part-time players. A 3G pitch. Crowds that frequently dipped below 1,500 spectators. Gray, a former Tottenham and Cardiff youth player, hosted quiz nights in the clubhouse to raise funds.
Promotion n...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login