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BUSTED CLUBS AND BROKEN DREAMS

CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some famous ‘projects’ tha t turned from wonder into dust

EVERY division has got one – a club who find a Russian oligarch or Saudi prince and starts flinging cash at a bid for quickfire glory.
Once it was only Chelsea who stood accused of buying success; now opposition fans have a wealth of clubs to hate, from Man City in the Premier League to Leicester in the Championship, Crawley in League Two and even Fleetwood in the Conference.
In fairness, you can hardly blame their fans for enjoying the moment. All those clubs have suffered hardship and hum...

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