More than anything, it’s the utter sense of resignation that strikes you. There is anger, too.
After a summer that has seen our big Premier League clubs spend and exchange players with all the dignity of the Wolf of Wall Street trading floor, the mood among many of our rank and file top-flight clubs is unanimous.
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