Going back to @tinman85's unsubstantiated claim of Brentford's "shoestring budget"... The Football Association has today released details of each club's spending with "registered intermediaries" (agents) - http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/rules-and-regulations/2017-18/intermediary-fees---1-february-2017---31-january-2018.ashx Brentford FC:  £1,690,415 Bristol City FC: £843,174 So Brentford FC spent more than 100% more in the period 1 February 2017 to 31 January