Fylde boss Jim Bentley grew up in Liverpool where football is a religionThe Coasters boss accepts football must evolve but says any change must be in the sport's best interests. "When I was at Morecambe, as a League Two club we relied on the solidarity money from the Premier League and it filters down to non-league too. The Premier League has made them very, very rich and they have been so underhand. These clubs have sat around the table with the other Premier League clubs knowing that behind the scenes they have been coming together to plan this. "But here we have people who have only been in the game for a few seasons flashing loads of money around, getting richer and richer, and dragging the game through the dirt."

Source: Express April 21, 2021 15:33 UTC