Working with ZERO budget

Most managers will tell you money is tight at their club and competing with big boys in their league can be tough. Some may also insist there is no money whatsoever available, but there are very few in the mould of Tony McCool.

In a life in football that has seen him coach on park pitches, academy training grounds, Football League stadiums and Wembley, it’s fair to say McCool has never exactly been flush with money.

Having spent over a decade working in academy football at Luton, QPR and Norwich, McCool was appointed Manager of Evo Stik Southern Premier League side Dunstable Town in the summer and, in doing so, agreed to do so without any playing budget – a consequence of serious financial problems at the club. McCool’s story is brilliant.

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