The problem Cas have is if your not able to spend to the full cap, and you have a significant sum tied up in one or two players, it naturally means you are going to have to make sacrifices in quality elsewhere and/or rely on some of your younger players to step up. Undoubtedly, on his day Chase is a very good player, but he can't do it all on his own (even though he quite often tries), whilst if rumours are to be believed McGoldrick is also on a pretty sum.

Last season the young players such as Arundel, Milner and Clark were very good, but even as talented as they are, it can be a big ask if the senior players in the team are not performing, which appears to be the case so far this season.

Wakey have probably spent a similar amount on wages as Cas this season, but the money would appear to be more evenly spread around the squad, thus in my opinion giving it a better balance (the obvious lack of a decent goal kicker apart!) and making us less reliant on one stellar player. Yes, both teams have only one win so far, but after a promising start, Cas seem to be fading badly, whereas so far with us, its a case of what might have been.