ACE 16.1 Primeknit white Leicester's remarkable success goes against the theory that clubs' league positions are largely dictated by their financial muscle.

"All evidence suggests wages, turnover and net transfer spend are the biggest markers of where a team will finish and Leicester on all those markers are in the bottom half of the league," Wilson told Press Association Sport.

women superfly pink "They've followed a business strategy for their league position last year and given a fair wind you would have expected them to stay up, but they've punched well above their weight."

The Foxes are not the only example, however, of smaller clubs performing better than expected, with West Ham still in contention for a top-four spot while traditional heavyweights like Chelsea have struggled.

Mercurial Veloce II Teams are expected to receive an average of £40m more from the Premier League next season, when a bumper new television deal kicks in, meaning the gap between lesser clubs and the elite may continue to dwindle.

Liverpool University's football finance expert Tom Cannon says Leicester's unexpected success may not be a one-off.

Hypervenom II black "With the next television deal any team that survives in the Premier League ought to be able to compete with any other team in terms of transfers and wages," Cannon said.

"There's a limit to how much even super-rich owners will splash to outspend another club that is also supremely rich.

women magista obra "I think you're going to get more of these anomalies and next year will be even more turbulent."