Cambridge United, Morecambe and Accrington Stanley are just three teams who have shown you don’t need to be cash rich to succeed in League Two.
On the flip side Salford City are finding out that money doesn’t guarantee success.
But how would the League Two table look if it was based only on each club’s record signing, and who would be going up and down?
Here we have the answers courtesy of the www.transfermarkt.co.uk website.
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5. Gillingham - £590,000
Carl Asaba joined Gillingham from Reading at the start of the 1998/99 season. Photo: Gary Palmer
![In August 2001, Brammer made the short journey to Crewe Alexandra, who paid Vale £500,000 for his services. Manager Dario Gradi described him as "probably the biggest [signing] in our history."](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkMjcxOGE5LTU2Y2QtNGEzMi1hZGVhLTRhMzUwM2QxZjUxYzpiYjQxZTI2MS1hMTQ4LTQ0ZDgtOGFjMy02YzE2YmQ4MTk0NDc=.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
6. David Brammer - Crewe Alexandra
In August 2001, Brammer made the short journey to Crewe Alexandra, who paid Vale £500,000 for his services. Manager Dario Gradi described him as "probably the biggest [signing] in our history." Photo: Shaun Botterill
7. Tranmere Rovers - £495,000
Shaun Teale joined Tranmere Rovers in 1995/96 for a club record £495,000 from Aston Villa. Photo: Getty Images
8. Colchester United - £473,000
Chris Coyne joined Colchester Utd from Luton for £473,000 in the 2007/08 season. Photo: Getty Images