Andy Holt may not be a household name among fans of English football, and he is certainly not one of the inner circles around those who dominate the game, like the Glazers at Manchester United or John Henry at Liverpool.
But the straight-talking Lancastrian, self-made millionaire, and owner of Accrington Stanley has a detailed understanding of the sport in England and a message those high-rollers need to hear.
‘The Premier League is the root of all evil,’ says Holt, as we sit bathed in thin winter sunshine looking out on an impossibly pristine pitch set in the rough and tumble of the East Lancashire moors.