It's all about the long game. Tbh, I could probably spend enough right now to thump just about any III league, but it seems that the competition in II is uniformly much higher. Getting there is one thing, and having a team that can stay there is another entirely. I might also be fooling myself about how much money it takes. I'm comfortable now saying I've put together savings over 5.1 and might be able to get a few hundred more out of sales. Certainly though, my stability will come from my stadium if I can sell tickets - I'm not sure how big some of the NBBA have built these days, but at one point it was one of the largest out there.