Sutton United chairman Bruce Elliott has been quick to play down reports his side are the bookies favourites to lift the Ryman League Premier Division title this season.
Boss Paul Doswell’s men finished second last season before losing out to Kingstonian in the play-off semi-finals and will be among the front runners again this time around.
But Elliott insists it is just talk having revealed United will not be splashing any extra cash in the hopes of securing a return to the Blue Square South.
“The signings we have made will make us stronger and I think are exciting additions to the squad, “ he said.
“We will have exactly the same budget as last season, but we do reserve the right to review that during the course of the season.
“Some of the local sides have said they are slashing their budget and are then going out to get some decent players.
“I don’t think you can ever know how you are going to do, because you never know what other teams are doing. We’ll see how it goes.”
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