WWE's Wade Barrett knows a thing or two about winning championships, but that can't be said of the football team the SmackDown commentator supports.
During his active in-ring days, Barret won the Intercontinental title five times, as well as being King of the Ring in 2015. Yet, when it comes to his beloved Preston North End, they have yet to taste life in the big time with a promotion to the Premier League.
In fact, it's been over sixty years since the Lancashire team last played in England's top flight, and they have spent the last eight seasons in the Championship.
Talking exclusively to DAZN, thanks to AceOdds, Barrett believes that without big investments, clubs like Preston struggle to maintain a challenge in the second tier.
He said: "Preston are not the most wealthy team. In terms of the amount of money they have in the Championship, they are one of the, I'd say bottom three teams in terms of finances. And that's part of the cruelty of the parachute payments of teams that have come down from the Premier League. And we really struggle with that. And there's not a lot you can do.
"Is it possible? Hell yeah, it's possible. Look at Ipswich, they just did it. Look at Luton a couple of years ago. They can do it, but you just need everything to go right at the right time."
The 43-year-old also points to a lack of depth at Ryan Lowe's disposal in what is one of the closely competitive leagues in the whole of Europe. However, ahead of the new season, Barret is always hopeful his beloved club can push for a promotion.
Adding: "One of Preston's issues is the first 11 we have been generally really good and really competitive. We just don't have the kind of depth of squad that a lot of the other more wealthy teams like Leeds, Sheffield United, some of these richer clubs, they have two players for every position. Preston doesn't have that.
"We maybe have a really good first 14 or 15 players and after that, the drop off is quite significant.
"So, we need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions and things like that. It's possible, I believe every season, usually until we start going on a losing run. And last season we were top of the league after about 10 games and looked fantastic. But then things went off the rails a bit. But Preston, I still believe every season, we'll see if it happens. Fingers crossed."
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