Crawley Town boss Steve Evans has branded the owners of Manchester City as "idiots".
Town, who beat Swindon in the FA Cup on Tuesday to set up a third-round tie against Derby, have splashed out hugely by Conference standards.
But he insisted: "We won't buy overpriced players. People probably see Crawley coming the way they see Man City coming.
"The difference is, and I have to be careful what I say about the City idiots, but they will just pay it.
"But co-owners Bruce Winfield and Susan Carter have said 'no' to me about a few players."
