ESC Strategy Across England's Four Leagues

Why is there so much difference between strategy across the country? And why does it matter?

When the FA brought in ESC (Elite Significant Contribution) in May 2023 I wonder how much thought was given to how it was going to be used across the four professional leagues.

(By the way, I won’t be defining ESC here, if you don’t know what ESC is, then try this explainer article before reading on…)

This isn’t meant as a criticism of the FA or the ESC s…