The English Premier League this week sold the broadcasting rights to televise matches between 2016 and 2019 for an astronomical figure of £5.136 billion.

That rarefied, cash-rich environment is one that Duffy, pictured, experienced as a coach with megabucks Chelsea between 1998 and 2001.

Even though conditions at the London outfit and the English top flight in general were not as opulent as now, it was still a startling experience for the 55-year-old in contrast to life north of the border. However, Duffy is adamant he will be just as happy on the touchline at Glebe Park tomorrow when his side take on Brechin City in League One as he was in the dugout at Stamford Bridge The Morton boss told the Tele: “The comparison between the game in Scotland and the game in England is night and day. Before Rangers went into their financial difficulties and at Celtic, it’s different — but they still have quite strict budgets and limitations to how they can approach things.

“Whereas down south [there aren’t those limitations]. I remember when I went to Chelsea — and this was pre-Roman Abramovich — if you needed something, you got it.

“That was the first time I’d ever been at a club, and probably the last time I’ll ever be at a club, like that. Whatever kit you needed you got and there was bags and bags of it. When we got to the FA Cup final, it was Armani who were brought in to kit everybody out.

“It wasn’t just the suits, it was everything: shoes, belts, shirts, ties, aftershave — everything. It’s just a different world.

“That’s the world they live in, and they’re used to it. It’s a bit like royalty in that they don’t know any different, and it’s probably been like that in the last 20 years.

“But certainly in the last 10 in particular, since the mega TV deals have come in, and the players who have grown up in that environment don’t know anything else.

“They live in a financial bubble the rest of the football world can’t comprehend; it’s fantasy — fantasy football.

“I think they were saying that the parachute payment is going to be about £90million. That itself tells you what can happen even if you get up for one year and get relegated.

“Then you see a club like Bournemouth bidding £5 million for a player at Birmingham and getting it turned down. That just emphasises the gulf between English clubs and what happens in Scotland.

“People can say we [in Scotland] are poor relations. No, no, we’re not poor relations — we’re very distant poor relations in comparison. It’s not even close. But it’s just the way it is. It’s not something I lose sleep over or get jealous about or anything like that.

“I’ve always said I feel privileged to work in football. Whether I’m working with limited resources, no resources, or whatever, I feel privileged to have had 35 years involved in football.

“So, I can’t complain and I never would complain because I’ve had a very fortunate time doing this for a living.

“We would always much rather have the resources and the money and the quality, of course every manager would, but there’s a different side of the lower level. There can be that sense of satisfaction that comes if you don’t have a lot of tools to work with and still manage to achieve improvement.

“I love it. When you’re in the dugout, or the technical area as they call it now, it doesn’t matter whether you’re at Stamford Bridge or whether you’re at Glebe Park. You’re 100 per cent focused on your team and trying to win the game.

“Anything else doesn’t matter. The dressing rooms could be huge or like a telephone box, it’s immaterial.

“Although, the pitches might not be great and that might make it difficult, because you might have wanted to play a certain way and you have to adapt quickly.

“But other than that, no, I love it. I don’t go there and think: ‘Oh, I’m up at Glebe Park.’ It’s great, I love it and I’m looking forward to going up there and us playing against a really good side.

“That’s the joy, the part you look forward to more than anything else, and we missed it on Saturday there when our game was called off. You feel as if there’s something missing without it.” Duffy takes his team up the east coast to Angus for the second time in the space of a fortnight following their 2-1 win over Forfar Athletic two weeks ago.

They face the division’s form side in Ray McKinnon’s Brechin, who are sat in fourth place six points behind the Ton after embarking on an impressive 11-match unbeaten run in League One. But the Ton manager says his players travel in confident mood and are set on extending their own sequence which has seen them go four undefeated whilst also winning four of their last six matches.

He added: “We’ve had a lot of away games recently. I think this will be the fourth out of our last five games, but we’re looking forward to going up to Brechin. They are in a fantastic run of form. We seem to be getting teams who are slap bang in the middle of their best form. We did it with Stranraer, Dunfermline a while back, and Forfar.

“And Brechin are the same. Although they lost to Falkirk in the cup last week, it was a Championship club they were playing against and they performed very well. I was very impressed by them.

“They’re a side who know their jobs and do them very well. They’re very good at picking up second balls — I think probably the best in the division at that aspect, and breaking things up. They’re strong at the back, their midfield players are really competitive and their forwards are always a threat.

“It’ll be a real test for us, there’s no question about that, but we’ve got to be confident and have to make sure we’re up for the challenge, and that’s the intention.

“I expect us to really roll our sleeves up and put in a shift. If we do that then we have good players, and if we can play to our maximum, I’m very confident we can get three points.

“As the weeks go on, each game gets a wee extra edge to it because the three points start to become more significant.

“I don’t think it’s quite at the crucial stage yet, but it’s getting close to that stage now, so every win adds another bit of confidence to your team. So if we can go up there and get three points then I think it will be a terrific result, I really do.”