ALUN ARMSTRONG accepts quality costs after Blyth Spartans forked out to sign prolific Whitby Town midfielder Dale Hopson.
The National League North newcomers paid an undisclosed fee for a player who found the net no fewer than 30 times from the middle of the park in all competitions.
Armstrong said: “It has cost a lot more than I’d have wanted to pay, to be totally honest. But for someone of his ability, you have to pay.”
YORK City have captured forward Louis Almond and midfielder Theo Wharton.
Almond, 25, arrives from T ranmere on a one-year deal, after spending much of l...