I lad who’s just left Milnthorpe ( west coast ) drove over from Sunderland every match.We obviously have the amateur game in this country, but even that is money driven. You can look as far down as Step 5 and see clubs outspending others in a bid for promotion. I can go and watch one of my local non-league clubs and see players from an hour or two away playing. I played non-league back in the day and it really wasnt like that, you played for your local side relevant to the step you played at. Not many exceptions I can think of.