THE contrasting fortunes between the rich and poor of professional football has been highlighted in a national lads' magazine with Kidderminster Harriers' demise in focus.

With Harriers finishing bottom of the Football League and consigned to Conference level next season, Zoo magazine has taken the opportunity to compare the facilities and budgets available to Harriers manager Stuart Watkiss and those at the disposal of Jose Mourinho, boss of Premiership champions Chelsea.

The feature in this week's issue emphasises the chasm between the two men, who are doing essentially the same job but with widely differing resources.

While Watkiss has to get by on a shoestring and will now cut costs further, the Portuguese Chelsea coach has many millions available to strengthen his team.

The difficulties Harriers have encountered in recent years in trying to attract significant commercial investment is alien to Mourinho, who is bankrolled by the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Aspects of the contrast between life at the top and bottom of the football food chain highlighted by Zoo include the differences in training facilities.

While Harriers' players have to change at Aggborough before going through their paces on a public park training pitch, Chelsea's stars have the benefit of a state-of-the-art £20m complex, including 15 pitches - three of them with undersoil heating.

On the field, while the Stamford Bridge club competes against Europe's finest in the Champions League, Harriers' trophy cabinet displays two Border Counties League trophies.

Mourinho and his family live in a £3m London town house. Watkiss is being put up by his parents in their modest Wolverhampton semi, as he looks for his own place. Looking ahead to next season, Mourinho is seeking to bolster his squad with top signings.

Watkiss, meanwhile, is having to face harsh financial realities and the consequent economic necessities.