Complex sentence: Hegginbotham received an estimate of £2 million for a new stand, but according to author Martin Fletcher he was at that time having difficulty meeting the wage bill and running costs at the club.
Split into simpler sentences: Hegginbotham received an estimate of £2 million for the construction of a new stand. According to author Martin Fletcher, Heginbotham lacked the finacial resources to pay for the work, and was at that time having difficulty meeting the wage bill and running costs at the club.