Club Financials v Performance

[Simba]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/apr/18/premier-league-club-accounts-debt

This is worth a view and gives some insight into why Randy is working to reduce the wage bill especially.

No comment necessary but knowing us lot I am sure some debate will follow...

[eamonn]

Commercial Income: Villa and Newcastle level with Norwich on £14m and Spurs only on £9m? Has Villadawg provided the data for this?

The Albion also earned more through TV than us. I guess that's the one measure where actually struggling can be more beneficial than being comfortable in midtable (not that we were last season) - Sky will show more of your fixtures when there's something at stake - see 4 of our last 5 games (Yanited, tonight, Chelsea, Wigan) are likely to be televised. Indeed we seem to have been on telly quite a lot this season, I'd wager comfortably more than the likes of the Baggies, Swansea and Stoke.

[Ad@m]

TV income in that table includes prize money - as Baggies finished 6 places higher than us that was probably worth £5m to them.

[eamonn]

True enough. And the commercial income?

[manic-road]

Just noticed QPR's wages to turnover and that is before they signed more players on massive wages. They are gonna be in deep shit.

[Ad@m]

Just noticed QPR's wages to turnover and that is before they signed more players on massive wages. They are gonna be in deep shit.

Well they would if they didn't have an owner with a bottomless pit of money.

[OCD]

Just noticed QPR's wages to turnover and that is before they signed more players on massive wages. They are gonna be in deep shit.

Well they would if they didn't have an owner with a bottomless pit of money.

Is that still the case with Fernandes?

[Greg N'Ash]

Looking at the wages as a percentage of turnover figures, i'm not sure if we pay really high salaries for average players compared to our rivals or whether we're just shit at generating a decent turnover. I appreciate sponsers won't be banging down our door while we're struggling at the foot of the table but how many big earners are left unless the club are STILL paying barmy wages?

[eamonn]

Bent, Ireland, Dunne, Given and possibly N'Zogbia are all north of £50k for a kickabout and contributing little or nowt. Gabby's probably close to that too but at least he's worth it.
The rest of the squad combined is probably less than the above!