FFP

[PeterWithesShin]

First Red Bull and now Coca-Cola, we're Aston Villa, balls to your health.

We are pleased to welcome a new partnership with Coca-Cola, enhancing the matchday experience and creating unique moments of connection for fans around the world

[Rigadon]

First Red Bull and now Coca-Cola, we're Aston Villa, balls to your health.

We are pleased to welcome a new partnership with Coca-Cola, enhancing the matchday experience and creating unique moments of connection for fans around the world

Pfft.  I see the can is red.  Some commitment to this partnership... He'll be off to Newcastle next summer.

[PeterWithesShin]

Is the  unique moments of connection for fans around the world going to be some fans from Poland lobbing cans at us?

[kippaxvilla2]

If I had to guess Adrian Filby's occupation, I would have said Administration Manager.

[PeterWithe]

I for one am looking forward to a unique moment of connection when I say to the disinterested callow youth behind the tea bar, 'and a can of Coke as well please'.

[Demitri_C]

I prefer pepsi max

[ozzjim]

What is our wage bill at now? Even at an average of £120k per week on all 25 in the squad it's £156M. Our turnover is going to be well over £300M this year. So who are we paying insane wages to to get the wage bill over £240M? I get some of those departed, but even Donkeydenker on 90k a week isn't going to shove it that high. Going through the current squad I can only think Bouby, Ollie, Youri and Emi would be on much more than £150k per week. Add in huge player sales I'm really struggling to see how the l situation is so drastic.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'd say the manager's on a fair scoop!

[Toronto Villa]

Bournemouth with the sale Ouattara will have collected close to £200M this summer. If we need to sell players every year then we have to find a way to buy really well and sell as needed. They might struggle selling an entire defence but for us, keeping our best players and playing intelligently every year in the market will be critical to us staying in the race for shiny things.

[Percy McCarthy]

What is our wage bill at now? Even at an average of £120k per week on all 25 in the squad it's £156M. Our turnover is going to be well over £300M this year. So who are we paying insane wages to to get the wage bill over £240M? I get some of those departed, but even Donkeydenker on 90k a week isn't going to shove it that high. Going through the current squad I can only think Bouby, Ollie, Youri and Emi would be on much more than £150k per week. Add in huge player sales I'm really struggling to see how the l situation is so drastic.

It was £252m in the last published accounts, but that was a 13-month financial year, so pro-rata about £233m. Only players on the A-list and the head coach count towards UEFA SCR though I think.