The frightening increase in losses in lower league football continues

Last years as a comparison:



Other wages & salaries up by £640,000 in a year?
Would this be the first year with Sharpe's salary included? Plus the rises in minimum wages and Employer NI contributions?

Operating costs up by about £600k too.
This would be the start of all the inflated energy price rises?

 

And Bolton just posted a £13.9m loss. Sounds like they could be in trouble if they don’t go up this season.

 

From Alan Biggin's notes:

This has been supported by the ultimate holding company, ER Sportsgroup GmbH, which has contributed £5.4m to date.

So this is the level of funding from Stefan (excluding his purchase)!

 

And that s with the highest crowds in the division, averaging over 21,000

 

I remember working in Bolton back in the 80’s and even then they were massively in debt and close to going bust. They just always seem to be in huge debt and chuck money at it (and not doing it very well). Makes our loss seem quite small in comparison.

 

Right plaice?

 

Agreed, I’d probably be still living in Bradford if not Lots I miss, lots I don’t!

 

Many clubs are now finding that stadia upkeep costs , as they all age, are literally going through the roof ?

 

The unfairness in Bolton’s case is they accumulated huge, huge debts chasing the Prem dream, which were then totally wiped out , to creditors huge disadvantage 7-8 years ago when the club changed hands . Added to that were point deductions . That freedom from debt gave them a huge playing advantage over anyone in L1?

 

More evidence that Stockport’s owners are “ investing” funds to try and buy them promotion. £9.2 losses in one season is evidence enough ?

 

Yeh Sharpe wont be cheap, you would think 6 figures. Not sure what the rest is. Maybe Hughes pay off although not sure if that will have been 24/25 accounts?

I notice vs the last 2 years we didn't have the £1m transfer incomes to balance the books. We seem to have run a bit dry in the academy, selling starlets for profit.

 

Boltons wage bill was £18.5m. Christ.....

We had the same first team wage bill as Grimsby for 24/25 at £4.8m. Despite our turonver been £2.3m higher.

 

A good observation for sure. PV the latest ?

 

Yes also added by players exchanging clubs with add on fees back to BCAFC has dried up?

 

447 staff members , Christ on a bike ! If that’s not top heavy I don’t know what is !