The Accounts...

[Tramps_mate]

Our wages level is a complete disgrace...

 

[GoldenToffee]

Best get offering Townsend and Lonergan new deals then as we ain't going to be adding any quality to the squad in the summer.

 

[lancs blue]

Can we not mug kenwright for loose change. Seems the way its goin

 

[gazzaa2]

A lot of hand wringing from other fans that the club is corrupt and cheated the system by making up Covid losses to avoid sanctions.

At least the PL have bought it.

 

[gazzaa2]

I would say not long, not a chance can we spend much in the summer, serious eyes will be on us, were allready treading a fine line.

The spending already slowed down last summer. We won't spend big now until we move into the new ground

 

[T LEAFE]

Best get offering Townsend and Lonergan new deals then as we ain't going to be adding any quality to the squad in the summer.

And any quality that we do have will be sold
If we somehow manage to stay up this season we won't next

 

[Doubletree]

The spending already slowed down last summer. We won't spend big now until we move into the new ground

Why would that enable spending big?

 

[Stephenlloyd]

I would say not long, not a chance can we spend much in the summer, serious eyes will be on us, were allready treading a fine line.

We’re not allowed to sell players now then

 

[anton66]

Best get offering Townsend and Lonergan new deals then as we ain't going to be adding any quality to the squad in the summer.

They’ll want their wages doubled.

 

[Neiler]

A lot of hand wringing from other fans that the club is corrupt and cheated the system by making up Covid losses to avoid sanctions.

At least the PL have bought it.

To be fair they are probably right.

The Super League came at he right time for us, if you are looking at the scale of consequences the PL could impose - should they wish - id suggest we would have a strong case in terms of lesser sanctions - though the PL look like they will turn a blind eye all together, they've known about these results since March 2021.

If we stay up - a club that goes down in our stead may kick up a fuss, like West Ham and Sheff Utd all those years ago.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I guess the slight relief is that several big earners are off the books in the summer. The downside is many of us were hoping that would free up funds to rebuild the squad. Maybe not the case now?

Terrifying if Moshiri turns off the money tap. Didn't similar happen with Randy Learner at Villa?

 

[Stephenlloyd]

And any quality that we do have will be sold
If we somehow manage to stay up this season we won't next

Why aren’t we going to replace the sold players

 

[maccavennie]

We need to get the big earners off the books, start paying sensible wages again (sensible relative to what footballers can earn) and hope Thelwell and Lampard have an eye for a player.

Every player should be up for sale because every player has played their part in getting us into where we are.

And ffs if Moshiri is determined to stay and try and sort this mess out then he needs to give himself a massive slap and then sack everyone at the top and bring in some real quality.

If the worst does happen and we get relegated/go bust, that'll be the last time we have to see this clueless, incompetent board of ours because they'll be finished at this club.

 

[Stephenlloyd]

Why would that enable spending big?

We will see if the premier league follow uefa and change their profit and sustainability rules.

But surely if we drop the wage bill, which will already have dropped ffrom
The 182mil reported yesterday and will drop even more over the next 2 yrs and if we can make money on player trading. I’d imagine we would be in a position to spend again.

Are turn over went up, apparently there’s a new big tv deal on the way. So turn over will keep going up, we just need to reset over the next 2 yrs. and hopefully we can then start again as we move into the new ground

 

[Houghty19]

I'd say all this talk of fraudulent accounts etc are completely wide of the mark. Quite simply put if you sign off as an accountant/accountancy firm on a set of accounts that are fraudulent you go to jail, that's no ifs, buts or maybes you go to jail directly to jail and do not collect your £200 on the way. So the accounts are, i would suggest, valid. The fact they show massive losses like they do should also not come as any great surprise either they were never going to show anything else. I personally think that you will see some purchases in the summer along the lines of the three that ancelloti brought in, but time will tell. The one thing that the accounts do show is moshiri is up to his balls in debt with the club and he would be losing a significant amount if he walked away hence why he chucked in another £100m a few months ago. Moshiri will only look to leave when the stadium is complete which is when the club is likely to be worth its maximum (assuming we haven't been relegated by then of course).