Swiss Ramble @SwissRamble
Brit blogging from Switzerland, usually about the business of football. swissramble.substack.com Zurich, Switzerland Joined October 2009-
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And here’s the excellent @murkagedave at Mascotte in Zürich tonight. All the way from London town 👍
The brilliant @YardActBand burning down the house in a freezing Zürich tonight 👊
Review of Brighton and Hove Albion's financial results for the 2022/23 season, when pre-tax profit surged from £24m to a very impressive £133m. Revenue increased by £30m (17%) from £174m to £204m, while profit from player sales just about doubled from £62m to £121m #BHAFC
Much more detail in today's blog, including a look at the extensive financial support from Brighton's owner Tony Bloom, money earned in this season's Europa League campaign and how much the club has outperformed its wages and squad cost #BHAFC swissramble.substack.com/p/brighton-and…
#BHAFC figures boosted by £121m profit from player sales, so they have made £184m in the last two years. There will be another huge gain this season after the sales of Moises Caicédo and Robert Sanchez to Chelsea.
#BHAFC wage bill increased by £13m (11%) from £115m to £128m, another club high, though still one of the lowest in the Premier League.
#BHAFC set a new club record for revenue, breaking through the £200m barrier for the first time.
#BHAFC £133m pre-tax profit was easily the best in last season’s Premier League, ahead of Manchester City's £80m. In contrast, half of the clubs in the top flight lost more than £50m.
The Bundesliga truly is a Pharma's League.
Review of Chelsea's financial results for the 2022/23 season, when their pre-tax loss reduced from £121m to £90m, mainly thanks to over £100m of once-off specials (£77m from sale of hotels to another group company, £31m other operating income) #CFC
Much more detail in the blog, including a look at the enormous transfer spend, impact of not qualifying for Europe, unwanted record for losses, why wages are not quite as bad as they seem, importance of player sales and, yes, Chelsea's PSR position #CFC swissramble.substack.com/p/chelsea-fina…
However, this was more than offset by big increases in both wages and player amortisation following the massive investment in the squad since the arrival of the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital #CFC
Revenue rose by £31m (6%) from £481m to a club record £512m, breaking through the half billion pound barrier for the first time. New highs were established for both commercial and match day income #CFC
Chelsea have now lost money in four of the last five years, adding up to a hefty £434m, including three losses over £100m in this period #CFC
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After the Premier League confirmed that it would adopt a form of squad cost control similar to the UEFA model, replacing the existing Profitability and Sustainability Regulations (PSR), I have taken a look at what this might mean to PL clubs, based on their latest financials.
Review of Liverpool's financial results for the 2022/23 season, when they swung from a £7m pre-tax profit to a £9m loss, as revenue was static at £594m, but operating expenses rose £20m (3%) to £632m #LFC
Review of Aston Villa's financial results for the 2022/23 season, when they swung from a small pre-tax profit of £0.4m to a massive £120m loss, which means that they have lost £326m in the five years since the current owners bought the club #AVFC
Thought I would share my favourite verbal crossfire on radio: Don Revie : “You criticise my teams and tactics , but how many caps did you win, Brian? Esteemed writer Brian Glanville: “Don, you don’t need to be a murderer to play Macbeth”
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