I've not looked at City's figures in detail for a while, so it wouldn't really be fair to hazard a guess.
I'm hideously busy with my day job, so I've not had any time to update the blog since August and am not sure when I will be able to do so. If I write an article, I spend a lot of time...
I've not looked at City for a while, but the big picture is substantial revenue growth, due to a number of factors:
a. Commercial deals - not just Etihad, but a raft of additional sponsors.
b. TV money - the new PL deal (from this season) and Champions league deal (from 2015/16 season) will...
I tend to agree with you on player amortisation. As you say, it's an inherent part of the total cost associated with signing a player, so I'm not sure that it makes sense to treat this differently from salary costs in terms of the transition stage.
On the other hand, I think that the clause on...
Hello, I write The Swiss Ramble blog and hope that you don’t mind me dropping in to this conversation, as I have been mentioned a couple of times (a City fan emailed me to bring the thread to my attention).
First up, a brief introduction: I’ve written extensively about football club finances...
