City & FFP | 2020/21 Accounts released | Revenues of £569.8m, £2.4m profit (p 2395)

[Neville Kneville]

And that's TV money only. All the new sponsor deals we have been signing will add to that. Plus there is serious potential in our Etihad and Nike deals, if we can negotiate them to be similar to what the others are getting. I have always believed that with the Sheik Manchester City could reach the highest level in World football, but this article from the Swiss Rambler is the clearest documentation I have seen anywhere. Based on this we can really say: "you ain't seen nothin' yet". The rest of the world elite football clubs should be very scared of what's coming! Fuck me. This is going to be great :-)

Dead right. Long long way to go before we come close to maxing out on this.

 

[aguero93:20]

Dead right. Long long way to go before we come close to maxing out on this.

I think it's begun to slow down TV money aside, but the timing is perfect with regards to squad build as our initial high costs are beginning to disappear. If we can get what we want from Nike and Etihad then we'll have one big jump of around 25-28% in revenue followed by yearly increases of 2-8% dependent on performance. Imo of course.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I think it's begun to slow down TV money aside, but the timing is perfect with regards to squad build as our initial high costs are beginning to disappear. If we can get what we want from Nike and Etihad then we'll have one big jump of around 25-28% in revenue followed by yearly increases of 2-8% dependent on performance. Imo of course.

I think the 'Football Group' idea is going to open up all kinds of scary avenues for revenue other clubs, or even us lot, haven't even thought of yet. Then of course we have the collar site etc to come. Just my opinion, but I recon they have got some serious manoeuvres to come in the future .

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

And all factored without the leisure destination, which will be a licence to print money in the years to come, no doubt :)

Also, perhaps, with our production line in the next five to ten years starting to impact on our need to sign superstars from other clubs.

Just a couple of really minor points, he missed £700k on Trippier and £4.5m on Suarez.

And both Milner and Richards were earning an extra £1m a year in wages between them.

I think we are gearing up for a financial arms race with United and Chelsea in the next couple of years.

Thankfully, United are well behind at present.

However, I am still of the opinion that signing Messi will see City become the biggest club in the world.

 

[Neville Kneville]

And all factored without the leisure destination, which will be a licence to print money in the years to come, no doubt :)

Also, perhaps, with our production line in the next five to ten years starting to impact on our need to sign superstars from other clubs.

Just a couple of really minor points, he missed £700k on Tripper and £4.5m on Suarez.

And both Milner and Richards were earning an extra £1m a year in wages between them.

I think we are gearing up for a financial arms race with United and Chelsea in the next couple of years.

Thankfully, United are well behind at present.

However, I am still of the opinion that signing Messi will see City become the biggest club in the world.

He'd sulk sitting on the bench though.

 

[Matty]

Why on earth is Arsenal's commercial revenue so piss poor comparatively?! In the 2013/14 season the commercial revenue figures looked as follows:-
United - £189m
City - £166m
Chelsea - £113m
Liverpool - £104m
Arsenal - £77m

For a London based club, with a load of tarquin types supporting them, and a regular spot at the top of the league seemingly guaranteed each season, how are they so far adrift of all the other major English sides? They even bring in less commercially than AC Milan, Dortmund and Schalke!!

 

[Jazzman]

I think it's begun to slow down TV money aside, but the timing is perfect with regards to squad build as our initial high costs are beginning to disappear. If we can get what we want from Nike and Etihad then we'll have one big jump of around 25-28% in revenue followed by yearly increases of 2-8% dependent on performance. Imo of course.

Hi Aguero;
I suppose one could say that in simplistic terms TV money and Etihad/Nike leaves us at least 2 additional stages of the income rocket to be fired off. Our english competitors would appear to have only 1 stage left, namely TV money, as they are already on the high main sponsor/kit deals. When you say the sponsoring increase has begun to slow down I would be interested in hearing your take on the CFG factor. Will our globalization be an additional motor of growth, or do you think we have already seen the most of what will come from that avenue?

 

[Henkeman]

Why on earth is Arsenal's commercial revenue so piss poor comparatively?! In the 2013/14 season the commercial revenue figures looked as follows:-
United - £189m
City - £166m
Chelsea - £113m
Liverpool - £104m
Arsenal - £77m

For a London based club, with a load of tarquin types supporting them, and a regular spot at the top of the league seemingly guaranteed each season, how are they so far adrift of all the other major English sides? They even bring in less commercially than AC Milan, Dortmund and Schalke!!

Yes, it's really strange that one. They don't seem to have made much of an effort in that area. It's extremely puzzling, and seems almost as though they have preferred to rely on their enormous match day income. As an aside, when they bang on about fairness, they never seem to question the fairness of being based in London and able to double the ticket prices as a result.

But Arsenal fans really should be questioning this, not least from the self-interest angle that if they did better commercially they could (they won't) reduce ticket prices.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He'd sulk sitting on the bench though.

But think of all the empty blue seats we would fill;)

I'm 41, I hope and reckon that I have a good 35-odd years of seeing us win everything in sight, many times over.

It will balance the 35 years, beforehand.

Call me an idealist, but I think we will be a lot closer to United's current Premier League trophies than anyone could dare have envisaged? One every couple of seasons should fit the timeline.

Barring nuclear war or Sheikh Mansour getting bored, obviously.

 

[aguero93:20]

Hi Aguero;
I suppose one could say that in simplistic terms TV money and Etihad/Nike leaves us at least 2 additional stages of the income rocket to be fired off. Our english competitors would appear to have only 1 stage left, namely TV money, as they are already on the high main sponsor/kit deals. When you say the sponsoring increase has begun to slow down I would be interested in hearing your take on the CFG factor. Will our globalization be an additional motor of growth, or do you think we have already seen the most of what will come from that avenue?

The CFG factor will lead to us getting some deals we wouldn't otherwise but until the other clubs begin to enjoy the kind of success we've seen here I can't see too many mega deals out of it.