Guardian Football Finance. City's figures compared to the Premier League

[shemnel]

No football club does April to March accounts.
Most now do July to June.

I think so, as it matches the cash cycle of football - the total CL money is tallied at the end of the season, season ticket income is mostly the summer.
All 19 PL clubs on that list who've provided accounts are to the end of May, June or July.

cheers and cheers

 

[jrb]

Anyone got a link to the PDF.

Can't find it for once. Or struggling to.

Thanks.

 

[Marvin]

United : Gate and match-day income £112m

City : Gate and match day £52m



We should figure out a way to catch them without increasing tickets price.

Everything comes back to the North Stand extension. These figures are backward looking (2016-17) - it may have closed a little

 

[jrb]

Matchday revenue.

For a start, United get 22,000 fans more than us every home match. That's 418,000 fans more a season. Johnny Ball. Average it out. £50 a ticket. £21,000,000. Add tourist and day tripper spend, and that figure probably isn't far short of £30,000,000. My Maths maybe miles out.

So, the way to match them, or to at least get closer to their matchday revenue is to increase the capacity of the Etihad. But increase it so tickets are affordable, we sell out, and at the same time increase revenue by more season ticket sales, matchday ticket sales, food, drink and merchandise sales, etc. Lobbing a few %age price rises on current season ticket and matchday tickets is never going to get us any closer to United.

And remember this. United haven't increased their season ticket prices in 7 years. Not sure about their matchday ticket prices. So our current season ticket prices are competing against their 2011 season ticket prices. If United start increasing their season ticket prices again in the future, the gap may widen even further?

 

[waspish]

This. They could easily trebble income from bars and food outlets without much effort.

They franchise it out so City have already been paid so if no one buys no food city won’t lose out

 

[John Oliver]

More comprehensive figures in today’s hard copy Guardian, including profit and loss. Only £2 from your local newsagent!

 

[Pastor Kidney]

I notice the Rags are hosting concerts at the Swamp again in recent years - I assume that has something to do with Ferguson retiring as he pretty much put a stop to it when he was manager (remember he blamed Rod Stewart for losing them the title in '92.. yep any excuse!). We seem to hosting our fair share too, what kind of money does this bring in for the club?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I notice the Rags are hosting concerts at the Swamp again in recent years - I assume that has something to do with Ferguson retiring as he pretty much put a stop to it when he was manager (remember he blamed Rod Stewart for losing them the title in '92.. yep any excuse!). We seem to hosting our fair share too, what kind of money does this bring in for the club?

The Club net £1 mil from each concert. I was told this by Club officials a couple of years ago.

 

[ricardo]

United : Gate and match-day income £112m

City : Gate and match day £52m
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We should figure out a way to catch them without increasing tickets price.

United : Gate and match-day income £112m

City : Gate and match day £52m



We should figure out a way to catch them without increasing tickets price.

Cheaper beer food would be a start

 

[BlueAnorak]

They franchise it out so City have already been paid so if no one buys no food city won’t lose out

That's a mistake if you want to increase matchday revenue. People only buy expensive fast food and drink if it is 'fast'. It isn't so folks don't bother.