Morecambe FC plunged into crisis
Morecambe FC has been plunged into crisis after majority shareholder Mr Diego Lemos failed to deliver on promises of investment. Ali Abdulrahman Al Hasemi has resigned as co-chairman and director.Mr...
View ArticleHas Leeds' time come at last?
This site has argued for a long time that Leeds United have been punching below their weight. The city is a prosperous regional capital and, unlike a number of other northern cities (Liverpool,...
View ArticleRecord attendances
Gate money is less and less important to top clubs compared with broadcasting revenue and income from commercial sponsorship. That is not to say that it is insgnificant, otherwise clubs would not...
View ArticleThe magic of the FA Cup?
As usual, there were some unexpected results in yesterday's FA Cup games. However, some Premiership clubs put out weakened teams, while attendances were generally low, in some cases because of...
View ArticleSuper club status a mixed blessing for City
Manchester City have been named as one of nine European super clubs by Uefa. While the recognition is welcome, it could store up problems for the future. Uefa may decide to target these clubs with...
View ArticleIs Villa or Newcastle the bigger club?
I am always a little supsicious of attempts to say which of two clubs is the bigger one, as there are no accepted criteria. At least this report from Sky on Aston Villa and Newcastle United looks at a...
View ArticleAS Monaco's dilemma
AS Monaco face a difficult financial balancing act. In 2014-15, the club made €117m, less than a third of Paris Saint-Germain's total for the same campaign. With little match-day and commercial...
View ArticleCeltic's success hits SPL attendances
Celtic's runaway success in the Scottish Premier League may be hitting attendances as fans lose interest in a one horse race.A critical match for Hamilton Academicals with Aberdeen saw just 2,006 fans...
View ArticleThe Bradford model
Bradford City's co-owner Edin Rahic was the first German to become involved in owning an English league club. He commissioned a detailed analysis of all 72 Football League clubs looking at history,...
View ArticleTough finances in the Championship
With all the clubs in the Championship in 2015/16 having now published their accounts (except Bolton Wanderers), the author of the authoritative Swiss Ramble blog has now come up with some fascinating...
View ArticleAttendances up in Football League
More than 18 million people attended Football League games this season, the highest number for almost 60 years. Sky Bet Championship attendances surpassed the 11 million mark, with average crowds...
View ArticleEmpty seats at Wembley for Spurs
There will be almost 20,000 empty seats at Tottenham Hotspur's first Premier League match at Wembley because of restrictions imposed by Brent council and the Metropolitan Police. Spurs have sold...
View ArticleMorecambe's troubles continue
Following an ownership fiasco involving an absent new owner who turned out not to have the readies (yet again), Morecamble were in serious financial trouble last season with players not being...
View ArticleGiving it large in Billericay
From the age of nine until I went to university I lived in Billericay. Billericay Town played on the Archer Hall field and had an annual dinner-dance in the Archer Hall. One player from the 1950s...
View ArticleLift off in the MLS
It looks as if MLS in the United States is increasingly establishing a solid following. Average attendances last year were 21,700, compared with 20,115 in the EFL Championship, Atlanta United's...
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