And once you get a roll going of £100m in from broadcasting year after year, unless you do a Villa, the whole thing becomes self perpetuating.
Who would have thought say 8 years ago that Stains, Palace and Bournemouth woudl ALL be mid table PL teams, and able to beat the likes of Liverpool and...
Not at all. A positive comment about Bournemouth and their rise.
Don't be so sensitive.
Bloom has pumped in £290m, transforming the club. Only an idiot would think him unambitious.
Are you joking?
Bournemouth's 2015/16 accounts showed a turnover of £88m and they made a profit. That included £75m of broadcasting money and £5m of matchday income.
For 2016/17 their broadcasting income alone would have risen by a minimum of £25m to at least £100m.
We make £11m a year from...
The bottom line is that Bournemouth and Southampton invested heavily on the playing side, from the moment they were promoted. It worked, they survived then prospered.
Despite what some would hope, neither is going to go bust and every transfer window they invest further to secure top half PL...
Ambitious owners.
Recognising that its far better to have an annual income stream of £130m instead of £25m.
Remember that transfer fees in accounting terms are spread over the term of the contract, and in cash flow terms after often paid over more than one year if substantial. Both making a...