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Bournemouth 2017/18: Boom Boom Ba-Ba Boom
Introduction: Establishing yourself as a Premier League club, especially with only an 11,000 capacity stadium, is as much as a challenge as promotion from the Championship in the first place. Down at the Vitality stadium Bournemouth can look forward to their fifth consecutive season in the top flight in 2019/20 although financial results are not as impressive as those on the pitch. Detailed accounts have just been published which show that the price of recruiting the likes of Ake, Begovic and Defoe came at a significant price and the club made a loss in 2017/18. Investing in the squad wasn’t enough to prevent the Cherries falling from 9th to 12th…
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Bournemouth 2016/17 and FFP Fine: Every Breath You Take
Introduction: Bournemouth have just agreed a fine of £4.75 million with the English Football League in relation to a breach of FFP rules, a couple of years after initially showing an expected fine of £7.615million, so we thought we’d take a more detailed look at how this arose and the state of the Cherries’ finances. Overview Income £136.5 million for 11 months to 30 June 2017 (2016 £87.9 million for year to 31 July 2016) Proportion of income from broadcasting 91% (2016 85%) Wages £71.5 million (£59.6m) Profit before player sales £15.2million (loss £6.1m) Highest paid director £1,226,000 (£1,074,000) Player signings £9.3 million (£69.8m) League position 9th (16th) Income For…