• Financial Results

    Burnley 2017/18: I Thought You Were Dead

    Seventh position in the Premier League and qualifying for the Europa League was an achievement for Burnley in 2017/18 and the club’s financial results were almost as impressive. Earnings, wages and player trading profits all hit record levels yet some fans seem bored by life in the Premier League. Income All clubs split income into three categories to comply with EPL recommendations, matchday, broadcasting and commercial. Nowadays most ‘Other 14’ clubs earn a small fraction of their total income from matchday sales and Burnley is no exception as frozen ticket prices and slightly less domestic cup progress meant that this fell by £200k compared to the previous year. Due to…

  • Financial Results

    Burnley: Your name’s not down, you’re not coming in

    As The Notsensibles are one of our favourite bands, it’s time to take a look at the financies of Burnley as the club celebrated their most successful season to date in the Premier League in 2016/17 by finishing six points above the drop and have since used this as a springboard to be presently challenging for a European place. The club, along with manager Sean Dyche and the players, don’t get the credit they deserve for winning matches and playing decent football, with too many critics lazily linking Dyche’s nightclub bouncer dress code, Dalek like voice to a club with the ethos of a slightly upmarket Wimbledon of the Crazy…