Colin Fitz

Just over half of the 92 clubs in top 4 divisions in England have published 2024/25 accounts. Only 4 are profitable: Liverpool, Bournemouth, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United. Average pre-tax losses: PL £31.1m, Championship £15.1m, League One £5.0m, League Two £2.6m.

Interesting that in the Everton points deduction verdict the Premier League said “A financial penalty for a club that enjoys the support of a wealthy owner is not a sufficient penalty” and that “the requirements of deterrence, vindication of compliant clubs, and the protection of the integrity of the sport demand a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction’. Presumably the Chelsea fine (which ultimately is just a deduction from what billion dollar Clearlake will pay to billionaire Abramovich from the £150m held back at the deal date) is then neither punishment, a deterrent or protecting the integrity of the sport? If I was an Everton or Forest fan would not be happy with this outcome.

Very strange that West Ham owners have chosen to borrow £124million from a company called Rights & Media Funding Ltd. This company does not publish audited accounts, has zero employees, spent a grand total of nine grand on assets last year and is based in the finance hub of N̷e̷w̷ ̷Y̷o̷r̷k̷,̷ ̷C̷a̷n̷a̷r̷y̷ ̷W̷h̷a̷r̷f̷,̷ ̷F̷r̷a̷n̷k̷f̷u̷r̷t̷,̷ ̷T̷o̷k̷y̷o̷ Macclesfield

Ladies and gentlemen … the work of Nigel Farage. Slow hand clap for Lord Haw-Haw.

Rest in peace, Tommy Wright. Tommy was right up there as one of the Toffees’ finest right-backs, although he had been an inside-forward as a youngster. A one club man. 374 EFC appearances, 11 England caps, Everton Giant. Sending our love to his family & friends.

🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years” Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire 👏

"It's Farage at his absolute weakest - thin-skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex." Farage's outburst at the BBC over antisemitism claims is "deeply watchable in a '𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨?' kind of way." @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall

Reform is reporting £331 million in savings across the councils it runs, but Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs writer Saba Salman says the claims are complete guff. In Kent, the party’s flagship council, supposed tens of millions in savings include cutting councillor allowances only to reallocate the money elsewhere. Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube.

Literally everyone saw this coming. Trump stiffed his contractors and then fell out with his architect because he refused to back Trump’s demand for a ballroom bigger than the White House. There’s almost no chance DC would grant permits for that. And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are just pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.

Our new Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey! 🌼 ⛴️

Transformation plans at the heart of a waterfront vision - Liverpool Express liverpoolexpress.co.uk/transformation…

A detailed look at the new Premier League financial regulations - football is about to get even more expensive for fans theesk.org/2025/11/21/the…

"The X algorithm prioritises sending new users right-wing leaning content", a Sky News Data and Forensics investigation reveals. In this report, Sky's @Chesh explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right. 🔗trib.al/DtAJLoU

Hill Dickinson Stadium has been awarded the 'Outstanding Development of the Year' at the @insidernwest Liverpool City Region Property Awards 2025. Judges described it as a "world-class development that anchors North Liverpool and will be a catalyst for further regeneration in the area".

'Everton's Kirkby move was the wrong stadium in the wrong place at the wrong time' liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

Fans Supporting Foodbanks is an empowering joint initiative between the supporters of Liverpool FC and Everton Football Club. Founded in 2015 in Merseyside, dedicated people continue to tackle food poverty all over Britain.

@DavefcKelly @billyliar9 Superman called lads, he wants his cape back… 🦸🏻‍♂️ #UTFT 💙

Football Governance Bill passed Opponents to the bill were 86 Conservative 3 Reform 1 Labour 6 Unionist 2 Indeoendent (Lowe and Easton)

The Premier League PSR rules are about as fit for purpose as a chocolate teapot. Chelsea FC Holdings made a profit of £128m in 23/24 after selling the women’s team to itself. The parent company BlueCo 22 (which owns the men’s team, the women’s team and…Strasbourg) made a loss of £430m in the same period as cannot include intra group transactions in the group accounts. Richard Masters keeps a straight face and says Chelsea have not broken any rules…because the rules on these types of deals are full of loopholes. If I was Everton or Forest would be livid.