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@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire I didn't say you were.

@TheMapReader @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire Then we are no different from your club or any other club tbh.

Oxford United publish 24/25 accounts, when the club finished 17th in the Championship. The bonkers nature of football finance is that the club is being evicted from the current stadium, and the £10m spent to date on finding/building a new one is not allowed for PSR purposes. 🔑figures ⚽️Revenue £19m ⬆️125% (due to promotion and get £6.50 in broadcast money in Championship for every £1 in League One) ⚽️Wages £21.7m ⬆️92% ⚽️Wages 114% of revenue ⬇️19% ⚽️Underlying loss £16.0m ⬆️33% ⚽️Stadium development costs written off £2.6m ⚽️Player sale profits £0.1m ⬇️86% ⚽️Pre tax losses £17.5m ⬆️10% ⚽️Total losses over the years £66.9m 😲 ⚽️ Player purchases £5.9m ⚽️Player sales £0.6m ⚽️Borrowings £58.9m

@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire Yes, he's put in around £30m so far.

@TheMapReader @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire So what are you doing currently? At the whim of an owner no?

@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire We did, yes. The difference is, those losses weren't covered by the whim of an owner.

@TheMapReader @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire So you made it to the premier league while making a profit? I’m sure you made a loss the years you got promoted.

@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire We've never made it to the Premier League whilst spending someone else's money.

@TheMapReader @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire Fair enough & im really not. I highly doubt you gave a shit when you was losing millions making it to the premier league

@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire I'm not a Wednesday fan and you're missing the point.

@TheMapReader @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire I mean he never built you a new stadium and never funded a legal battle against local NIMBYS. Every club loses money, literally happens at all levels. We still pay extortionate rent in a shit stadium, where none of the money made goes to us.

@Stuartjamess @barxthefourth @KieranMaguire Once upon a time, Chansiri was doing all that, too.

@barxthefourth @KieranMaguire Our owner pays his bills and is funding a £150m stadium plus funding training ground improvements, could be any difference to chansiri

@72jamesk @KieranMaguire They don't have to convince banks.

@KieranMaguire Crazy losses how do clubs with these huge deficits convince banks that they're viable..? Is it purely down to the fact they could potentially get in the Premier League..?

@CJHall83 The worry would be that he'd take up an ESC spot, but he's touch and go to qualify automatically.

I don’t get why there’s any dissent around this: 🔘 He’s 25 & has shown he’s very capable in the right system 🔘 He will be on a lowish wage 🔘 Replacing players is expensive 🔘 If he doesn’t fit our plans we can sell him for a fee No brainer for me! #wba

@MaybedocI @C0achPb1 @CJHall83 We were signing players to fit Nestor's game model, which both Campbell and Gilchrist did, as right backs. I guess the feeling was we couldn't afford a decent left footed centre half and that Mepham and/or Bielik would be good enough there.

@C0achPb1 @CJHall83 George Camp, Bielek, Phillips, Meps- Right footed Centrebacks Gilchrist- Rightback who is poor going forward and Sheff Utd fans described as a CB at RB All good signings in isolation but a proper RB and a left footed CB makes it good recruitment as a whole

@GaryKnight4 @SussexCCC It is. Also interesting to see Tear in ahead of Carter.

@SussexCCC No mention of Dom Goodman which is disappointing

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@luke_e_flies @chrislepkowski A category 1 academy is expensive. Or at least it can look expensive.

@chrislepkowski Yes I get that, I’m just surprised that it’s to the tune of £5m+/yr over the last 3 years of the cycle (which it needs to be to stay within £39m). If so, great news!

Huge credit to Bilkul for their accounting flair. They've done one hell of a job cutting costs at #wba to fall within the PSR parameters. Survival now a necessity to change the future trajectory in the right direction.

@BilboBaggies68 @LewisCox_star @ESAlbion_star Very little. Only Mowbray left during that accounting period.

@LewisCox_star @ESAlbion_star How much of that loss was from sacking managers?

New - Albion's latest accounts show £17m loss for 2024/25 season. Reduced almost 50% from £31m the year before. Headline figs also reveal Shilen Patel £31m investment between Feb'24-June'25. More 👇 @ESAlbion_star #wba expressandstar.com/sport/football…

@chrislepkowski Apologies, Ullathorne missed the next four games, but did come back.

@TheMapReader Brown didn't, but the other guy (Ullathorne) did play after that game. I guess my cynicism comes from the general malaise and behaviour of certain individuals that day

'Injuries' 🤣

@FootballCliches It was April 24th 2000. I'll let @CDEccleshare fill in the gaps.

Watching this goal, live on Sky Sports 1

@WBA Well done Ian Pearce?

Daniel Edward Peter Imray. 😎 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟. 🌟

@zedman1974 @WBA Snowflake.

@WBA You mean MAN of the match ya fanny

THAT WINNING FEELING! 🫶 Vote for your POTM on Albion WhatsApp! 📲👇

@TheVan Is guessing hockey played without a ball?

@TheVan What's with the different coloured lines?

@TheVan @Pyschodelicmonk Looking good so far.