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Exeter's financial woes

Submitted by WG on Sun, 12/02/2012 - 09:02

Exeter City are so short of cash that manager Paul Tisdale cannot sign any loan players to strengthen the squad which was weakend by the departure of a number of key players at the start of the season.


Attendances are down by 20 per cent on last season averaging at about 4,000.   This is a big fall and it is not clear why it has occurred even given difficult economic times.

'We Want Our Yeovil Town Back'

Submitted by WG on Wed, 21/12/2011 - 08:29

Yeovil Town have one of the greatest histories of FA Cup giant killing in English football, but last week they were the slain giants after they were beaten at home by Fleetwood Town.   A group of supporters think that there are more fundamental problems at the club and have formed a campaign around the theme 'We Want Our Yeovil Town Back'.

Steel city mystery

Submitted by WG on Sun, 18/12/2011 - 08:59

The pulsating draw between Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town was one of the most exciting matches yesterday.   The Owls remain in the frame for promotion from League 1, as do Sheffield United who won yesterday.   But why are these two former Premiership clubs both languishing in League 1?  It is a question we shall tackle in two articles, the first looking at the city of Sheffield itself.

Ridsdale to chair Preston

Submitted by WG on Tue, 06/12/2011 - 16:54

You see him here, you see him there, you seem to see him everywhere: now Peter Ridsdale is to become football chairman of Preston North End football club.    Ridsdale is one of the more controversial figures in English football and Preston fans do not seem to be overjoyed at the appointment, to put it mildly.

Carlisle plan to move on

Submitted by WG on Mon, 21/11/2011 - 06:18

Carlisle United are the latest club to plan to move to a new stadium.    They have been at Brunton Park for 102 years.   It is the largest stadium in England that isn't fully seated with a capacity of 18,202.   However, although it means Football League regulations for the bottom two divisions, it wouldn't satisfy those for the Championship.

Blades hit by £13.6m loss

Submitted by WG on Sun, 20/11/2011 - 09:19

Sheffield United ran up a loss of £13.6m in the year to June 2011, a period which saw them relegated from the Championship to League 1, further blunting their earning potential.    It has been a miserable period for the one time Premiership club which has admitted that mistakes have been made.

Russian co-owner for Cherries

Submitted by WG on Thu, 10/11/2011 - 10:59

41-year old petrochemicals trader Maxim Demin is understood to have become the new co-owner of AFC Bournemouth, but he is believed to have ticked the 'no publicity' box and will not talk in public about his role in the club.   It has been reported that he paid £850,000 for his stake.  It is not known if he will attend games.

Up for the Cup

Submitted by WG on Wed, 09/11/2011 - 11:56

Cup competitions have lost some of their appeal in recent years.   Top teams generally put out second elevens for the league cup and may not play their full strength teams in the FA Cup.  This reflects the financial importance of staying in the Premiership and, for the top clubs, qualifying for Europe.

Light! More light!

Submitted by WG on Tue, 08/11/2011 - 15:02

New Football League criteria for the standard of floodlights that have to be met by the 2014-15 season may hit financially struggling clubs in Leagues 1 and 2 hard, as well as those Conference clubs that aspire to Football League status.   Most Championship club either meet the new standards or could afford to do so.

Wednesday not to be sold to former 'sex symbol of the year'

Submitted by WG on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 12:36

Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric has denied reports that the club is to be sold to a former 'sex symbol' of the year and Playboy model, Sybil Danning.   He has, however, confirmed that the club is available for sale to the right bidder.   Mandaric formerly owned Portsmouth and Leicester City before selling them on so he has a track record of buying and selling clubs.