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Budgets don't win football matches. Players do.
Look at the Wimbledon v Liverpool FA cup final as a prime example of this.
 
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And just to add Pogba at Man Utd was an egregious amount of wages/budget and that did not guarantee much did it - except it did guarantee his nice new haircuts.
 

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The problem with these types of websites and figures is that 1+1 = 2.

We can say that by answering '3', it is not entirely accurate but at least gives us some idea, but the answer is completely wrong and shows a 50% increase on reality.

We know that teams like Sheff Weds and Ipswich are at the top and Cambridge and Accrington towards the bottom but there is little hard evidence imbertween.
 

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Not sure those figures are correct as at Senior Greens the CEO said Argyle expect to about the 7th highest budget this season. A 20% increase on the figure in that table wouldn’t put us that high even with the change in teams due to promotion and relegation.
Although if the CEO is correct it does suggest a lot of teams budgets are very similar.

Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Bolton, Derby, Peterborough, Charlton & Portsmouth.

Seven clubs in league one l very much doubt we are spending more on wages than.
 

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The wages each team paid out to players in League One for season 2021/2022.
It shows the massive gulf between clubs like Sheffield Wednesday paying out a total of £10 million on wages and at the other end Cambridge who paid out just under £1.8 million.

As we already know we massively overachieved last season, our wages were the 8th lowest in L1 but we finished in 7th place.
Our average attendance of 13,130 was our highest since the 2005/2006 season and with season ticket sales approaching 9,000 for this season has enabled the board to increase the player budget by a reported 20% for 2022/2023.

The wage numbers have been taken from the Salary Sport website and won't be totally accurate but will give an idea.

Yearly squad total wages for each club quoted first, followed by total weekly wage, average attendance and then finishing position in L1 last season.

Sheffield Wednesday - £10,131,160. £194,830. 22,470. 4th.
Ipswich Town - £9,395,360. £180,680. 21,779. 11th.
Wigan - £6,276, 920. £120,710. 10,397. 1st.
Charlton - £6,056,440. £116,470. 15,592. 13th.
Sunderland £5,998,200. £115,350. 30,847. 5th. P.
Portsmouth - £4,293, 640. £82,570. 15,003. 10th.
Oxford - £4,182,880. £80,440. 8,463. 8th.
MK Dons - £3,828,760. £73,630. 9,255. 3rd.
Burton - £3,757,520. £72,260. 3,229. 16th.
Wycombe - £3,473,080. £66,790. 5,662. 6th.
Rotherham £3,426,280. £65,890. 9,337. 2nd.
Bolton - £3,304, 080. £63,540. 15,439. 9th.
Doncaster - £3,251,040. £62,520. 6,906. 22nd. R.
Lincoln - £3,189,680. £61,340. 8,773. 17th.
Shrewsbury - £2,774,720. £53,360. 6,216. 18th.
Fleetwood - £2,765,880. £53,190. 3,228. 20th.
Argyle - £2,558,409. £49,200
13,130. 7th.
AFC Wimbledon - £2,266,160. £43,580. 7,704. 23rd. R.
Gillingham - £2,260,440. £43,470. 5,167. 21st. R.
Crewe - £2,182,440. £41,979. 4,523. 24th. R.
Morecambe -£2,003,560, £38,550.4,310. 19th.
Cheltenham - £1,839,760. £35,380. 4,239. 15th.
Accrington - £1,812,200. £34,850. 2,915. 12th.
Cambridge - £1,793,480. £34,490. 5,668. 14th.
Sustainabilty or Heavy lifting, subsidies from owners?

Looking at these figures in a different way, look at the squad total wages divided by the average attendance.

This shows, in theory, how the football budget in each club is sustainable and reliant on the income generated from each supporter, over a season.

As the figures rise from £300, £400 per supporter, it shows the additional funding required from owners and / or extra income from shirt sales, hospitality etc.

1. How can Burton, Fleetwood, etc be sustainable and survive?

2. It looks that Argyle are sustainable and secure.

Yearly squad total wages for each clubaverage attendanceTotal wages divided by ave attendance
Sunderland 5th. P.
£5,998,200​
30,847​
£194.45​
Argyle - 7th.
£2,558,409​
13,130​
£194.85​
Bolton 9th.
£3,304,080​
15,439​
£214.01​
Portsmouth 10th.
£4,293,640​
15,003​
£286.19​
AFC Wimbledon - 23rd. R.
£2,266,160​
7,704​
£294.15​
Cambridge - 14th.
£1,793,480​
5,668​
£316.42​
Lincoln - 17th.
£3,189,680​
8,773​
£363.58​
Rotherham 2nd.
£3,426,280​
9,337​
£366.96​
Charlton 13th.
£6,056,440​
15,592​
£388.43​
MK Dons 3rd.
£3,828,760​
9,255​
£413.70​
Ipswich Town 11th.
£9,395,360​
21,779​
£431.40​
Cheltenham - 15th.
£1,839,760​
4,239​
£434.01​
Gillingham - 21st. R.
£2,260,440​
5,167​
£437.48​
Shrewsbury - 18th.
£2,774,720​
6,216​
£446.38​
Sheffield Wednesday 4th.
£10,131,160​
22,470​
£450.87​
Morecambe - 19th.
£2,003,560​
4,310​
£464.86​
Doncaster - 22nd. R.
£3,251,040​
6,906​
£470.76​
Crewe - 24th. R.
£2,182,440​
4,523​
£482.52​
Oxford 8th.
£4,182,880​
8,463​
£494.25​
Wigan 1st.
£6,276,920​
10,397​
£604​
Wycombe 6th.
£3,473,080​
5,662​
£613.40​
Accrington - 12th.
£1,812,200​
2,915​
£621.68​
Fleetwood - 20th.
£2,765,880​
3,228​
£856.84​
Burton 16th.
£3,757,520​
3,229​
£1,163.68​
 

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I’m sure l read Argyle needed 12,000 ave to break even last season. I’m wondering with a 20% increase in playing budget what it will be season?

At the momen everything is good. I think since Schumacher has taken over results have been pretty decent tbh. He has yet, like most lower league managers do, go through that bad run.

I don’t want to see it, but if Argyle have a poor season l’m curious to see how many stay onboard.

We can talk about investment & infrastructure etc…. but will fans stick with Argyle if we aren’t a competitive promotion outfit. To me we need to grow our supporter base. It’s great during the good times but we need those numbers too when things aren’t going as well.
 
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Sustainabilty or Heavy lifting, subsidies from owners?

Looking at these figures in a different way, look at the squad total wages divided by the average attendance.

This shows, in theory, how the football budget in each club is sustainable and reliant on the income generated from each supporter, over a season.

As the figures rise from £300, £400 per supporter, it shows the additional funding required from owners and / or extra income from shirt sales, hospitality etc.

1. How can Burton, Fleetwood, etc be sustainable and survive?

2. It looks that Argyle are sustainable and secure.

Yearly squad total wages for each clubaverage attendanceTotal wages divided by ave attendance
Sunderland 5th. P.
£5,998,200​
30,847​
£194.45​
Argyle - 7th.
£2,558,409​
13,130​
£194.85​
Bolton 9th.
£3,304,080​
15,439​
£214.01​
Portsmouth 10th.
£4,293,640​
15,003​
£286.19​
AFC Wimbledon - 23rd. R.
£2,266,160​
7,704​
£294.15​
Cambridge - 14th.
£1,793,480​
5,668​
£316.42​
Lincoln - 17th.
£3,189,680​
8,773​
£363.58​
Rotherham 2nd.
£3,426,280​
9,337​
£366.96​
Charlton 13th.
£6,056,440​
15,592​
£388.43​
MK Dons 3rd.
£3,828,760​
9,255​
£413.70​
Ipswich Town 11th.
£9,395,360​
21,779​
£431.40​
Cheltenham - 15th.
£1,839,760​
4,239​
£434.01​
Gillingham - 21st. R.
£2,260,440​
5,167​
£437.48​
Shrewsbury - 18th.
£2,774,720​
6,216​
£446.38​
Sheffield Wednesday 4th.
£10,131,160​
22,470​
£450.87​
Morecambe - 19th.
£2,003,560​
4,310​
£464.86​
Doncaster - 22nd. R.
£3,251,040​
6,906​
£470.76​
Crewe - 24th. R.
£2,182,440​
4,523​
£482.52​
Oxford 8th.
£4,182,880​
8,463​
£494.25​
Wigan 1st.
£6,276,920​
10,397​
£604​
Wycombe 6th.
£3,473,080​
5,662​
£613.40​
Accrington - 12th.
£1,812,200​
2,915​
£621.68​
Fleetwood - 20th.
£2,765,880​
3,228​
£856.84​
Burton 16th.
£3,757,520​
3,229​
£1,163.68​
And also how can Burton, Fleetwood etc possibly be complying with The Financial Fair Play regulations.?
 

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Every league is full of clubs that have boom & bust Chairman who pay silly money on wages to obtain the creme de la creme of players

But you could have the best of the best 1 to 11 - but if the best of the best don't perform you could say you have wasted your money

Some Chairmen have a rather bottomless pit of money so can take the hit & invest more money on the next bunch of the creme de la creme- It is a rinse repeat cycle

How our fellow league 1 teams conduct their business & finances is their business but what are they going to do when the gravy train stops or the Chairman get bored

We are managing just fine the way we are run- SH would certainly allow folly when it comes to steering our beloved club
 
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Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Bolton, Derby, Peterborough, Charlton & Portsmouth.

Seven clubs in league one l very much doubt we are spending more on wages than.
You can probably add Barnsley and Oxford to that list too.
 

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How is our budget so low with our pretty decent gates and cup run income?
I just did a very quick back of a postcard calculation. Just an illustration not intended to be fully accurate.

12,000 ave gate x 23 games x £15 ave ticket (incl subsidies & frees - a guestimate) x 60% = max player budget
= £2,484,000

So clubs with lower attendances and significantly bigger playing budgets are being bankrolled by the owner plus other revenues, I would think.

We should start seeing the additional match and non match revenues coming through over time, but I think based on what the Club are saying, in the short term their priority for that additional revenue is mostly on infrastructure. coyg
 
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I just did a very quick back of a postcard calculation. Just an illustration not intended to be fully accurate.

12,000 ave gate x 23 games x £15 ave ticket (incl subsidies & frees - a guestimate) x 60% = max player budget
= £2,484,000

So clubs with lower attendances and significantly bigger playing budgets are being bankrolled by the owner plus other revenues, I would think.

We should start seeing the additional match and non match revenues coming through over time, but I think based on what the Club are saying, in the short term their priority for that additional revenue is mostly on infrastructure. coyg
Do not forget the impact of VAT!
 

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Budgets don't win football matches. Players do.
Look at the Wimbledon v Liverpool FA cup final as a prime example of this.
That's true on a one off game or over a short term, maybe occasionally over one season. But over the seasons don't the clubs with a bigger budget and deeper squad generally rise near the top? with a few exceptions which to me demonstrate they are poorly managed clubs.
 
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