Club employees

[Skinny Pete]

Just looking at some of the club's stats.

Any reason why the number of employees went up from 82 in 2002/3 to 295 in 2007/8.

The figure of 82 was fairly static for years.

Just bored

[Costanza]

Community coaches, media, sports scientists perhaps.

[horlock07]

Would they have suddenly starting counting Stewards, volunteers etc for some reason, aren't we in the period of Micky D in those dates, I am sure there was a firm accountancy background to it?

When you think of what our budget is these days, no way ca we be employing anywhere near that number!

[Simon Pieman]

It's where we outsource/use agency temps for everything on match day. The stewards are agency so wouldn't mind betting other areas are and then of course the catering deal meant it was subcontracted to another company. Really interesting stuff I'm sure you'll agree:

2008/09

85 Playing and coaching staff
30 Full time
252 Match Day

2010/11
78 Playing and coaching
29 Full time

Match day staff is outlined in a separate sentence underneath the note:
"In addition, the company employs, on average, 202 temporary staff on match days."