Andyred83
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« Reply #19114 on: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 14:35:31 » |
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Just reading Clems interview in the Swindonian and in particular this bit!
“The EFL Squad Cost Ratio means we have to be sensible — wages, agent fees, it’s all measured against what the club earns. But as long as we stay within those limits, we’ll support him in building a squad strong enough to challenge.”
Firstly, Clem has been in charge of the club for over 4 years now and still can’t manage to get the name of the EFL financial controls right. SCMP “Salary Cost Management Protocol”.
I have looked into these rules a little, plus made a few assumptions (I have been provided some of this estimated information via a 3rd party within the game and an EFL league 2 side).
Firstly, we as a club can spend 50% of our turnover plus 100% of any net transfer income. So, for example in the 23/24 season this is roughly how it would be based on the information provided in the Fair Game review.
Turnover £6,858,610
Less Transfer income (£204,700)
Revised income £6,653,910
50% allowed £3,326,955
Add back Transfer income at 100% £204,700
Total amount available for player wages £3,531,655
Within the report we have Football cost of sales of £3,552,374. This however includes not just the players wages but also the below:-
(These are estimates but as mentioned above, these have been said to be about right)
Football management wages (I know the report shows in admin expenses – employment cost but these costs are directly related to football)
Manager £75,000
2 Assistants £45,000 each £90,000
GK Coach £40,000
Performance Analyst £35,000
Head of Medicine £50,000
Head of Performance £35,000
Kitmen x 2 £30,000 each £60,000
Club Secretary £40,000
Total £425,000
Add employers’pension to this at 3% and Employers NI at 13.8% (£425K x 16.8%) £71,400
Travel
Coach 23 away games at an average of £1,800 per trip £41,000
Hotel 10 overnight stays at an average of £3,000 per stay £30,000
Players medical Insurance £100,000
Players lunches 25 players plus 10 staff, 35 staff x £10ph x 5 days a week (includes pre match) x 40 weeks a year £70,000
All these costs totalling £737,400 need to come off the total football cost of £3,552,374, leaving an estimated actual budget for the year of £2,814,974.
We had available £3,531,655 but spend £2,814,974 meaning headroom of £716,681 which we never used on players that season.
Ok, so fast forward to today. Do we feel that the turnover (if we sale Ameen for £250K) will be roughly the same, probably down on that year maybe even £500k down, but only means a reduction of £250K (50% of turnover) for the budget. Football costs will have stayed the same if not gone up.
This would mean we have £3,281,655 to spend on wages this season roughly. Clem mentions that we need stay within these limits!! Are we saying that we are there or thereabouts with the budget already with this squad, given I have demonstrated that we spent roughly £2,814,974 in 23/24.
Clem doesn’t have/or want to spend money on the squad. He can’t blame the rules and say that have nothing available as we are at the limit! Please Clem be honest with us fans and say you cant afford to push the club towards promotion and out of this league! The press and other media outlets and socials need to press him and Hall on this.
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