Remember these accounts are for 2010! and it seems a lot more income was expected from the last season at Knowsley Road, but it is quite clear that all clubs can't continue spending more on wages than they bring in through gate receipts. One time clubs could top up with their own lottery but how do you compare with prizes of the UK National Lottery & Euro/
A loss of £1.384,706 is a lot! even the turnover £58,000 down on the previous year 2009.
I would not like to question the attendance figures claim of FearTheVee but I find it difficult to understand that this season 2011 as he quotes at Widnes are higher than 2006? or are you making reference to season 2010/2011?
This year I have never know such low attendances last Friday again lower than the average 7,000. The accounts for this present season are going to be interesting with hire of Widnes costs, not sure if there will be a loss of bar figures, but then no costs for running such as Knowsley Road and council taxes ground rents etc
As a game we can't carry on spending the money we are doing, union only have to stage a friendly international and they can bring in 70,000, our survival is all on Sky.