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I'm still undecided on whether McGhee is more competant than JC in managerial terms but watching that vid its pretty refreshing hearing articulate, transparent and honest words coming from an Aberdeen manager. I'm still miffed as to where our money is going though, surely Duff, Young et al aren't eating up too much of the circa £100,000 weekly staff budget?   

The 27 year old midfielder has been an ever present in the Dons starting lineup since moving to Pittodrie from Dundee United last summer.

Apart from when he was hospitalised after a fight on Belmont St a few days before one of the biggest games of the season.

Good appointment though!

Because of where they are playing and what platform they are on (english teams on Sky) their sponsorship revenue will be far greater than ours, and that means from their shirt sponsors to the advertising hoardings round their pitch.  Also, the fact they are working in England where the transfer market is inflated means they also have the possibility of selling their players on for ridiculous fees.  We simply don't have those same opportunities.

 

Pool's revenue up by 50%

 

Success on the pitch has helped Pool's revenue

 

BLACKPOOL FC upped their revenue to £7.42m for the financial year 2007-8, a recession-defying increase of 50 per cent on the previous 12 months.

That put the Seasiders in the top 10 earners among North West clubs, according to figures released today in the Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance.

 

The cash boost from Pool's climb to Championship saw the take 10th spot, with Preston and Burnley just above them.

 

The figures also reveal the vast gulf between what Premier League teams compared to the the revenue received by Championship clubs and below.

 

The North West's 22 professional clubs generated revenue of around £790m in 2007/08, 32 per cent of the total £2.5billion revenue generated by the top 92 clubs in that season.

Aberdeen's turnover averaged around the £7m mark for the past 4 or 5 seasons, with the exception of the European run season (£12.5m). Apart from the clubs receiving EPL parachute cash (Newcastle, Sheff Utd etc) or with huge attendances (Leeds, Norwich, Notts Forest etc), Championship and League 1 clubs have similar (or smaller) incomes to us, Hearts, Hibs etc. So why are they more competitive than us? I would assume that it can only be one of two things; they are spending outwith their means, or they are receiving much higher transfer fees from EPL clubs. It's probably a bit of both. 

Aren't all the stands(except the RDS) aren't into after 2012 or something. Thats why we need another stadium.

good night was it andrew?