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Arising from the comprehensive Trust members survey last year, one thing we agreed to do was to produce a specification for what good ownership of a football club might look like. This proposal was supported by a large majority of members. So, we have drafted something. We recognise that this is a ‘gold standard’ of … A Specification for a Good Owner of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

Imagine the following: You need to get a lot of money very quickly. Luckily, you own your house (without any mortgage), and your brother John (as you are siblings you have the same parents), offers to help you out. John values your house at £600,000. You agree to sell your house to John at that … Hillsborough Stadium Ownership

Information on the internet recognising the signs of business organisations in financial distress are ten-a-penny; a simple Google search will lead you to many in seconds. For the purposes of this blog, the eight criteria articulated in this article are utilised to determine if Sheffield Wednesday is in a position of financial jeopardy. Please note, … Is Sheffield Wednesday In Financial Distress?

By Peter Adolfsen Løhmann (@ploehmann) What exactly is the financial state of play for Wednesday? And what would it look like if we were to be relegated to League 1? It is worth stating I’m not a trained accountant or in the possession of ’in the know’ knowledge. The following analysis is based on publicly … Wednesday and the Financial Impact of a Possible Relegation to League One

There are many ways to skin a cat as the old phrase goes. According to a quick search on the internet at least the saying is older than Sheffield Wednesday – dating back to 1854. Plenty of time therefore for its simple message to get through – that there are many ways to achieve a … Birmingham City Report

Sheffield Wednesday’s ticketing policy since Mr. Chansiri’s takeover is clear. The aim been to convert pay-on-the-gate supporters into season ticket holders. Instrumental in this ticketing policy has been to make matchday tickets at Hillsborough significantly less attractive by making them very expensive. The average cheapest matchday ticket in the 2019/20 season was £33. The average … Matchday Ticket Prices

Most of us know that season tickets at Sheffield Wednesday are expensive. Recent research published by the Trust shows just how expensive. The cheapest season ticket at Hillsborough in the 19/20 season was the dearest in the league. The most expensive season ticket at Hillsborough in the 19/20 season was the second dearest in the … Season Ticket Prices

The table below catalogues research the Trust has recently completed on the offer made by Championship clubs to its 2020/21 season ticket holders. It shows that the offer of pro-rata credit towards 2021/22 season tickets by SWFC, reduced by £10 per home match watched on Ifollow, is amongst the worst in the Championship. It is … 20/21 Offer to season ticket holders

The FFP position After a significant but unsuccessful effort to achieve promotion in 15/16, 16/17 and 17/18 the financial consequences – cumulative losses of over £57m in the same period – left the club on a collision course with the FFP regulations.  To try to avoid a 12-point Financial Fair Play (FFP) penalty, SWFC sold … Seeking answers on the club’s financial stability