See the truth,The Arsenal Accounts and Chairmans report

16 Comments

1. 1 Number10

   September 3, 2009 at 8:02 pm

   What does Note 16 say in respect of the £334m falling due to Creditors within one year?
2. danish gooner

   September 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm

   Surely it cant be 334 million it has got to be something like 334 thousands pound????
3. danish gooner

   September 3, 2009 at 8:16 pm

   Can someone please explain this.
4. Jbird

   September 3, 2009 at 8:21 pm

   We are basically 159 mill in the green after you minus our loan debt due to emirates and other bank debts we have.
5. AS

   September 3, 2009 at 8:38 pm

   Here’s the breakdown of 1/2 Year Accounts to Nov-08! Nothing strange!

   Nov 2008
   Unaudited
   £’000
   Bank loans – secured 98,020
   Fixed and floating rate bonds – secured 4,676
   Trade creditors 11,886
   Corporation tax 6,845
   Other tax and social security 2,585
   Other creditors 17,558
   Accruals and deferred income 125,563
   __________
   267,133
6. Fredwest

   September 3, 2009 at 8:38 pm

   So wenger has the cash to spend on new players
7. RP7

   September 3, 2009 at 8:40 pm

   Look at it closely it is last years accounts, not this seasons!!!
8. red712004

   September 3, 2009 at 8:41 pm

   Check out the Arsenal Supporters Trust for an analysis of the accounts:

   http://www.arsenaltrust.org/accounts.php

   I think the accounts shown here are for last year and there has been an interim report since.
9. ddj

   September 3, 2009 at 8:48 pm

   So basically we make 25kk a year and there will be a lot of available cash in the future assuming those flats sell on nicely and we make it into the Champions league during that period.

   As frustrating as it is, you must admit it is impressive how secure we are. Effectively this is a black spot until well laid plans come to fruition.

   Options to go wrong seem to be:

   1. Flats go tits up and recent profits cover it
   2. We miss Champions league and recent profits cover it
   3. Both and we could have problems, as unlikely as it is.

   During all this, Wenger has given us a promising young squad, so what I see, is that we will end up with a good squad and some good cash to improve it, or an excellent squad, in which case the stadium debt could be largely put to bed.
10. clichydoubledeuce

    September 3, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    now that’s a healthy balance sheet. the current account might be in a slight deficit, but i’m sure it won’t be a massive hit to the retained earnings (102m!)
11. Womble

    September 3, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    How about a bit of commentary to explain what your point is?

    I guess it means that Arsene has plenty of cash to keep pinching everyone elses best youth players by luring them with over the top salaries for their age, to give huge salary increases to fickle failures like Robin van Persie, to keep paying Rosicky for doing nothing, to keep all his compliant, pampered babies at the Club?

    Of course no money is available to buy a hard midfielder so we finally have some real balls and steel to our delicate midfield.
12. Wambam

    September 3, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    IF ONLY arsenal had borrowed a few thousands of £s to keep Diarra and Flamini.
13. babo

    September 4, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    we would be chillin to the maximum
14. hog

    September 4, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    @Womble:

    You sound like Myles Palmer
15. dirty turkey

    September 4, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    @ Babo , are you quoting Microphone Fiend by Eric B & Rakim?

    Great tune - chilling to the maximum, I cant relax, coz Im hyped as a hypocondriac…etc
16. niyi, london

    September 4, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    That Womble of a guy is Myles Palmer in disguise! In fairness, It is quiet frustrating not to have the type of players we (fans) reckon will add to the teams strength and the Manager keep saying no new player every year.

    I understand the investment in the youth was basically to push them on to 1st team but when you look at the kind of seater Eboue missed at the OT; it can make you go banana. We need two or more inspirational player in the mould of Arshavin and need it fast but the honourable Managers of ours don’t give a damn how we feel. He knows better.