It has been reported by the Daily Star that Virgin Money have completed a survey of PL fans on their degree of concern about the finances of their respective clubs. It is Hardly surprising that West Ham top the survey poll with 96% of Hammers fans surveyed concerned about the club’s finances. We are followed by Liverpool in 2nd place with 90% worried about the club’s debt and Portsmouth in third place with 84%.
The headline survey results on degree of PL fan financial concerns are as follows:
- West Ham Utd FC (95%)
- Liverpool (90%)
- Portsmouth (84%)
- Everton (62%)
- Hull City (54%)
- Man Utd (50%)
- Blackburn Rovers (50%)
- Bolton (33%)
- Fulham (31%)
- Birmingham City (29%)
- Chelsea (22%)
- Wigan (17%)
- Arsenal (7%)
- Stoke City (7%)
- Sunderland (7%)
- Man City (6%)
- Wolves (5%)
- Burnley (5%)
- Aston Villa (2%)
- Spurs (1%)
Obviously, the Hammers being at the top of the survey is no big shock. Hammers fans are constantly bombarded with doomsday media messages about financial meltdown, player fire sales and administration, this % response largely reflects that. It does not, however, follow that our actual financial position is as bad as fans perceived it to be!
Liverpool’s 2nd place on 90% reflects the financial challenges that they face, whilst a nervous 50% of Man Utd fans realise that a financial reckoning could be on the cards for them at some point. A sizable 22% minority of Chelski fans are nervous for the club’s future, but only 7% of gooner fans feel that there is any financial threat. As for the Spuds on 1%, well they obviously think they are financially fire proof!
An interesting exercise.
SJ Chandos
At last, someone has taken their rose coloured glasses off…bigger businesses than West Ham have collapsed under the GFC. Only results on the field will help us trade out of financial misery! If it doesn't start today, it never will.
With a report in todays Telegraph saying that we are on the road to recovery after a period of uncertainty. With Straumur putting in £5m after CB renegotiated the financial loans and with 3 potential investors on the field of play the future is bright for the club. We may be into extra time over the financial stability but we will not be taking penalties as so many of our media friends on the other team want us to.__We may not have won the PL but we will win the war against relegation and look foward to a good second half of the season.!Lol!!
Wait till hairy redneck goes down and spuds see what a mess he has put them in
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