State of the Team
Note: Rather than compare these numbers and statistics to the week prior, as I have done in the past, I will simply list them here. I am doing this to establish a ‘base-line’ for the remainder of the season. Also, in my imagination at least, the off-season weeks actually represent months of ‘game-time,’ so comparing these to the week prior just doesn’t feel right.
Value
Average Player Value: $116,545
Total Player Value: $2,564,000
*Note: These values exclude William Brown and Otis Johnson, who are currently listed on the transfer wire.
Team Information
Team Spirit: Calm
Team Confidence: Wonderful
Sponsor Attitude: Satisfied
Supporter Attitude: Satisfied
Supporter Club: 1,328 members
Balance Sheet
Previous Balance: $489,096
Revenue
Crowd (U.S. Open Cup match vs. Connecticut Samurai) - $7,508
Sponsors - $48,750
Temporary (7 new supporters) - $210
Total Revenue: $56,468
Expenses
Arena Upkeep - $11,271
Player Wages - $25,440
Temporary (youth squad promotion of Cameron McDonald) - $2,000
Temporary (purchase of Valentin Rubio) - $74,000
Temporary (fired specialist) - $1,500
Temporary (arena expansion project) - $297,525
Temporary (transfer listing for Otis Johnson) - $1,000
Temporary (transfer listing for William Brown) - $1,000
Staff and Specialists - $33,000
Youth Squad Support - $20,000
Total Expenses: $466,736
Net Income/Loss: -$410,268
New Balance: $78,828
Obviously, the big expense during the off-season was spending nearly $300,000 on an ambitious expansion project for The Docks. The improved stadium will have seating for 30,000 SSFC faithful, and will include a special surprise for the fans.
We took the club a little below the normal $100,000 “safety valve” I like to maintain, but that was by design. I knew that the pending sale of Otis Johnson, and particularly William Brown, would take us back into a comfortable financial situation.
Up Next: Results of our league-play opener against the defending series champion Ramblers. Stay tuned!