Football finances in general thread

AFKABartram

Thought there might be value in having a dedicated thread for football finances, other clubs etc

Aston Villa issued a further £18m in shares today, taking to £130m of shares issued in last seven months.

JohnBoyUK

Is that purely to pay for Jack Grealish's wages?

i_b_b_o_r_g

Stupid question, but how does that work?

iaitch

Yes , to stop Spurs signing him.

i_b_b_o_r_g

The issuing of shares I mean.....

Stu_of_Kunming

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Stupid question, but how does that work?

I think it's how decent owners inject money without piling up debt, could be wrong though.

Pedro45

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Stupid question, but how does that work?

It's how football finances has to work now in the divisions above us - you cannot pile up debt, but have to issue equity. So they have. That way at least £18m of losses can be wiped off the accounts for the year and keep them within FFP.