Do i really need to explain.

Do you need to explain why you think a thread about Rovers on the Rovers forum that is largely remaining on topic and does not break any AUP should be locked?

Errr kind of yeah.

Maybe it's because it was started buy a hull supporter.

That would be pathetic in all honesty.

I could be wrong, but wouldnt these figures also include ground improvements such as the purchase of the golf stand and the upgrade of the floodlights and such things ?

That type of purchase would effect the balance sheet I imagine, as they were upgrades rather than maintenance, so classed as fixed assets. It wouldn't have much of an effect of the profit/loss in that period, except from a proportion of the cost going to the P&L as depreciation.

A Celtic fan has just started a tghread on our board, should it be locked? I started a few threads, on the Salford, Celtic and Catalns board a few weeks ago, should they have been locked?

In the three months to 30 November 2006, Rovers should not have made a loss as they had income from the play-off v Widnes, the Grand Final and associated merchandise etc against a wage bill of £80k at most. Let's assume that all the prize money was given to the players - still should be breakeven at worst for this period. We're then into a 12 month period to 30 November 2007 which will include a full season's payment of Sky money, season passes, merchandise, sponsorship etc. Any club would plan their costs for the full 12 months (player contracts run over this full 12 months) vs the income in respect of this period. Whilst there won't be much cash coming in in the last 3 months, that's irrelevant from a budget and P&L perspective. It would therefore seem likely that the full loss derives from the 12 months to November. You can try and pretend that nothing can be deduced from the accounts for another year, but I don't agree. On your logic there is a big loss in Sept-Nov 2007. How will this be different in 2008 as the basic financial framework is the same year on year? When we do see the 2008 accounts, what reduction in the £2.4m are you expecting to see?

So are you seriously saying that in their promotion season Rovers should have returned a profit????

Most of what you have stated is off the cuff guesswork and i didn't think real accountants did guesswork





Also how many years of SL was if before Hull posted a profit???

I thought I was doing the opposite TBH!