The State of the Game report

94% of clubs in the top five English leagues made losses in 2025-26

17 clubs across the EFL and National League would be loss-making even if their players played for free

66% of clubs could not survive for more than 90 days without new owner funding

29% of clubs reported they could not survive more than 30 days without such funding

68% of clubs have no contingency plan if their owner walks away


Got to say I'm glad we're in a good position thanks to our long term sustainability planning, having scoured the under valued European markets to sign young upcoming players with a high ceiling at bargain prices. We can just sell off the likes of Jurasek, Forson, Diallo and Crnac for massive profits if we ever need to.

Posted By: jAC, Oct 13, 19:00:52