10 years of Mike Ashley at Newcastle United by numbers
Some interesting stats from writer Chris Holt, as he considers a decade at Newcastle United under the ownership of Mike Ashley:
£8.9m Matchday income DECREASE
£2.5m Commercial income DECREASE
£0 Sports Direct sponsorship payments
£74m Gross Debt INCREASE
6 Consecutive seasons in profit
£100m Total Profit for last 6 years
£4.7m Wage increase since 2008
£4.2m Average transfer net spend (per season)
2 Top half finishes
2 Relegations
2 Court cases lost to former NUFC employees
4 Players sold for over £15m
0 Players signed for over £15m
£116 Leazes/Gallowgate End Season Ticket price INCREASE
£152 East Stand Season Ticket price INCREASE
£28 Family Enclosure Season Ticket price INCREASE
£97 Sports Bar Season Ticket price DECREASE
£152 Bar 1892 Season Ticket price DECREASE
9 years since claiming NUFC was up for sale
40,000 Season Tickets sold in 2017
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