.jpg)
club leaders Man United happy with Van Gaal
The club Manchester United is delighted with the performance of the team and that of coach Louis van Gaal. That made the board today at the presentation of the quarterly figures of the listed English record champion. In particular, the fact that United next season will be active in Europe, voted the club happy.
Because the club last season grip next European football, the turnover in the current season was significantly lower than a year earlier. In the third quarter of the broken exercise, which ran until 31 March, total sales declined to 95 million pounds (131.5 million euros), compared with 115.5 million pounds a year earlier. The club earned less money from ticket sales for matches and had significantly less revenue from television fees.
Over the entire season until April booked the club a turnover of 289.4 million pounds, 14 percent less than a year earlier. Bottom line remained in the nine months to April a profit of 6 million pounds, which a year earlier £ 30 million remained.
That club under Van Gaal has to tackle rising again proved last quarter or from the rise commercial revenue from sponsorships and merchandise sales as Clothing, caps, mugs and other club articles. Which rose by just under 12 percent from a year earlier to 47.8 million pounds.