Warrington Sports Holdings consolidated group accounts for the year to the end of November 2010 have been posted at companies house.

Initial review would seem quite positive with turnover up by nearly 5% to over £6m and profit up from £21k in 2009 to £197k in 2010.

Worth noting that for the first time the accounts acknowledge that the club, in conjunction with the RFL, are involved in ongoing discussions with HM Revenue and Customs relating to image rights payments to certain players in previous years.

Wonder if the image rights thing will come back to bite us?

It will be a standard note that will be appearing in all such sports companies accounts as they are in an area where there is a known dispute with HMRC. Its almost like the notes that appeared in standard company accounts a couple of years ago that said "due to the current economic client there is an uncertainty over the going concern". Basically it menas sod-all but at leat the club can turn round and say "well we told you so" if anything were to happen.

Is it definitely previous years? It would possibly explain the comparative ease with which Warrington keep their young players, sign other club's star young players and also NRL marquee players whilst the other relatively wealthy clubs struggle to construct a proper squad.

Wellens Hodgson
Gardner Monaghan
Shenton Bridge
Soliola Atkins
Meli King
Pryce Briers
Eastmond Myler
Graham Morley
Roby Monaghan
Perry Carvell
Puletua Anderson
Wilkin Westwood
Flannery Harrison

Moore Higham
LMS Wood
Clough Cooper
Wheeler Grix

Do you really think there is much of an overall salary difference there?

Saddened referred to "other relatively wealthy clubs" so I'm not sure why you are comparing against Saints.

Although to be fair it does raise the question of how Saints are under the cap?

Wellens Hodgson Webb Phelps Tomkins
Gardner Monaghan Smith Briscoe Richards
Shenton Bridge Delaney Yeaman Carmont
Soliola Atkins Senior Gleeson Tomkins
Meli King Hall Whiting Roberts
Pryce Briers Maguire Horne Finch
Eastmond Myler Burrow Long Deacon
Graham Morley Leuluai Meley Fielden
Roby Monaghan Buderus Houghton Leuluai
Perry Carvell Peacock Radford Lima
Puletua Anderson JJB Manu Hoffman
Wilkin Westwood Ablett Tickle Hansen
Flannery Harrison Sinfield Fitzgibbon O'Loughlin

Moore Higham Bailey Moa McIlorum
LMS Wood Cross Westerman Coley
Clough Cooper Lauititi Dowes Mossop
Wheeler Grix Kirke Lauaki Prescott

All pretty similar salary bills I reckon.

Back on subject. Well done to the relevant people at the club for managing to operate at a profit through difficult trading times whilst being successful on the pitch.

Good, isn't it?

It's very good indeed. Seems like we're going from strength to strength both on and off the field.

So now do you believe me?

Fill us in Rogues....

Have we been nawty?