Huge thanks to you and Digs for all the feedback you've gathered. Its reassuring to hear some explanations for all these varied topics.
I'd personally still like a looky at the P&L one day to see where exactly all that 1m loss came from but if they're happy to absorb that for now, fair enough. I've worked for a company that planned for such things and now is thriving, so as long as the manager and players keep us up this season it doesn't sound too bad.