Player sales were the key to Bristol Rovers cutting their losses in 2020/21, with the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic mitigated by dealings in the transfer market.
The Gas' operating loss would have been in excess of £3million without the sales of Jonson Clarke-Harris to Peterborough United and academy talents Kyrie Pierre and Bradley Burrowes to Aston Villa for handsome fees.
Rovers' operating loss for the year ending June 30, 2021 was £1,570,992, down almost £1m on the previous year, but there is no getting away from the fact that the club remains reliant on the financial backing of owner and president Wael Al-Qadi, who has committed to converting millions in losses into equity to decrease the burden of debt on the club.
