Winnipeg Football Club Posts $12.1 Million Operating Profit

theaardvark · April 16, 2026, 06:13:16 PM

Boy, Princess Auto Stadium sure has turned into a terrible investment. Wrong stadium, wrong size, wrong location...

Oops... nevermind.

bluengold204 · April 16, 2026, 07:53:13 PM

Should at the very least let us apply our season ticket member benefit card to beer purchases too if they are bringing in that profit.

blue_or_die · April 16, 2026, 09:09:01 PM

These big profits are excellent and important to stabilizing our financials through inevitable future hard times that every club eventually has to go through. Make hay while the sun shines and before it rains.

theaardvark · April 16, 2026, 09:29:50 PM

I wonder how much we will be "spreading the wealth" with other franchises through the profit sharing model?

Tecno · April 17, 2026, 05:41:08 AM

Quote from: theaardvark on April 16, 2026, 09:29:50 PMI wonder how much we will be "spreading the wealth" with other franchises through the profit sharing model?

Surely profit sharing to the "poors" already came out of the '25 financials and is part of the final results we saw?

It would suck if they clawed out many millions$ for the '25 numbers from the FY '26 book.

All the billionaire CFL owners of the other teams need free money, dontchaknow! Pay up Winnipeg!

BLUEBOMBER · April 17, 2026, 07:01:15 AM

So much profit, yet the BB didn't pour money into FA last season so that home fans can possibly see their team make it to the Grey Cup and win it for a change.

theaardvark · April 17, 2026, 04:24:05 PM

Quote from: BLUEBOMBER on April 17, 2026, 07:01:15 AMSo much profit, yet the BB didn't pour money into FA last season so that home fans can possibly see their team make it to the Grey Cup and win it for a change.

There is a hard $SMS cap, which had a very questionably timed bump last year.

Until we get the accounting of the $SMS for 2025, we don't know if Walters "left anything on the table".

The only question I see in last offseason was signing Mitchell over spending twice as much for Lawler. No doubt Lawler's on field talent, and Mitchell's off field issues, that decision was suspect, for sure.

Other than that, if there was extra cap due to the late bump, it got used at the end, and allowed the spectacular FA season we had this year. Yes, should have been used last year, but again, we don't know when or how that $SMS increase came into play, and who knew it was coming, and who gambled on it coming, and who decided status quo was prudent, just in case.

Sir Blue and Gold · April 17, 2026, 04:51:59 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on April 17, 2026, 04:24:05 PMThere is a hard $SMS cap, which had a very questionably timed bump last year.

Until we get the accounting of the $SMS for 2025, we don't know if Walters "left anything on the table".

The only question I see in last offseason was signing Mitchell over spending twice as much for Lawler. No doubt Lawler's on field talent, and Mitchell's off field issues, that decision was suspect, for sure.

Other than that, if there was extra cap due to the late bump, it got used at the end, and allowed the spectacular FA season we had this year. Yes, should have been used last year, but again, we don't know when or how that $SMS increase came into play, and who knew it was coming, and who gambled on it coming, and who decided status quo was prudent, just in case.

He said that we didn't go out and spend the additional money. By the time anyone knew everyone was signed mostly anyway so spending it wouldn't really have done anything different. Whether they used the bump in the fall to prepay for some things this season is an open question, I'd say probably yes, but that's just my guess.

gobombersgo · April 17, 2026, 05:21:35 PM

Walters has said he spent some of the the money to carry extra guys on the 1 game injured list. He spent the the rest on 2026 signings.

Because of the tighter budget this season you'll see more guys cut when others come back from injury. You'll also see more injured players going straight to the 6 game list.

Blue In BC · April 17, 2026, 05:30:56 PM

Quote from: gobombersgo on April 17, 2026, 05:21:35 PMWalters has said he spent some of the the money to carry extra guys on the 1 game injured list. He spent the the rest on 2026 signings.

Because of the tighter budget this season you'll see more guys cut when others come back from injury. You'll also see more injured players going straight to the 6 game list.

Absolutely makes sense and back to a normal year with no late increase to the SMS. What I'd really like to know is how much of the 2025 SMS left was used as early money to reduce 2026 SMS hit on those players.

Just a guess but we signed Oliveria, Kramdi, Demski and Lawson early. I could imagine $200K of 2025 SMS used. Can I prove it? No, but I think that's a reasonable guess.

Throw Long Bannatyne · April 17, 2026, 06:40:47 PM

Quote from: gobombersgo on April 17, 2026, 05:21:35 PMWalters has said he spent some of the the money to carry extra guys on the 1 game injured list. He spent the the rest on 2026 signings.

Because of the tighter budget this season you'll see more guys cut when others come back from injury. You'll also see more injured players going straight to the 6 game list.

Doing so would also entail making some hard decisions at first conflict, do they risk losing Vanterpool or Randolph to get one more year out of Bryant? I doubt either of them would accept PR assignment and a downgrade of Wallace to 6th man in his contract year would be idiotic. Kyrie or JSK, why keep both when younger LB's are vying for their jobs?

theaardvark · April 17, 2026, 07:30:58 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on April 17, 2026, 06:40:47 PMDoing so would also entail making some hard decisions at first conflict, do they risk losing Vanterpool or Randolph to get one more year out of Bryant? I doubt either of them would accept PR assignment and a downgrade of Wallace to 6th man in his contract year would be idiotic. Kyrie or JSK, why keep both when younger LB's are vying for their jobs?

More than Randolph and Vanterpool, there are a lot of IMP Oline in camp. Its going to be a bloodbath, but hopefully results in a stronger Oline to protect Zach, with or without Big Stan. Maybe he follows Jake Thomas into coaching?

Blue In BC · April 17, 2026, 08:47:07 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on April 17, 2026, 07:30:58 PMMore than Randolph and Vanterpool, there are a lot of IMP Oline in camp. Its going to be a bloodbath, but hopefully results in a stronger Oline to protect Zach, with or without Big Stan. Maybe he follows Jake Thomas into coaching?

I'm not convinced that either Vanterpool or Randolph make the roster. There must be a reason why they've signed so many new imports.

Either way it seems if they aren't starting, they may choose to leave. Both won't be starting and even a 3rd import OL is not yet written in stone.