Britainas two state-backed banks are helping fund the Premier Leagueas thriving earnings and transfer fees. Equally Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds act as brokers to debt-ridden football clubs in the utmost effective flight. And they proved to The Independent that they take part in lending to the others. While neither comes close to market-leader Barclays, which as sponsor of the Premier League could be expected to be seriously involved, or HSBC, the news headlines remains set to cause conflict with campaigners. Since they are successfully using state funds to greatly help when all banks are facing criticism for failing continually to do enough to provide to Britainas legion of credit-starved small businesses fund the Premier League at any given time that's. RBS, 81 % held by the taxpayer, acts as banker to both Liverpool and Fulham Hamilton Academical. Based on the most recent editor of Deloitteas baseball fund record, Liverpool had net cash shown at A9.6m but A202m of other debt bringing its total aneta debt to A192m. The team, owned by former derivatives investor John Henryas Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team, created a pre tax profit of A5m in 2011 but lost A19m prior to that. Fulham, in line with the statement, had bank loans and overdrafts of A20.3m and A24.6m of other debt creating a total of A46m. It made a pre-tax loss of A5.4m. The reportas figures just increase to the end of 2011 because the current version is still in preparation, with not their 2012 accounts having be yet filed by all clubs. Meanwhile Lloyds Banking Group acts as banker to West Ham through its Bank of Scotland subsidiary purchased included in the merger with HBoS. Deloitteas record shows the East London club had bank loans and overdrafts shown at A37.6m plus A4m of other debt making a total of A41m. It made a pre tax lack of A18.6m in the 2011 financial year. Lloyds is 40 % owned by the taxpayer. Throughout the financial meltdown RBS received A45bn of direct state support and countless huge amounts of pounds in other support, including insuring its bad debt and aliquiditya support when capital markets were effectively closed. Lloyds received A20bn along with the indirect help. Brokers privately say that lending to football clubs shows an extremely risky activity, with some groups paying player wages that come close to as well as exceed return before any other charges such as for example ground maintenance and transfer costs are taken into account. aThe problem is not just the risk,a said one source. aYou could experience a significant problem with supporters when you have to call in loans.a A lender associated with football money told The Independent: aIad somewhat we didnat provide to football clubs, nevertheless the higher-ups wonat I want to stop.a They confessed to financing other groups borrowings, while both banks insisted that they weren't the only financiers of any of the three clubsa debt. They declined to express how many groups or how much, despite their status as state-backed people supported by taxpayer resources. Lloyds released a statement saying: aWe supply a array of facilities to sports clubs, including some football clubs. In making financing decisions we treat as an individual organization each one, rather than using a broad brush approach to the industry as a whole. We can not discuss the details of our exposure to the field or even to individual clubs.a An RBS source said the company lent to a of clubsa but refused to give further details. Friend Mervyn King, the governor of the Financial Institution of England, last week wrote to entrepreneur Mike Benson expressing his disappointment and sympathy over Mr Bensonas inability to secure finance for a brand new flow truck for his business. Simon Chouffot, spokesman for the Robin Hood Tax campaign, said the banks should be concentrating on putting money in to the economy to simply help it recover. He said: banks will be thanked by aWhile football fans for keeping their groups profitable, everybody could celebrate if banks place the same effort into supporting the remaining portion of the economy.a
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