The authoritative Swiss Ramble takes a look at Aberdeen's financial results for 2018/19. Aberdeen’s loss widened from £0.4m to £5.0m, almost entirely due to the £4.3m impairment of Pittodrie stadium. However, revenue rose £0.5m (3%) to another club record of £15.9m, though profit on player sales was unchanged at £0.3m. The only club in Scotland to generate sizeable profits from this activity was Celtic £17.7m, followed by Rangers £3.1m. Aberdeen’s revenue growth was driven by gate receipts, which increased £0.6m (13%) to £5.4m, due to the cup runs, and commercial income, up £0.5m (7%) to £7.4m, despite a reduction in sponsorship. Broadcasting fell £0.6m (17%) to £3.1m. The good news is that Aberdeen’s £16m revenue is the third highest in Scotland, but the bad news is that they are miles behind the big two Glasgow clubs. They are around a fifth of Celtic’s £83m and less than a third of Rangers’ £53m. The revenue gap between Aberdeen and Rangers has been increasing, as their riva...