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Derby County's Pride Park stadium.
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Derby County believe they have a "plan and a budget" to help the club's long-term ambition of making a return to the Premier League.
In the latest update from the Supporters' Board, chief executive Stephen Pearce gave a detailed overview of the club's financial position.
It included forecasted spending for this season, budgets for the next two seasons, cash requirements, and the club's projected Profit and Sustainability position.
Backed by owners Clowes Developments, Derby's aim is to build a squad capable of challenging for a place in the top flight, supported by player trading, with profits reinvested to improve the squad.
In the notes that were released yesterday, it read: "As previously communicated, Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd continue to inject cash into the club in line with the existing agreements and are committed to continuing this over the coming years.
"The club were able to demonstrate that they continue to operate within these cash funding arrangements following the transfer business conducted in the January transfer window.
"They also demonstrated how they plan to continue operating within the funding arrangements over the coming seasons as the squad evolves and develops further.
"A breakdown of the club's position against the EFL's Profit and Sustainability rules was shared, together with the projected position over the coming seasons.
"This information demonstrated that the club is continuing to operate within these limits with no concerns raised regarding compliance in future seasons.
"The club continues to focus on running sustainably by budgeting and planning beyond the current year, considering future committed spend on transfer fees and wages.
"The club prepares its plans and revenue forecasts on a conservative basis to ensure that it can continue to operate within the agreed cash funding agreements.
"All additional income beyond this is retained within the club to spend, which is why there is a focus on growing commercial revenue to continue developing the competitiveness of the first team.
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"The club is still focused on signing players for the first team as assets that can be traded in future seasons to grow further transfer income that can be reinvested into the club.
"The club is focused on its stated longer-term aim of competing towards the top six in the Championship to achieve promotion to the Premier League and believes it has a plan and budget to deliver a first team capable of this over the coming seasons."
Derby are currently six points off the top six in a season that was about progression after their brush with relegation last term. The club has invested in some excellent talent with Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, Sondre Langas and Patrick Agyemang being three players who have proven to be excellent acquisitions.
The club continues to look at players who are approaching their peak years with the addition of Oscar Fraulo in January being further proof of their commitment to signing players who could potentially fetch large fees in the future.
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