ðə faɪnˈænʃəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wʌz dˈaɪɚ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə klˈʌbz ɛɡzˈɪstəns, dᵻspˈaɪt ɪnvˈɛstmənts fɹʌm sˈɪmɑːnsən ænd lˈʌvvɪk, ænd kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə lˈæk ʌv pˈeɪ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ænd ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The financial situation was dire throughout the club's existence, despite investments from Simonsen and Løvvik, and culminated in the lack of pay in 2005 and early 2006.