FA Cup - Nice Little Money Spinner Already

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

At the risk of being fixtured...

FA Cup - Payments to Clubs
The FA Cup sponsored by E.O.N
Season 2010-11

Extra Preliminary Round winners (201) £750
Preliminary Round winners (166) £1,500
First Round Qualifying winners (116) £3,000
Second Round Qualifying winners (80) £4,500
Third Round Qualifying winners (40) £7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying winners (32) £12,500
First Round Proper winners (40) £18,000
Second Round Proper winners (20) £27,000
Third Round Proper winners (32) £67,500
Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £90,000
Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £180,000
Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £360,000
Semi Final winners (2) £900,000
Semi Final runners-up (2) £450,000
Final winners (1) £1,800,000
Final runners-up (1) £900,000

 

[Pantani]

Plus two lots of TV money, which I believe were £37,500 a pop. Although we will have lost money with the first two matches at Withdean.

 

[Stat Brother]

And the prize money for coming 18th in the Premiershi*e is...

£3 million for 17th
£2.2 million for relegated 18th

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Although we will have lost money with the first two matches at Withdean.

Why ?

 

[Pantani]

Because we lose money at every match at Withdean and these games were not particularly well attended (not bad though) with reduced ticket prices.

 

[Stat Brother]

Why ?

I assume Withdean still loses money unless it's rammed.

 

[severnside gull]

TV fees aside we need to get as far as the semi's just to pay for Craig Noone

 

[algie]

The tv money kicks in on the 3rd round proper which is 144k.Shame our game with Watford isn't on the box.Might get highlights though.

 

[Yoda]

TV fees aside we need to get as far as the semi's just to pay for Craig Noone

You mean we spent £1,192,500 on him? As that's the combined total for reaching the semi's.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Plus two lots of TV money, which I believe were £37,500 a pop. Although we will have lost money with the first two matches at Withdean.

Money gained for the home games, surely? If we hadn't entered the FA Cup, we wouldn't have any sort of extra income from two fixtures and our rent is a flat fee isn't it?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Do we still lose money every home game though? I thought the high rent we paid finished a few seasons ago so.

 

[Was not Was]

Surely the two categories I've shown in bold are redundant? Or after the Q/Fs do you get cash just for playing, whereas previous rounds only pay the winners only?

Extra Preliminary Round winners (201) £750
Preliminary Round winners (166) £1,500
First Round Qualifying winners (116) £3,000
Second Round Qualifying winners (80) £4,500
Third Round Qualifying winners (40) £7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying winners (32) £12,500
First Round Proper winners (40) £18,000
Second Round Proper winners (20) £27,000
Third Round Proper winners (32) £67,500
Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £90,000
Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £180,000
Sixth Round Proper winners (4) £360,000
Semi Final winners (2) £900,000
Semi Final runners-up (2) £450,000
Final winners (1) £1,800,000
Final runners-up (1) £900,000

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Surely the two categories I've shown in bold are redundant? Or after the Q/Fs do you get cash just for playing, whereas previous rounds only pay the winners only?

Well it's the only two rounds where they quote prize money for runners-up, so yup, looks like you get cash just for playing.

 

[Pantani]

Money gained for the home games, surely? If we hadn't entered the FA Cup, we wouldn't have any sort of extra income from two fixtures and our rent is a flat fee isn't it?

I suppose so, didn't think of it like that. I suspect the game by game costs would be less than the gate receipts for those two matches. So you are correct. Of course these FA Cup matches will only have helped us lose less money at Withdean rather than make a profit as such, but that is life at a converted athletics track I suppose.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Because we lose money at every match at Withdean and these games were not particularly well attended (not bad though) with reduced ticket prices.

I assume Withdean still loses money unless it's rammed.

My understanding was that since the Albion took over the running of the stadium on match days we only needed to get a 50% attendance to break even.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

My understanding was that since the Albion took over the running of the stadium on match days we only needed to get a 50% attendance to break even.

Yes, that rings a bell with me now. Although the FA Cup games being cheaply priced don't help, but all other league games must have been a slight profit for the club

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Yes, that rings a bell with me now. Although the FA Cup games being cheaply priced don't help, but all other league games must have been a slight profit for the club

They probably don't have to pay the players extra either - apart from a possible win bonus.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

FA cup games mean 45% of the gate money go to the visiting team and 10% to the FA.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

FA cup games mean 45% of the gate money go to the visiting team and 10% to the FA.

After expenses.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

After expenses.

so, if we make a loss do they both have to contribute to cover that?