Ball 32 this Sunday - Liverpool in FA Cup

[ellpryjon]

This draw is a financial lifeline. Given the fact that we're told RFC is utterly skint, this should provide us with a £1m revenue. Which might, just might, be invested in the team. Or am I totally deluded.

Where did you pluck £1m from?

Wow! Even if we sold all 24,200 seats at £25, that's only £726,000, of which we get only 45% (£326,700). (55% to each team and 10% to the FA Cup "fund").

Yes, add hospitality, programmes and catering to that, but then take off policing, stewarding and other staffing etc.

Even if televised, you're still way, way short of a million!

[Dirk Gently]

Typo 45%, as in the previous sentence.....

[Stranded]

This draw is a financial lifeline. Given the fact that we're told RFC is utterly skint, this should provide us with a £1m revenue. Which might, just might, be invested in the team. Or am I totally deluded.

Where did you pluck £1m from?

Wow! Even if we sold all 24,200 seats at £25, that's only £726,000, of which we get only 45% (£326,700). (45% to each team and 10% to the FA Cup "fund").

Yes, add hospitality, programmes and catering to that, but then take off policing, stewarding and other staffing etc.

Even if televised, you're still way, way short of a million!

What's the prize money if you win in the 3rd round?

[weybridgewanderer]

This draw is a financial lifeline. Given the fact that we're told RFC is utterly skint, this should provide us with a £1m revenue. Which might, just might, be invested in the team. Or am I totally deluded.

£1M in revenue, possibly, yes

What are our costs? Standrad match day costs, additional policing costs, additional catering costs.....

So while we might make £1M in revenue this will be nowhere near £1M in prfit, perhaps £250K profit.

As we cannot reinvest revenue, we can only reinvest profit, what type of reinvestment could we expect to for £250K?

A £20K a week player would cost us £1M a season in wages, let alone signing on fees, transfer fees, agents fees,

For this sort of money we could afford a £5K a week player for a season.

[Dirk Gently]

The full financial breakdown is here

Extra Preliminary Round winners (203) £750
Preliminary Round winners (167) £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

TELEVISION FEES (each club)    Live Broadcast     Live Replay     Highlights
                                                                                            Broadcast

First Round Proper                      £67,500              £33,750           £6,750
Second Round Proper                   £72,000              £36,000           £6,750
Third Round Proper                     £144,000            £72,000           £6,750
Fourth Round Proper                   £144,000            £72,000           £6,750
Fifth Round Proper                      £247,500          £123,750         £6,750
Sixth Round Proper                     £247,500           £123,750         £6,750

RADIO FEES (BBC 5live)(each club)
Full Match (90 mins) £8,100
Half Match (45 mins) £4,050
Quarter Match (24 mins) £2,025

[Dirk Gently]

This draw is a financial lifeline. Given the fact that we're told RFC is utterly skint, this should provide us with a £1m revenue. Which might, just might, be invested in the team. Or am I totally deluded.

£1M in revenue, possibly, yes

What are our costs? Standrad match day costs, additional policing costs, additional catering costs.....

So while we might make £1M in revenue this will be nowhere near £1M in prfit, perhaps £250K profit.

As we cannot reinvest revenue, we can only reinvest profit, what type of reinvestment could we expect to for £250K?

A £20K a week player would cost us £1M a season in wages, let alone signing on fees, transfer fees, agents fees,

For this sort of money we could afford a £5K a week player for a season.

Indeed - and now find a player who will sign a contract for 1 year.....

[Mad Dog's Ghost]

Silly me.

Oh well, it should cover Sean Cummings wages for the next 12 months then. Or, God forbid, the wages of a loan striker.

Check this out this FA Cup statement of intent from the RFC news centre. Not even two years ago. Seems like two decades. Love the 4th paragraph of Point 3.

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 19,00.html

[Wimb]

Silly me.

Oh well, it should cover Sean Cummings wages for the next 12 months then. Or, God forbid, the wages of a loan striker.

Check this out this FA Cup statement of intent from the RFC news centre. Not even two years ago. Seems like two decades. Love the 4th paragraph of Point 3.

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 19,00.html

From that

To put it into context, making good progress in the FA Cup could generate the revenue to make a signing of the calibre of Marek Matejowsky.

[Alan Partridge]

'Rodgers vows to play a strong team'

Yep, Liverpool

[Silver Fox]

Do we even know if it's on telly yet? With just the one (appaling) TV company covering the competition this year there shouldn't be a delay should there? Unless ITV are waiting for a replay result, though I'd say that is unlikely as they've already shown some of the little clubs, so it's time for Man U, Chelsea, arsenal and Liverpool to get their moment in the sun

[Wycombe Royal]

Do we even know if it's on telly yet? With just the one (appaling) TV company covering the competition this year there shouldn't be a delay should there? Unless ITV are waiting for a replay result, though I'd say that is unlikely as they've already shown some of the little clubs, so it's time for Man U, Chelsea, arsenal and Liverpool to get their moment in the sun

My guess is they are waiting for the replay between Leeds and Kettering to be played....

[Terminal Boardom]

This draw is a financial lifeline. Given the fact that we're told RFC is utterly skint, this should provide us with a £1m revenue. Which might, just might, be invested in the team. Or am I totally deluded.

£1M in revenue, possibly, yes

What are our costs? Standrad match day costs, additional policing costs, additional catering costs.....

So while we might make £1M in revenue this will be nowhere near £1M in prfit, perhaps £250K profit.

As we cannot reinvest revenue, we can only reinvest profit, what type of reinvestment could we expect to for £250K?

A £20K a week player would cost us £1M a season in wages, let alone signing on fees, transfer fees, agents fees,

For this sort of money we could afford a £5K a week player for a season.

Indeed - and now find a player who will sign a contract for 1 year.....

Gunnarsson

[savage 4 england]

What are the chances of non-season ticket holders having to buy a league game as well?

[Gordons Cumming]

'Rodgers vows to play a strong team'

Yep, Liverpool

Quote:
"But Rodgers told the Reading Post he has no plans in resting his star players for the game against the five-time European champions"

Who are the star players?

Just wondered............

[Wycombe Royal]

Quote:
"But Rodgers told the Reading Post he has no plans in resting his star players for the game against the five-time European champions because he doesn't have any at the club following the sales in the summer transfer window"

[rabidbee]

Silly me.

Oh well, it should cover Sean Cummings wages for the next 12 months then. Or, God forbid, the wages of a loan striker.

Check this out this FA Cup statement of intent from the RFC news centre. Not even two years ago. Seems like two decades. Love the 4th paragraph of Point 3.

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 19,00.html

From that

To put it into context, making good progress in the FA Cup could generate the revenue to make a signing of the calibre of Marek Matejowsky.

A good run does not equal a single game against a top team.

[handbags_harris]

Saturday 2nd January, 5.15pm kick off, live on ITV1.

[SLAMMED]

£15 for season ticket holders.

Excellent

[NR_Royal]

Looks like I'm missing the first half then....i get in from work at 6:15pm. I was hoping for a Sunday kickoff...

[Stranded]

Saturday 2nd January, 5.15pm kick off, live on ITV1.

Down the Nags it is then.