Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:33 am  

I really wish most of this didn't go over my head, this discussion sounds fascinating.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:49 am  

Winslade's Offload wrote:

You are normally quite an optimistic poster !

The club were quoted in the Guardian as saying that it was their biggest ever deal and that it was the most high profile in RL. But before it was announced somebody on here met the chairman waiting for a train and he let slip that it was " a 7 figure sum over 4 years". That would equate to a minimum of £250K/year.

You can rightly argue that this is just hearsay (particularly in your profession), but the information seems to hang together - the time period was spot on and the figure looks large without sounding silly. But yes, you have to judge it yourself.

A business class Emirates flight to Australia is about £5K each way, so £10K each round trip. Let's say 25 make the trip thats £250K alone.

So you are probably both right. Shirts for flights.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:51 am  

2014 accounts will be down I suspect with the falling attendances. The club might have to milk the cash cow and cash in on a huge transfer fee and sell Roy.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:15 am  

Wires71 wrote:

2014 accounts will be down I suspect with the falling attendances. The club might have to milk the cash cow and cash in on a huge transfer fee and sell Roy.

Extra £300,000 from Sky, plus the Emirates sponsorship.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:39 am  

And more Thursday games & whatever other nights sky decide they have a gap in their schedules ,followed by even fewer bums on seats.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:45 am  

Missing out on finals makes a big hole in the coffers. Especially the CCF.

Re: Wire 2013 Accounts : Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:58 am  

Teessidewire wrote:

Extra £300,000 from Sky, plus the Emirates sponsorship.

Let's say average attendance is down 1000 and that's £15 per person, per game = £-200K down for starters.

But this should be countered somewhat by the saving in our wage bill of Morley, Briers, Hodson and Carvell.