Spurs owner shows interest in Mariners

[midfielder]

Awaba

My feeling is many of those running the A-league teams believe the next media deal will cover most of their operating costs.. time will tell if this is so...

The problem [if that is the right word] is the current Fox deal running over seven years at only 17 million per year in no way reflects true value of football... meaning most clubs see the next two years as struggle years and look forward for a much bigger media deal / exposure / sponsors in Hal 9...

 

[Roy Law]

The ironic thing about the TV rights is that when the A League was set up clubs had to show they had the means to pay their way separate to any TV deal because the TV deal was for $500k in the first season! All clubs had to prove they had the capital and the continued cash flow to participate in the competition otherwise they would not get a licence. Roll on 6 years and now the clubs need the TV rights to survive.

 

[dibo]

The problem [if that is the right word] is the current Fox deal running over seven years at only 17 million per year in no way reflects true value of football...

Says you.

 

[bjw]

What would be a novel idea is to have supporters buy a brick for the clubhouse and facilities at Tuggerah. $100 per brick with your name placed on the brick. Every player who plays at the club would then see how much this club means to the supporters. your name is then there until they tear the place down.

fantastic idea.

 

[Jerem]

yeah id put in 100 i dont currently have, and then when i do
another 100 for another!

 

[garlo]

Wicked idea muppet

 

[Marquee]

Would definitely be up for Muppet's idea. Now how to make it happen?

 

[adz]

Some good ideas here. Prices seem a tad low, though.

 

[Muppet]

I may be catching up with someone from the club in the next week or two. It is something i will be raising with them so stay tuned.

 

[Marquee]

Depends on what we aim to achieve. Make it cheap and accessible and hope to sell lots or expensive and sell few.

Say -
$100 x 2000 = $200000
or
$500 x 400 = $200000

Comes down to demographics I think.

 

[Muppet]

The key is making it accessible to everyone who supports the club hence keeping the price at a reasonable level.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Well, low membership prices have worked well for the Jets, haven't they?

 

[adz]

I don't know. Have they?

 

[Muppet]

Well, low membership prices have worked well for the Jets, haven't they?

Despite the sarcastic nature of the comments I almost tend to agree with you. I think that perhaps the membership numbers for the Jets is more about the goodwill of the local community towards Nathan Tinkler than about low ticket prices.

Yes, the pricing makes it accessible to just about every family. I think the better question would be had Con Constantine done this would the result have been the same.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

I wasn't being sarcastic

 

[adz]

Kinda sounded like it, but I guess it depends how you read it.
Jets have extremely low membership prices... and I think they have around 10k?
That's a decent number in comparison to the rest of the A-League, but still pretty shit.
And have they made any money from it?
We're only a few rounds into the season, I would say it's a bit early to call low-low prices a massive success, especially when you don't even go into any reasoning about why you think it's so good.

 

[Muppet]

Another interesting article in the SMH this morning about a potential overseas owner

 

[universalmind]

It's all speculation. The article states a representative was present in the sheds after the game. They can come and visit the players all they like, but until they invest in the club and community it means nothing. I will continue to be sceptical until stuch things occur.

 

[FFC Mariner]

It's all speculation. The article states a representative was present in the sheds after the game. They can come and visit the players all they like, but until they invest in the club and community it means nothing. I will continue to be sceptical until stuch things occur.

/this

 

[Muppet]

/this

Absolutely. Until that signature is on the paper it don't mean jack. Does anyone know why we have failed to land any of these investors?