Just speculation really trying to guess what the event could be. Wasn't saying any of the suggestions were right or happening
however.....
Anything received in April or May will be included in the previous years accounts and budgets, the financial year end for Otium is 31/05/2017. So the current budget etc wouldn't include April & May 2017
What I was told from a credible source is that CCFC budgeted on attendances of 9000 this season. We are not close to that and it is consistently falling so far this season. The biggest effect will be the underachievement of the walk up ticket sales, and they pay substantially more than ST holders and therefore carry a bigger effect on turnover. Did they achieve 5000 ST's? thought it was nearer 4500 and lower than the previous year which exceeded 5000 when average crowds were 9111. ST's went up 20% on average wasn't it?, take out the VAT and admin costs (not talking about the fee Ticketmaster charge per ticket) and adjust for less sold and the effect of the ST sales isn't what you are suggesting.
The thing about budgets is that people generally spend/operate to them, especially when assembling a squad pre season, which means if the budget turnover is not achieved then there could be a potential problem. Costs have been committed for the season before any income of note is received and hope to recover by hitting budgets. Even if at the end of the season budget attendance & income is achieved it doesn't mean there will not be problems during the season, with costs needing to be cut to pull back cash flow or because the SCMP being reviewed during the season
So they may have got 400k in player sales of which under SCMP they can utilise 60% and could be staged payments in any case and there might be agents fees to pay out of it. Hardly big sums in any case. The incomes were known and would be in the budget at the squad assembley period there is a risk of spending on that but then not achieving other incomes
Appearance monies etc often get settled at the end of season, certainly there is a timing delay, nor can it be guaranteed, and we don't know the trigger points in respect of Maddison in any case. I doubt it would be big numbers just yet. Look how easily it changed for Callum Wilson...... one minute heading towards trigger points next out injured for months
Yes we get extra cup income. Most budgets are not based on cup runs though. But we also get extra costs because of it and the gate money is split 45:45:10 between clubs and FA isn't it. If we do not win there is no prize money for the 3rd round. The other cup games so far this season I doubt broke even. Extra income from Stoke game yes but also extra costs. If we are already in a hole financially then that £100k is only going to help fill the hole - kind of depends how far they are down financially doesn't it...... with reasonably fixed costs (especially wages) then falling incomes is a real threat
Afraid I disagree with you, Every club at this level or any level for that matter of fact will be pushing their SCMP budgeting to the max. be silly not to.
MR will have to wheel and deal theres no doubt of that in the January transfer window. The actual figures we quote are all conjecture.
We have easily one of the biggest squads in League 2 (yes a lot of Home grown players) this is where I feel he will cut our budget we don't need close to 29 Pros!
At the moment these players are hardly getting a look in, not in even in squad some days?
Beavon, K Thomas, Dion Kelly Evans, Devon Kelly Evans, Camwell,
Definitely keep the following squad players ( Davies, Stokes, Hyam, Stevenson, Vincenti, Ponticelli) but some of the above will be shipped out.
Also theres no way SISU budgeted 9k average gate this season. like I said I'm sure they are blown away the fact we still averaging 7700!
That said a few decent results at home and a sustained play off push theres no reason why we cannot still average 9k.
For example the Home leg play off game alone will be a 20k gate! which will blow the average right up. Everyone will be coming out the woodwork then.
Luton and Lincoln at Home will be a 10k plus gate no doubt 2-3 away allocation sold easy. So we will no doubt still get a few 6500 gates (midweek) but on saying that we will also get another couple 10500 gates too.
So I think the average will be 8k this season.
