FA Trophy Darlington - travel, pubs etc.

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Now announced as a Rail Strike day so probably affects the attendance

Not for Boreham Wood, their 14 massive travel by Mini Bus.

 

[EnglandShrimper]

Bit of an overreaction. Lots of people don’t particularly rate the League Cup as a competition, but they aren’t accused of pathetic disrespect to League football.

Serious overreaction. The prize money, even for winning the final is awful, I’m sure in the earlier rounds it’s even worse. Would we break even with a sub 1000 crowd? Even with a 2000 crowd? Is it even worth it?

 

[Fairport]

Could always arrange to kick off early to save on floodlighting use.

 

[Mick]

Serious overreaction. The prize money, even for winning the final is awful, I’m sure in the earlier rounds it’s even worse. Would we break even with a sub 1000 crowd? Even with a 2000 crowd? Is it even worth it?

You haven't explained why it is "a joke". Sporting contests aren't simply about how much money you get for winning matches.

 

[EnglandShrimper]

You haven't explained why it is "a joke". Sporting contests aren't simply about how much money you get for winning matches.

Appreciated. And for the lower teams it certainly is not a joke. At this point in time, against a team who fans don’t travel well and who we don’t want to play and in our financial position, having 1000 fans knocking around Roots Hall does not make sense. We will lose money hosting this match.

 

[kaymac]

FAT 2022/23 prize fund:

First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250 losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000

 

[Ozzer]

If we follow the added time in the World Cup for time wasting, the match with BW could go on all night.

 

[Ozzer]

If we follow the added time in the World Cup for time wasting, the match with BW could go on all night.

Oops. Looks like someone's already noted that

 

[EnglandShrimper]

FAT 2022/23 prize fund:

First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250 losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000

Thanks Kay.

So £1250 to the losers.

Does anyone have any idea of our match day costs? £1250 sounds awful but with 1000 through the gate at £10 a ticket we may break even.

 

[Maroon Blue]

Col U would love a crowd of that size. They have 669 for the knock out stage of the Papa Johns tonight against Bristol R

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Appreciated. And for the lower teams it certainly is not a joke. At this point in time, against a team who fans don’t travel well and who we don’t want to play and in our financial position, having 1000 fans knocking around Roots Hall does not make sense. We will lose money hosting this match.

We lose money playing every league season too.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Most definitely.

This could be in the hundreds.

What-ever the attendance, it's a few more £'s in the kitty, than had we been drawn away?.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I can remember when Season Tickets were actually small books of tear out tickets. Each ticket did not have the match printed on them only a number, and at the turnstiles they had a board with the ticket number that was required, for some reason these did not go in sequence, so you had to thumb through the book to find the right numbered ticket.

At the back of the book were FA Cup tickets again all numbered including Qtr Final, Semi Final, and Final. Always made me laugh at the optimism of my club.

I printed those in the 70's on a Heidelberg Letterpress Platen, numbered & perforated whilst printing them!. Those were the days....!.

 

[EnglandShrimper]

What-ever the attendance, it's a few more £'s in the kitty, than had we been drawn away?.

Sure but do we get a cut of the gate receipts if played away from home? We will lose a lot of money hosting this game at Roots Hall.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Sure but do we get a cut of the gate receipts if played away from home? We will lose a lot of money hosting this game at Roots Hall.

I've no idea, but on that basis & predictable a low crowd the week before Christmas, most teams would prefer to be drawn away?.

 

[EnglandShrimper]

We lose money playing every league season too.

Do you have any idea of out match day costs?

 

[EnglandShrimper]

I've no idea, but on that basis & predictable a low crowd the week before Christmas, most teams would prefer to be drawn away?.

I think we were all hoping for a decent away trip… I know I was.

 

[Piledriver]

I printed those in the 70's on a Heidelberg Letterpress Platen, numbered & perforated whilst printing them!. Those were the days....!.

They certainly were the days before the bucket and sponge merchants....

 

[Zeuss]

And the couple of play-off winning trophies...

We should have felt a little bit ashamed at receiving a trophy after the play-offs —two teams who had outperformed us over the season and finished 2nd and 3rd in the table got nothing.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

They certainly were the days before the bucket and sponge merchants....

Exactly, i did a 5 year apprenticeship!. Now it's probably 5 weeks FFS!. It was a skilled profession back then!.