The numbers don't really add up.

34,000 (minus 20-30M in debt, minus losing the stand and facilities for a season)

28,000 no debt.

Even if we assume that every single seat for every single game will be sold (thats a big IF) the extra 6000 seats only bring in around an extra 3.2 M a year (maybe 4 M with food/drink sales)

We currently get around 40M in TV money from the PL
We currently make around 20-25M revenue from ticket sales and food/merch/corporate sales.

Bringing in an extra 3-4 million a year doesnt seem to make much difference in the big picture.

Thats 3-4M but....... then we have to pay back the 20-30M loan! Whci might be as much as 2-3M a year!

Seems like after interest it would take at least 15 years to start to breakeven.
That assumption means we spend 15 years in the PL and we fill every seat for every game!

The TV money and sponsorships are where PL clubs get most of their money from. Not ticket sales.

To be totally honest, the self sustainable Premier League model is probably unsustainable long term.
Look how many PL teams have either rich owners who finanace the clubs or at least back their debt.

The truth is (and the truth hurts!) without an investor we have probably gone almost as far as we can possibly go.

Posted By: usacanary, Jan 12, 17:04:23