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End of season thoughts

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by ToledoTrumpton, May 21, 2017.

  1. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    You get SFA in prize money compared to being in the CL.
     
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  2. Solid_Air 2

    Solid_Air 2 Well-Known Member

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    <laugh>
    you also get SFA in prize money in CL compared to being in PL
     
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  3. Sir Tennisball

    Sir Tennisball Well-Known Member

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    This.
    A club's biggest expense is player wages, and that is a set amount per week regardless of whether you play one or two games a week.
    The variable costs (based on number of games) are much lower, such as match bonuses, travel costs, accomodation etc.

    On the income side however variable revenue plays a very big role, especially the 3 Lazarus mentions (ticket sales, merchandising, extra advertising).

    If you play an extra 15 Europa League matches a season your revenue will go up a heck of a lot, however your expenses will only increase by a much smaller amount, and that's excluding any prize money or CL qualification you could earn. Of course the downside to the extra games is your performance in the other competitions, but that's the balance that the manager has to find.
     
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  4. AndyI

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    You also get a few million just for playing in the Uefa Super Cup (if you win the Europa)
     
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  5. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    At the moment, indeed.
    But 6 CL group games when it doesn't really affect your PL campaign
    is easy money + global advertising for your club.
     
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  6. Solid_Air 2

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    if & it is a big if you can consistently make CL group stages you end up with a huge boost to revenue. have a sneaking suspicion that much of the prize money , if only qualify every few years , ens up with the players due to bonus payments.
     
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  7. lazarus20000

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    These guys are guaranteed to get millions whether they do well, not do well or are injured. They also get bonus payments, for doing their jobs? I wish i got a few percent of what some of these dudes get, let alone a bonus. This is what's putting me off football nowadays.
     
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  8. Solid_Air 2

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    seem to remember the season Burnley got promoted to PL they announced £6.7m loss which turned out was due to the squad bonus for promotion was £7m
     
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  9. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member

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    There has to be a wage cap because at the moment it's spiralling out of control. You have players like Rooney on £200k plus, Pogba on £290k plus. Even our players like Sanchez are on massive wages of over £140k plus and i'm sure he'll get a huge increase should he stay or go.
     
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  10. PeterRICK

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    I think most Arsenal fans have come to accept that Alexis isn't perfect. He b*tches a lot, doesn't track back, often out of position and loses the ball a horrific amount of times in a game. What he does do, far more often than not, is create a bit of magic from nothing which can win us the game. We need to have players around him to facilitate his assets and offset his defensive lapses.

    Likewise with Özil. He offers so much to a side and we've wasted it by not using players around him to make the most of his talents. Slow forwards, dodgy system, no protection in games you name it. We have two genuinely world class players and we've not only let their contracts run down but we're trying to justify letting one/both of them go. It drives me f*cking mental it really does.
     
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  11. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member

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    Totally agree. We should be building a team around these not thinking of replacing them. It's like take one step forward and two steps back!
     
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