I'm sure I heard for the championship play off, the team that miss out on the prem get the entire gate money rather than a split. Is it the same in L1 ?
50% of the net gate receipts is divided equally between the two finalists - so we'd get 25%. The other 50% goes into a pool account. https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-play-offs/playoff-rules--regulations/ 6.4.2 to be precise
Nothing. They buy the rights and that goes into the EFL pot. Which of some is shared among all league clubs.
They done very well out of it . Deserved though seen as they took more points off us than the top 3 6 points Fowls 4 points Plymouth 1 point Ipswich
I did it as a crowd of 62,500 paying at an average of £45 a ticket. Would mean £700k to each club. I think that's a low assumption as the crowd all in including hospitality will be closer to the 70,000 mark - however there's a huge amount of complimentary tickets that go to sponsors, players, etc.
Listening to past comments from owners ,I was assuming their wasn't a great amount in the finals. Rather the winners making more from the increased income the season after.
Think that was our Playoff game vs. Swansea. A crowd of 6,000, additional stewarding and staffing for Covid protocol, and no refreshment stands open (from memory). Don't think Semi-Finals are money makers due to the EFL split of 50%.
Plays offs are not bad, if you get to the final. Even better if you win it. Part of the problem is player bonuses - they are triggered, so if you go out in the semis, you don’t get much money but have to fork out loads for bonuses. Wembley income covers the bonuses.
Vat. And operational costs I would imagine would take a decent slice off that mate. Vat alone on a £45 ticket is £7.50 approx £100k.