I was always under the impression that gate money was 40% - 40% with 20%
going to the FA. But aren't TV rights individually negociated nowadays?

Damian

PS I remember that Highbury used to be famous for its "ghost" turnstiles
(you would have sworn they were there but they never showed up in attendance
figures or tax returns....). I suppose all that is a thing of the past now.

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:32 AM, David Brennan <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> > I've asked before but never gotten a good answer on exactly how cup
> revenues
> > work (i.e., for instance when we play Arsenal or ManU at Highbury/Old
> Trafford,
> > how are the gate and TV revenues divided).
>
> I'm fairly sure that it used to be the away team in an FA Cup tie could ask
> for up to 25% of the seats, and got 25% of the ticket money.  Which is why
> all smaller clubs want a tie with one of the 'big' teams.  Crawley for
> instance getting 25% of Old Trafford ticket money on the weekend would be
> like winning the lottery for them.
>
> DRB
>
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