Match thread: Port Vale v Burnley

[Burslem Academicals]

darren1810   why do you think Manchester United tart themselves around Perth Australia playing friendly games etc,etc if not

for the money same with games in Japan or China or USA against no mark teams....there is money to be made in pre-season.

[darren1810]

Because the merchandise possibilities are endless in Asia and America etc. 

Don't think Man Utd are a good example to use, nor any of the other big hitters .

As previously discussed Villa have played in front of bumper crowds at Shrewsbury and Walsall so are you suggesting those clubs had to pay Villa ?

[jimbo57]

4 hours ago, darren1810 said:

Call me incredibly naive, stupid or both .

But surely to goodness you don't have to pay clubs to play you in a friendly ? Sounds absurd to me.

I presume if you do that Fleetwood and Bury was get two for a tenner 

 

Surely the visiting club gets a share of the gate money, not a set fee?

[Danish Valiant]

6 hours ago, Burslem Academicals said:

darren1810   why do you think Manchester United tart themselves around Perth Australia playing friendly games etc,etc if not

for the money same with games in Japan or China or USA against no mark teams....there is money to be made in pre-season.

No, they do that to build a fanbase in those markets and to cater for the fans they already have there.

Maybe they get a small fee to enter the competition, but the big money for them, is in all the extra merchandise they can shift!

[Danish Valiant]

2 hours ago, jimbo57 said:

 

Surely the visiting club gets a share of the gate money, not a set fee?

Agreed. Otherwise, we would get a fee for playing at Leek and Kidsgrove? If the logic is, that the highest ranked club, gets a fee from the lower ranked team, to just show up. 

Never heard of that. Ever...

[Santa]

Bournemouth had to pay a fair bit to get Real Madrid to come a few years ago.

[Erniemossrules]

19 hours ago, Danish Valiant said:

Agreed. Otherwise, we would get a fee for playing at Leek and Kidsgrove? If the logic is, that the highest ranked club, gets a fee from the lower ranked team, to just show up. 

Never heard of that. Ever...

Wasn’t the Leek game as part payment for Trickett Smith.

[Danish Valiant]

6 hours ago, Erniemossrules said:

Wasn’t the Leek game as part payment for Trickett Smith.

Don’t know if it was part of the payment, as it’s very uncertain how much will be made from the game. These things are done ever so often. I remember Brondby got a friendly against Liverpool as part of the deal, when they bought Daniel Agger some years back. So it’s been done for a long time.