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A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:44 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
Macarthur FC are yet to kick a ball but are already boasting the most lucrative club sponsorship agreement in A-League history.

The Bulls should enter the A-League in October next year without many cash flow problems having secured a major front of short sponsor, which club sources have told the Herald is worth $3.5 million in cash over the next three years.

The agreement with south-west Sydney home building company, Wisdom Homes, looms as the most valuable standalone sponsorship in Australian football, narrowly surpassing Sydney FC's partnership with The Star casino which is valued at just over $1 million per season.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:14 am
by Quolls2019
Seven years after rescuing Central Coast Mariners from financial oblivion, owner Mike Charlesworth has revealed he’s exiting Gosford, saying it’s time fresh benefactors are found to take the struggling club forward.
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BY DAVE LEWIS
Having pumped in millions during a tempestuous tenure which began with an A-League championship, only to quickly go awry, the battle-weary English telecoms millionaire will hand the license back to Football Federation Australia if a majority investor can’t be unearthed, placing the future of the franchise in grave doubt.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:13 pm
by Quolls2019
The Central Coast Mariners may have played their last game in the A-League, with a relocation potentially on the cards after club owner Mike Charlesworth declared he was putting them up for sale.

The Mariners beat Melbourne Victory in a 3-2 thriller on Monday night in their final game of the season but are now facing an uncertain future, with co-chairman Charlesworth going public with his intent to offload his majority shareholding.Chief executive Shaun Mielekamp remains "optimistic" a buyer could be found that would keep the Mariners on the Central Coast but said Charlesworth was seeking the best return on his investment that he could find - and conceded that could mean they are moved elsewhere.

Several parties are believed to be interested in taking on the club's A-League licence, but Mielekamp said none were particularly close to clinching a deal - and it's unclear how many, if any, are keen the Mariners to stay put, given the difficulties of the small Gosford market and the opportunities that lay in other parts of the country.

Sources close to the situation indicate that Charlesworth is seeking a licence fee of around $4 million. The club strongly denies this is the case. If Charlesworth does not find a buyer he intends to hand back the licence to Football Federation Australia.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:20 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
who in there right mind would buy an a league license with the way the A league has been the past 12 months.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:25 pm
by Quolls2019
I understand another club is on the brink.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:41 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
i heard Newcastle Jets owner wants out too..

Brisbane Roar are also struggling for funds.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:44 pm
by Quolls2019
I heard that one of the newer additions is understandably, under circumstances, having issues.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:46 pm
by Quolls2019
And if the tv ratings continue like they are now, the whole league could be in trouble.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:05 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
Quolls2019 wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:46 pm
And if the tv ratings continue like they are now, the whole league could be in trouble.
the league comeback return are bringing in Tv figures of 9 to 14k
Its in huge trouble>

with MacArthur entering in December in a Covid year.
not good timing

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:05 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
Quolls2019 wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:44 pm
I heard that one of the newer additions is understandably, under circumstances, having issues.
Prob Western United.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:54 am
by Beaussie
Quolls2019 wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:46 pm
And if the tv ratings continue like they are now, the whole league could be in trouble.
Gees yeah. I still cannot believe Melbourne City vs Sydney FC rated just 9,000 the other night On Foxtel. Surely playing in winter and up against the major codes will kill soccer?

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:06 pm
by Quolls2019
Beaussie wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:54 am
Quolls2019 wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:46 pm
And if the tv ratings continue like they are now, the whole league could be in trouble.
Gees yeah. I still cannot believe Melbourne City vs Sydney FC rated just 9,000 the other night On Foxtel. Surely playing in winter and up against the major codes will kill soccer?
The move to winter does seem even riskier now. Maybe a mid week Night comp could Offer some salvation, but direct competition with the major codes in prime time isn’t going to auger well.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:53 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
it is a receipe for disaster with the a League to play more games Head to Head
with the 2 major footy codes.

at least they were really up against cricket and B-Ball. in off season.

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:57 am
by Quolls2019
Sydney Morning Herald
20/8

The numbers that underline the danger of A-League's winter switch.
The A-League's share of mainstream media space has shrunk by more than two thirds since the COVID-19 shutdown, according to an independent analysis that lays bare one of the major challenges in the competition's pending shift to winter.

Media monitoring firm Streem has compared the A-League's "share of voice" among major print and online publishers during the past 12 months with five other major sporting competitions or tournaments: the AFL, NRL, Super Rugby, Big Bash League and Australian Open tennis, which traditionally dominates January.
Streem's data underlines the difficulty the A-League will face in competing for mainstream attention in winter, particularly against the bigger football codes, which dominate the middle part of the year.

The company's analysis shows the A-League's share of voice was strongest from October, when the season usually starts, through to a peak of 16.9 per cent in December 2019.
It was still, however, behind the AFL (27.1 per cent), which generates substantial coverage through the national draft, trade period and the start of pre-season training. The Big Bash (25 per cent) and NRL (22.4 per cent) were also ahead of the A-League in December.

Seven months later and the drop-off has been significant since the A-League's resumption. Throughout July and August, the A-League's share has fallen to just 5.4 per cent, while the AFL has had 44.1 per cent, the NRL 42.4 per cent and Super Rugby 5.7 per cent.
Contraction in the media industry as a result of the pandemic is a contributing factor as to why the smaller football codes have struggled for space, and while the level of disruption makes interpreting the data difficult, Streem's media and partnerships lead Conal Hanna said the conclusions were clear for the A-League.

"This is a very challenging year and it's hard to know how much you can treat it as a base case for the future," he said. "But the AFL and NRL are able to generate a lot of coverage, even off the field, and that's something the A-League doesn't have the presence to do in Australia as much.

"I would suggest the coverage in future years wouldn't be as low as this year for the A-League at this time of the year, but it's probably not going to be the same as that October to December peak either.

"The key question is, is their coverage from October to December strongest because [of increased interest at] the start of the season ... or is it because there's less competition in the market? I guess you're going to find that out."

While the A-League often trumpets its digital engagement and social media numbers as proof of its popularity, mainstream coverage remains vital as a way of reaching new audiences and demonstrating additional value for sponsors and broadcasters.

The A-League's move to a winter calendar has come about for three reasons: partly in response to the chaos of the pandemic, partly with an eye to the further disruption that will be caused by the Qatar World Cup in November 2022, and partly as a means of trying something different after several lean years for the competition, which has had its Fox Sports contract reduced by two years and written down by nearly $30 million.

Football Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson told the Herald in June that the sport needn't worry about competing with the AFL and NRL if it was able to convert more participants into A-League fans.

The next A-League season is earmarked to begin in December but sources close to the competition say a February start is looking more likely amid hopes coronavirus restrictions will be eased by then to allow interstate travel and for more supporters to attend matches.

On the field, the early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Anecdotally, many fans, players and coaches believe the A-League's playing standard has improved since the season restarted, due to the cooler weather.

Former Socceroos high-performance boss Dr Craig Duncan, who works as a consultant for two A-League clubs, said there was little doubt winter was a "superior environment" for athletes versus the harsh Australian summer, but warned claims of an increased tempo were not backed up by numbers.

"I've got my hands on a fair bit of data ... I don't see it," he said.

"In most instances the data pre- and post-COVID is comparable in respect to total distance covered and distance covered at high speed. There's no big surge or anything like that."

Re: A League and Clubs finances

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:59 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
yeah tell me about it,

the past month has told the tale,

A League just played like 30 games plus finals and grand final and no one barley new about it

Playing through winter every season up against NRL and AFL wow (suicide)