Stan A. Einstein wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:Amberexile wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:Amberexile wrote:Frank Nouble 3 wrote:Taunton Iron Cider wrote:OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote:Have to admit I missed the bit the club being valued at 5million. When was that valuation announced and by whom?
As I recall it was by Sean at the last open meeting.
Take that with a pinch of salt
Sean also said publicly that we made very little from the Wembley Spurs game!
Pluck a number out of the air.
Frank,
If Sean was talking about our cut of the gate money, I can understand why it would be less than some people might expect. From memory the gate was a shade under 39,000 and the ticket price was £10 (with concessions). So the gate receipts were probably £350,000-£400,000. Before we get our 45% cut of that, Spurs are allowed to take out the costs of staging the game which will include the renting of Wembley which I don't for a second imagine comes cheap. I think it likely that the FA got as much, if not more out of the game in rent as we got in our share of the net gate receipts. Compared to a sell out at Old Trafford at full prices, Spurs away that season was probably the least financially beneficial glamour tie available.
Great night all the same and whatever we did get was spent long ago.
Do Newport County have to pay extra rent for Cup-ties at Rodney Parade? I don't know.
Do Spurs have to pay extra rent for Cup ties at Wembley? I don't know. If the answer to the above questions is yes, is that a cost which the FA allow to be deducted? Again I don't know.
Do you know for sure the answers to those questions Paul?
Do me the courtesy of answering my questions first
3 monthly(ish) open meetings, board members available to the public before most home matches, issued (albeit redacted) monthly board meeting minutes, countless hours of work in the community, what else would need to be added for you to be satisfied that the club is adequately engaging with supporters?
What would the club need to do for you to contribute?
How did you reply to the survey?
I have to say Frank, the chances of Amber' ever answering a question are somewhere between remote and none whatsoever.
I was brought up to believe that it was rude to answer a question with another question. There are exceptions to that. However Answer my questions first, is usually just rude.
For me to contribute further I would need to know how the money was being spent.
Although I must have said that so often.
Now can you answer do you know how much, if anything, Spurs paid Wembley Stadium Limited? And do you know if that cost is deductible?
My guess is you don't.
In the same spirit as your ambiguous answer to one out of three questions, I can help you out with an equivalent answer that will allow you to start to contribute immediately.
The money will be spent on the running of the football club. While I thought you might have been able to work that out for yourself, now that you know, it begs the question - what level of membership will you be taking out?
I can also tell you that you are wrong about my knowledge of Spurs payments to Wembley Stadium Limited, the published accounts show that no such payment was made. Again, I'm glad to have been able to clear that one up for you.
Now when it comes to the exact value of Spurs match expenses for our game played at Wembley, you will find this is not something I have claimed to know, but I do believe that there were some. How about you?
So, we've managed to move on and turned three questions into 4. Those being -
The two as yet unanswered
3 monthly(ish) open meetings, board members available to the public before most home matches, issued (albeit redacted) monthly board meeting minutes, countless hours of work in the community, what else would need to be added for you to be satisfied that the club is adequately engaging with supporters?
and
How did you reply to the survey?
plus two new ones
What level of Trust Membership will you be taking out now that you know how the money will be spent?
and
Do you believe that Spurs had match expenses for the FA Cup replay against Newport County?
I look forward to your comprehensive answers to all of the questions this time?