BdR2000 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Allgededly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich-TWSC- Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Surely not? Football fans buy ST's in the knowledge that it could result in what their club get promoted, relegated or endure mundane nothingness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/cash-rebate-and-ticket-prices-160513-824085.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hmm, interesting. Mind you I suppose they can afford it. Can Steve Lansdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BdR2000 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 So back to back relegations and then refunding fans is a huge financial blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 It says here that wolves are still going to receive £16M this year and £8M in the following two seasons. That would be handy wouldn't it? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/10027928/Wolves-relegation-would-be-mitigated-by-16-million-parachute-payment-over-next-four-seasons.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted May 16, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 The parachute payments make a nonsense of FFP. What difference is there to Wolves receiving £16M from the PL and a wealthy benefactor putting £16M into City or any other 3rd division club? Surely the only way to introduce some fairness, is for FFP to only come in at the level of the highest parachute payment paid to a club in the Championship or below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 The parachute payments make a nonsense of FFP. What difference is there to Wolves receiving £16M from the PL and a wealthy benefactor putting £16M into City or any other 3rd division club? Surely the only way to introduce some fairness, is for FFP to only come in at the level of the highest parachute payment paid to a club in the Championship or below. Good point well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 The parachute payments make a nonsense of FFP. What difference is there to Wolves receiving £16M from the PL and a wealthy benefactor putting £16M into City or any other 3rd division club? Surely the only way to introduce some fairness, is for FFP to only come in at the level of the highest parachute payment paid to a club in the Championship or below. Because ffp is designed to keep the big clubs big Bringing finances unde control is correct but more needs to be done to level the playing field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Whats to stop SL buying 8000 season tickets at £400 a pop? Theres 3.2 mil right there of which 60% can go on wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Because ffp is designed to keep the big clubs big Bringing finances unde control is correct but more needs to be done to level the playing field I don't think so, it's designed to keep clubs from regularly going bust IMO. Good idea and as a relatively big club it should mean we gravitate to the top half championship / botttom half prem. As to parachute payments they make their own kind of sense. They are there to encourage struggling premier league clubs (step forward QPR, I'm talking about you) to gamble on expensive signings to stay whilst knowing that if they go down there's a cushion there. It makes for a more exciting season than when clubs just give up in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I like the idea of a performance related season ticket..... That would focus minds. You wouldn't need to refund, it could take the form of money off the following season if targets weren't hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie_Turner Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 The parachute payments make a nonsense of FFP. What difference is there to Wolves receiving £16M from the PL and a wealthy benefactor putting £16M into City or any other 3rd division club? Surely the only way to introduce some fairness, is for FFP to only come in at the level of the highest parachute payment paid to a club in the Championship or below. Absolutely spot on and a post the at last has a common sense approach to it. If only the powers that be had such a grasp of what fair play is and isn't !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 They must be mad agreeing to do that - chucking money away. Individuals will receive £35 - £45 which is peanuts, but the cumulative effect on the club is over a quarter of a million which is just irresponsible. Madness. They are not really doing this. All they did was essentially name two prices - one for Championship football and one for First Division football. They charged to punters who renewed early the Championship price, and are just refunding the difference as agreed. Its pretty much a common sense approach if you want to get revenue in early, but don't want to screw the fans over should you be uncertain what division you'll be playing in the next season. Hopefully we'll announce our deals before the first month of the season is over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Whats to stop SL buying 8000 season tickets at £400 a pop? Theres 3.2 mil right there of which 60% can go on wages. Because that would be mental, that would be giving the club 3.2m rather than loaning it to the club. He would get nothing for his 3.2m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Choice of seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Whether its Wolves with their parachute payments or udinese B with their" endless" loanees, it makes a mockery of FFP. Lets face it, its cost us our place in the Championship by starting to get our finances in order yet other clubs seem to be letting it go unchecked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 http://www.wolves.co.uk/documents/st-prices-rebates-matchday-prices-summer-1367-824059.pdf Their cheapest Adult season ticket for the coming season is 345 pounds! Considering it's third division football we're talking about I think that's way over the odds. Paid 245 for my EE season ticket season before last and that was division 2 football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted May 17, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Nope. Can't agree with that. They set their prices at the start of the season and then changed them before the end of the season which resulted in refunds. Bloody stupid and irresponsible. cynic, I think you (and many others on this thread) have got the wrong end of the stick. This is not a refund for poor performance in season 2012/13. Wolves have already gone through their "early bird" renewal period for the 2013/14 season where to encourage renewals they set 2 prices, one for Championship football, one for League 1 football. Fans paid the Championship price and now their fate has been sealed will be receiving refunds of the difference between the two prices offered. In the meantime, Wolves were able to claim interest (or more likely offset debit interest) on the estimated £250k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opeth67 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Seems a very good system to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted May 17, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Seems a very good system to me. For the club, if I renew, I'm quite happy to hold onto my money until the opening day of the season , why the desire to pay for goods (games) months in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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