Bournemouth v Swansea (FA Cup Fourth Round) Thurs 25 Jan 19:45
Three steps away from Wembley for the winner, Fifth, Quarter, Semi. Probably steps too far for us but it’s all extra income for the club
Fourth Round winners £120k
Fifth Round winners £225k
Quarter winners £500k
Semi winners £1m
Final winner £2m
Gate money per round 45% each club, not much though with Bournemouth’s 11,300 capacity ground.
Plus TV income as match is shown live on S4C, S4C Clic, BBC iPlayer and Sgorio’s YouTube, with English and Welsh commentary option.
The earlier rounds are usually a chance to rotate the squad but with no league match until the following Tuesday when we travel to leaders Leicester, I would pick our best players and go for it.
Bournemouth have been in good form lately, even beating Man Utd 0-3 at Old Trafford, but stumbled last Saturday losing 0-4 at home to league leaders Liverpool.