7.30 tonight Bbc1 ..A good run or a quick exit..Which do you prefer ? ..We never seem to do well in the cup ,perhaps a good run will boost confidence ...here's a breakdown of the prize money..quite interesting..

FA Cup 2018/19 Prize Money Breakdown

ROUNDS WINNERS PRIZE MONEY
1st Preliminary Round184 clubs £1,500
2nd Preliminary Round160 £1,925
1st Qualifying Round 116 £3,000
2nd Qualifying Round 80 £4,500
3rd Qualifying Round 40 £7,500
4th Qualifying Round 32 £12,500
FA Cup – Round 1 40 £18,000
FA Cup – Round 2 20 £27,000
FA Cup – Round 3 32 £67,500
FA Cup – Round 4 16 £90,000
FA Cup – Round 5 8 £180,000
FA Cup – Round 6 4 £360,000
Semifinal Winners 1 £900,000
Semifinal Losers 1 £450,000
Runner-Ups 1 £900,000
Champions 1 £1,800,000



Television Fee For Every Live Match Broadcasted

ROUNDS
FA Cup – Round 1 £67,500 Replay £33,750
FA Cup – Round 2 £72,000 Replay £36,000
FA Cup – Round 3 £144,000 Replay£72,000
FA Cup – Round 4 £144,000 Replay £72,000
FA Cup – Round 5 £247,500 Replay £123,750
FA Cup – Round 6 £247,500 Replay £123,750


Gate Receipt Revenue Share:

English FA has installed a good system where both home and away teams for every tie of FA Cup get 45% of gate receipt revenue each. So if a lower league team hit a jackpot and they are drawn against a top premier league side away they make more money from that away game than their entire season (or in some cases several season).

Away teams have a right to 15% of home team's stadium capacity for its supporters and 15% of disabled allocated area seats too.

To satisfy FFP it's all about turnover - and this can be done by selling players, improved gate receipts or earning more in merchandise etc - so a decent Cup run can be crucial for some clubs ............ buying & trading wise too.