Not a prayer with this lot still here.
Interesting poll on bbs with regard to ST renewals next season .
Currently 50% are renewing but obviously 50% aren't .
If that poll stacks up then you are looking at 5k ST holders next season which is unprecedented since the mid 90's .
That equates to average crowds next season of around 7k and possibly 6k if we aren't pulling any trees up .
http://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/wil...season.288698/
To be fair they haven't been voting in their hundreds. If I'm being honest ì think sales will plummet but not by the 50% as the survey is currently telling us.
I'd suggest around a 20 to 25% drop in sales which is still considerable. By my estimations that would end up near to 1 million pounds which is certainly a considerable loss in revenue. The loss of at least 6 million Television revenue is also to factor in.
I don't know what contracts the players are on but I hope they are variable pay wise as to which league we're operating in. When you consider the signings in the summer are all tied up to 3/4 year deals, there's a possibly that it could be on championship wages for the duration of their deals. If that's the case then we are gonna be in big big trouble financially.
Agree it's difficult to get an exact figure for what the sales are likely to be .
I'd factor in personally an error margin of 15% and say sales will be down by 35% .
That's massively substantial as you've pointed out Pass and will impact on the budget for next season .
BACK THE BOARD ! Wee wan yor munny !!