League prize funds reduced.

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11/02/2011, 11:34 PM
osarusan

League prize funds reduced.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/...sportscup.html

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The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed a reduction in the prize fund for the 2011 Airtricity League.

The decision comes about after the Association concluded meetings with clubs and representatives from the other strands of the game about the prize fund for the forthcoming campaign.

In recent seasons, clubs have made significant reductions to their cost base over particularly in the area of player and staff salaries.

The winners of the 2011 Airtricity Premier League Division will receive €100,000, while the First Division champions will be awarded €25,000.

€50,000 is the pot for the FAI Cup winners next November, with €25,000 going to the runners-up.

The EA Sports Cup champions will pick up €10,000, with €5,000 going to the beaten finalists.

No great surprise I suppose. Does anybody have previous figures for comparison? Also, how much does it cost to enter the league?

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The decision comes about after the Association concluded meetings with clubs and representatives from the other strands of the game about the prize fund for the forthcoming campaign.
11/02/2011, 11:38 PM
redobit

Delaneys golden, diamond stuuded throne has to be paid for you know.
12/02/2011, 1:50 AM
SwanVsDalton

We were going to win too...RIDDEN ROCK SOLID.
12/02/2011, 1:54 AM
Ezeikial

Is there any further info on the prize money for 2nd down to 10th? As I recall the reduction last season was significant at the top end (winners, runners-up) but was largely unchanged from there down. It would be interesting to see the full figurers for 2009, 2010 and for 2011
12/02/2011, 4:31 AM
SkStu

We won 280k in 2009. It definitely went down again last season to around 200k. To decrease again to 100k for 2011 is a huge drop in 3 seasons in anyones language.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...241954245.html

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/...ityleague.html
12/02/2011, 8:24 AM
compo

[QUOTE=SwanVsDalton;1452138]We were going to win too...RIDDEN ROCK SOLID.[/QUOTE]
Hey!! Rico The Talkative has copyright on that phrase!
TBF, it's very disappointing, but people in the FAI have lost their jobs, so the cutbacks are hardly in one area alone. I'm sure the people who lost their jobs there would be annoyed if they were the only ones to suffer.
12/02/2011, 8:56 AM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Is there any further info on the prize money for 2nd down to 10th? As I recall the reduction last season was significant at the top end (winners, runners-up) but was largely unchanged from there down

Last year was 40k for tenth and I think about 46k for fifth, so you're right there. I've a notion the cost to enter the league was 20k, and possibly even 40k. It'd be interesting to see if this has reduced too.
12/02/2011, 9:30 AM
Longfordian

The administrative staff who run the league are now on three day weeks as well apparently, including senior people like Michael Hayes. Things are very tight up there .
12/02/2011, 9:54 AM
SwanVsDalton

Gambling financial security on success makes even less sense now, if that were possible.
12/02/2011, 10:28 AM
sligoman

They just reduced it this low because they know Shams wont win it again this year ;)
12/02/2011, 10:51 AM
D.24saint

Is the Fai deal now worth it to clubs with the added red tape and massive security costs that their security plans bring to league I wonder?
12/02/2011, 10:57 AM
passerrby

so we have registration fees totalling about 270k approx add on another 30k in fines and prize money of 300k ..how much do the fai put into league of ireland again
12/02/2011, 11:31 AM
athloneman

it's nice to finally see that the fai are finally showing where there priority lies which is clearly not with domestic football in this country.......
12/02/2011, 11:54 AM
Spudulika

Athloneman, the clubs voted to extend the deal (after some posturing) and continue this mess. It won't get better soon and the image of the LOI will drop further, which means that no self-respecting alternative will come in next time, so it's the FAI or nothing! Shocking drop in the winners prize money, it's now officially half of that gotten by the winners in Malta! Though by comparison not too bad as the winners in Russia get 500k.
12/02/2011, 12:13 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Spudulika

Shocking drop in the winners prize money, it's now officially half of that gotten by the winners in Malta! Though by comparison not too bad as the winners in Russia get 500k.

I recall another in-the-know poster - don't know if you remember him? - who also posted unsubstantiated claims, primarily about Maltese and Russian football and who took excessive umbrage whenever it was suggested he was a complete spoofer; a carge that, in the end, was proven. Coincidence, I wonder?
12/02/2011, 12:24 PM
HulaHoop

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Originally Posted by passerrby

so we have registration fees totalling about 270k approx add on another 30k in fines and prize money of 300k ..how much do the fai put into league of ireland again

Interesting point. Where is the sponsorship money from Airtricity going I wonder?
12/02/2011, 12:41 PM
athloneman

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Where is the sponsorship money from Airtricity going I wonder?

paying for delaneys wages or the aviva i imagine.......
12/02/2011, 1:43 PM
passerrby

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Originally Posted by HulaHoop

Interesting point. Where is the sponsorship money from Airtricity going I wonder?

artricty, daily star, 98fm ea sports and others
12/02/2011, 2:19 PM
HulaHoop

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Originally Posted by passerrby

artricty, daily star, 98fm ea sports and others

There's definitely a story for a good investigative journalist here. Are the FAI now actually taking money out of the domestic league and diverting it elsewhere? Add up all the sponsorship deals (Airtricity, The Star, 98FM, EA Sports etc.), the registration fees from clubs and money taken in from fines. Does all that add up to more than the prize money and cost of admin for the league?
12/02/2011, 2:25 PM
passerrby

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Originally Posted by HulaHoop

There's definitely a story for a good investigative journalist here. Are the FAI now actually taking money out of the domestic league and diverting it elsewhere? Add up all the sponsorship deals (Airtricity, The Star, 98FM, EA Sports etc.), the registration fees from clubs and money taken in from fines. Does all that add up to more than the prize money and cost of admin for the league?

also does eufa give associations grants for national leagues? licensing etc

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