Hull City owners to take majority stake in Dundalk?

**joey B** · 11/09/2024, 4:22 PM

The PressboxDundalk podcast well worth a listen today to get an idea of the story at Dundalk ,James Rogers seems to be pretty sure that alot of local businesses are going to get burned from this�..

**Another Bohemia** · 11/09/2024, 5:38 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Average ticket price at Bohs is �11. Adult �16, concession �11 and child �6.

Take in season tickets, just for arguments sake even say all 2,000, or thereabouts, season tickets were all at the �250 rate, works out at �13 a game.

So, the 2,000 season ticket holders are providing �468,000 for the season, while the regular match day ticket crowd are taking in �336,000.

It's still a cracking figure for ticket income for the season, but still about �200k short of the million.

All this is based off your assumption of 3,700 average. Despite Bohs actually averaging about 4,200.

A 4,200 average for the season would bump that up by about another 100k.

Bohs are lucky to have the bars on top of that. I know Dan McDonnell mentioned it on LOI Central a few weeks back after a particularly poor showing from Bohs the bars were still hopping. I believe it was after the last game against Dundalk. Whoever it was revenue from stuff like that is huge for any club

**David BOHie** · 11/09/2024, 5:51 PM

In 2022, Bohs turned over �4m. �1.05m was gates and memberships, �1.5m in merchandise, the rest in sponsorship, bar sales, match programmers, transfers etc.

We spent roughly �4m too. Running women's teams, youth teams etc ion top of mens senior team is an expensive business

**joey B** · 11/09/2024, 8:10 PM

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...745529337.html

American investor interested in Dundalk,was behind Flippo getting the job a few years ago and still works with him,interested in multi club European operation with a club in Switzerland already acquired��

**brendy_�ire** · 11/09/2024, 8:54 PM

And begin the cycle all over again? I know Dundalk are desperate, but this surely can't be the option? Questions over the debt remain too. Whatever about local creditors, owing money to Revenue is the big one.

**ger121** · 11/09/2024, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...745529337.html

American investor interested in Dundalk,was behind Flippo getting the job a few years ago and still works with him,interested in multi club European operation with a club in Switzerland already acquired��

Someone posted an article on SM where one of the clubs this guy owns, signed his son who has no professional experience and only played at a college level.

If nobody is willing to buy the club and clear down the debt, then what options are open to the club/new owners?

**Longfordian** · 11/09/2024, 9:49 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...745529337.html

American investor interested in Dundalk,was behind Flippo getting the job a few years ago and still works with him,interested in multi club European operation with a club in Switzerland already acquired��

Anyone that's part of a multi club model can't be evil.

**oriel** · 11/09/2024, 9:58 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

And begin the cycle all over again? I know Dundalk are desperate, but this surely can't be the option? Questions over the debt remain too. Whatever about local creditors, owing money to Revenue is the big one.

Is there anything to be said for having another Mass?

**ger121** · 11/09/2024, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Is there anything to be said for having another Mass?

As in another mass spending spree? Think that is well underway.

**NavanBohs** · 12/09/2024, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Average ticket price at Bohs is �11. Adult �16, concession �11 and child �6.

Take in season tickets, just for arguments sake even say all 2,000, or thereabouts, season tickets were all at the �250 rate, works out at �13 a game.

So, the 2,000 season ticket holders are providing �468,000 for the season, while the regular match day ticket crowd are taking in �336,000.

It's still a cracking figure for ticket income for the season, but still about �200k short of the million.

All this is based off your assumption of 3,700 average. Despite Bohs actually averaging about 4,200.

A 4,200 average for the season would bump that up by about another 100k.

Our combined member/ST base is around the 3,000 mark. The majority of this is members, which is �400 rather than �250 which is season ticket price and we've just a few hundred of those.

We sell a very limited amount of concession tickets, and for games against Rovers/Pats/Shels/Dundalk/Derry ("Category A" games) our adult price is �20 which is the bulk of public sale tickets. So average public ticket price much higher than �11 too.

In 2022 our combined membership/ST/ticket sales was a little over �1m with an average attendance of 3,209.

**outspoken** · 12/09/2024, 11:21 AM

Dundalk wages now paid

**Buckett** · 12/09/2024, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by NavanBohs

Our combined member/ST base is around the 3,000 mark. The majority of this is members, which is �400 rather than �250 which is season ticket price and we've just a few hundred of those.

We sell a very limited amount of concession tickets, and for games against Rovers/Pats/Shels/Dundalk/Derry ("Category A" games) our adult price is �20 which is the bulk of public sale tickets. So average public ticket price much higher than �11 too.

In 2022 our combined membership/ST/ticket sales was a little over �1m with an average attendance of 3,209.

I would have thought that Bohs had a lot more than a few hundred season ticket holders

**NavanBohs** · 12/09/2024, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Buckett

I would have thought that Bohs had a lot more than a few hundred season ticket holders

Most nowadays opt for membership or convert from ST to membership where possible - it's essentially part ownership of the club with your season ticket included so you could more or less say we have 3,000+ season tickets holders. All members have access to the Jodi and priority over STs for away tickets. I think the only actual season tickets we can sell now are for the uncovered Des Kelly stand.

**Buckett** · 12/09/2024, 2:31 PM

Ah right, that's where I got confused. Great numbers, the new Dalymount will need an extension before long.

**Martinho II** · 12/09/2024, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Dundalk wages now paid

By whom?

**Longfordian** · 12/09/2024, 5:09 PM

Finn Harps considering looking for outside investment apparently.

**ger121** · 12/09/2024, 6:28 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Finn Harps considering looking for outside investment apparently.

Wrong thread I know but I wonder how the fundraising is going for the stadium. Maybe the hope is that investment would expedite the process. In a weird way, Harps would be a more attractive proposition to invest in presently than Dundalk.

**culloty82** · 13/09/2024, 2:05 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Finn Harps considering looking for outside investment apparently.

More info here - am I right in thinking it's just Bohs, Cobh, Harps and Sligo who follow the supporters trust model now?

https://highlandradio.com/2024/09/12...nership-model/