If Rovers got the gig and they get some money, fair play to them. That they have to play the role of the Washington Generals to Liverpools Globetrotters is just something every club has to put up with to make a few bob. Equivalent to , but not as bad as, Shels and then Bohs, playing TV`s " The Dream Team. You take the money, go along with the hype, but just feel a bit dirty afterwards
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flat rate sounds great if its sold out , if theres a 1000 fans there then that flat rate wont cover the lights for the night never mind pay both clubs !!! do the fcuking maths here !!! Rovers will get a % of ticket sales like the
fai and liverpool will get a rate for coming over !!!!
Last edited by moonman; 27/03/2014 at 9:52 AM.
Rovers won't get a percentage of ticket sales. There won't be anything like 1000 at the game, so covering costs isn't an issue. Throw Rovers E20k (or whatever keeps them happy, and best of luck to them with it obviously) and keep the rest of the money for Liverpool/the FAI.
Why should Rovers get more the more people pay in? This isn't Rovers' game.
You're still not getting it. Rovers will probably get paid even before the game takes place. I't will make no difference to them if there's 100 there or 50,000. The gamble with how many people show up is on the FAI's shoulders.
Let's for arguments sake say Rovers are getting €30,000. If 100 people show up they still get that €30,000 if 50,000 show up they still get €30,000
Here on a technicality.
I can't even begin to fathom the jump in logic that has led to that conclusion. Could you elaborate a bit?
If it's twenty quid a ticket and Rovers' fee is E20k, then the first 1000 people through the gates pay Rovers' fee. Do you think the crowd will end there? Do you think a club like Liverpool - who've played these kind of games in other countries - have no grasp of the economics involved?
A percentage fee for Rovers would be more expensive than a flat fee, and that defeats the point of this game.
look to be honest ive lost interest here , i couldnt care if no body turns up , either way i wont be given my money to rovers or the fai to see 2 depleted teams play a game of ball that no player on show has any interest in playing !!! i.d rather pay money to the 2 fai junior cup finalists who play a few weeks later at the same venue !!!!
You could just acknowledge that we're right rather than go completely off tangent. It'd save on exclamation marks too.
Even though it's probably an appearance fee, the bottom line is that it's a nice little earner for Rovers, they'll probably get more from this than they would winning the setanta cup.
The FAI just needed someone to play, they clearly don't give a damn beyond that.
Although the likes of Pats might feel aggrieved that they were overlooked for the game as champions.
wait and see what figures come out , already said earlier that the world cup players wouldn't travel and got shot down only to be proved right by a statement which was released by liverpool and when these figures come out after the 14th I,m sure ill be right again !!!!!!
Moonman living up to his name here.
Realistically, this will sell out for no other reason than it's in the Aviva and the possibility they'll play some stars. That alone will attract a lot of people who wouldn't bother going to see Manchster United XI in Tallaght or Liverpool XI at UCD. It's a shame it's not being advertised as Shamrock Rovers XI as I'd be surprised if it was even as strong as Rovers' Setanta team.
Or how about the people who want to see Liverpool pay to see that and the people who want to see junior football pay to see that, and we use any money to progress the game?
The details aren't ever going to be officially released so calm down on the "I'll be proved right" BS
All we know is that Rovers will make a good few quid out of the game and that there'll be at least 30,000 people there (I think it'll sell out).
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charlie ,yes keeping the money in this country and improving our game is vital !! dodge to be honest with out the big guns travelling I cant see this selling out but you never know , if they come as league champions it could be a different story but either way a great coup for rovers if it draws a big crowd !!!
I've always reckoned that, after Celtic barstoolers, the Liverpool barstoolers are the dumbest.
Who organised this anyway? If it wasn't Rovers themselves then why Rovers rather than for example Pats as the Champions? For the record I'm not at all bothered which LOI team is involved (unless they want Longford!). Just curious.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
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