Reply With QuoteI'm wondering why the Wellington Phoenix, who play in the Australian A-league aren't elgible to compete in the Oceania club championship. Surely they'd make better representation for the region.
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I was reading some stuff on the FIFA Club World cup and they said that the players from this team are amateur, essentially the have monday-friday jobs while playing football on the side. Is this the case for the Impact and Whitecaps along with other teams in the USL?
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I'm wondering why the Wellington Phoenix, who play in the Australian A-league aren't elgible to compete in the Oceania club championship. Surely they'd make better representation for the region.
Probably because they play in an "Asian" league.
As for the USL, it is a semi-pro league. Top players will make a decent salary, but nothing extravagant, ie $40k-$60k for 6-8 months of work. Some players play indoors, hold camps, or hold other jobs for additional income.
For the Impact, a player like Leduc holds camps, while Fronimadis apparently works in a bar and Gervais works as an engineer at Saputo.
Daniel, what would you estimate the recently re-signed DiLorenzo is making?
I'd expect something in that range (40-60k), plus maybe an apartment while in MTL?. Seeing as he lives in Argentina, a stable pay and a decent salary in a good organisation is pretty good money and job.
Interesting thought crossed my mind. Are the revenues for a club such as the impact all that much different than a typical MLS clubs? especially considering that MLS has revenue sharing model. If not why couldn't the team salaries budget be more in line with MLS?
The Mtl attendance is not drastically different than some MLS clubs ( eg.: NYRB)and their games are televised on SRC plus on two radio stations. Their board ads ( unlike TFC) look like its revenues that accrue to the club and not the league. Recall that many TFC board advertisments are league or US based with questionable affiliation to Canada which leads me to suggest that its revenue that goes to the league rather than club; unlike the Impact whereby the board ads suggest a local affiliation.
Therefore, if MLS clubs can cap team salaries at $2.1 Mil, would it be unfair to say that, based on the Mtl Impact model, you could have a salary budget of, say, $1.5 Mil? That averages out to $83,000 per player ( 1,500,000/18).
There is, however, a huge difference in ticket prices and number of tickets given away for free. Plus, although the Impact have good attendance for the USL, it is still only slightly more than half of the TFC attendance.
Actually, i forgot to mention ticket prices. Individually, the ticket prices also strike me as very comparable. the price of my ticket was 15$, because its part of a season ticket package, the average cost comes to 10-12$. I think i paid more at the Impact game that I attended.quote:Originally posted by Grizzly
There is, however, a huge difference in ticket prices and number of tickets given away for free. Plus, although the Impact have good attendance for the USL, it is still only slightly more than half of the TFC attendance.
Though you may have point in regards to the high end tickets. At the recent ticket window ( open house) for season ticket holders that was held in october , they were selling sideline tables for $12,500 for the whole year. And if I a not mistaken, they sold them out as well.
Sponsorship and TV contracts are big in MLS.
Adidas is paying the league something like $15m a year for its equipment exclusivity deal.
The Impact's total budget is at around $2m, about half of that accounting for player budget.
Compare the Impact's head office with TFC's and you start to see the difference in scale.
Edit: Wow, looks like the Impact Head Office has *grown*, especially with ticket sales.
You must be sitting in the cheapest seats (supporter's end zone section) though if that is what you paid. What you are referring to as high end tickets is more than 2/3rds of BMO stadium. At CCR the majority of tickets sold for $10 adults and $5 children. The more expensive opposing stand (I think it was $20 or $25) was often not so full and many of those in the seats had complimentary tickets. From ticket revenue I think there is a big gap between the clubs.quote:Originally posted by Free kick
Actually, i forgot to mention ticket prices. Individually, the ticket prices also strike me as very comparable. the price of my ticket was 15$, because its part of a season ticket package, the average cost comes to 10-12$. I think i paid more at the Impact game that I attended.quote:Originally posted by Grizzly
There is, however, a huge difference in ticket prices and number of tickets given away for free. Plus, although the Impact have good attendance for the USL, it is still only slightly more than half of the TFC attendance.
Though you may have point in regards to the high end tickets. At the recent ticket window ( open house) for season ticket holders that was held in october , they were selling sideline tables for $12,500 for the whole year. And if I a not mistaken, they sold them out as well.
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