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Quoted from 97

Does anyone know how much TV money etc gets filtered down to League 2? I was always aware of the enhanced £1 million parachute payment if you go down to the conference (shudder) but never quite sure how much being in League 2 is worth.

Think the solidarity payments (yeah, right) are about £300,000 or a weeks wages for Wayne Rooney. Not checked recently.

Quoted from Maringer

I do find it amusing when people talk about 'investment' into a football club. This sort of indicates that there is some hope of a return from the money 'invested' where, in reality, it's just money down the drain.

I suppose it is easier to say you're looking for 'investment' as opposed to a 'wealthy individual willing to lose money to boost his ego and profile'.

I blame Jack Walker.  

I think from what my Targers supporting mates tell me, the Allams ( when they eventually pull out of their global branding project ) stand to take a very tidy lump sum, to go along with the yearly interest revenue they've had on the loans they put in place when they took over

They could well  be exception to the rule of course, but I've been told eventually they will come out with quite a substantial dividend from their "investment"

Back in the day, 'businessmen' were often keen to get involved with football clubs with the intention of getting their grubby little fingers on the assets of the club i.e. the ground (something which does seem to occur in non-league to this day), but it isn't so much the case in the modern era.

There must certainly be money to be made at the highest level due to the stupid amounts of cash sloshing around the Premiershite, but I don't think you could say the same is true once you get down past the top tier.

I think the Allams probably are the exception to the rule but, of course, the Tahgers were a bit more fortunate than most clubs as they were given the keys to a brand-new stadium by the council. Simply a non-starter elsewhere. No doubt that is why Allam wanted to buy the site outright to increase the potential selling value of the club.

This article is by a Nottingham Forest fan and is well worth a read if you have a spare ten minutes

https://thelovingfeeling.com/2016/10/26/one-thousand-cuts/

The bit below rings true as a town fan.

An investment that he’s weaponised – one that he flaunts, every chance he gets, to prove his love. His worth. And it’s balderdash. It’s not an investment; it’s picking up the tab for mistake after self-inflicted mistake. An amount of money that would have been half of what it is today, if he’d only had the sense and the grace to let someone else play with this toy. An expert. Someone who knew.