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Quoted from forza ivano

Similar to Gary Player (I think it was him anyway) who said the more I practice the luckier I get.

with 1878 I think it's also pertinent to consider the Brailsford quote re British cycling - in order to improve things 100% you need to imprive 100 things by 1% , and to an extent that's what they've done - small, incremental improvements. Nothing spectacular , but it all adds up. and this coverage and this money will only acclerate the ability to make these changes at a quicker pace

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You’re right. That’s a quote I use a lot when I’m teaching CI. It’s very true too.

Quoted from RonMariner

So far we have earned £333k in prize money. We get £75k for the Tv coverage of the Southampton game. So that’s £408k guaranteed. Then their are gate receipts from the fist five games. In total them must have been 30,000 tickets sold so I am guessing that’s about £600k of which we get some percentage, maybe 40%? If so then that would be another £240k. So now we are up to £648k. Then there will a share of the Southampton gate, maybe another £160k.

So that’s £880k. If this thing about the last lower league side prize is true then we are making over. Million quid!!!

That’s all guesswork. I am sure the better informed posters will be able to provide a more accurate estimate.

But hey, what a fantastic boost to the finances!

Each club involved in these televised fifth round ties will receive £125,000 in addition to any payment from the competition’s prize fund.

Should put all the money towards the new training ground imho, when's the next time we are gonna get a £1m windfall (we'll maybe when we sell Clifton to a championship club 😉).

Forget the TV money, we’re only four games away from playing in Europe!

When has a great cup run got you anywhere

Taken from FA Cup website if we can beat Southampton that'll be 225,000 but look hoe much it goes up from qtrs.  The FA have to update this how long has it been like this 30 years has the prize money ever been increased??

First round proper winners     (40)     £41,000
Second round proper winners     (20)     £67,000
Third round proper winners     (32)     £105,000
Fourth round proper winners      (16)      £120,000
Fifth round proper winners     (8.)     £225,000
Quarter-final winners     (4)     £450,000
Semi-final winners     (2)     £1,000,000
Semi-final losers     (2)     £500,000
Final runners-up     (1)     £1,000,000
Final winners     (1)     £2,000,000

Yes, but when did a million quid windfall ever get you 3 points on a Saturday…..😀

I can't see any reference to "progress payments" or bonuses for last league two team. All they list is the round by round winners prizes. (which will do very nicely thank you)
Anyone seen any concrete facts regarding this?

Quoted from buckstown

I can't see any reference to "progress payments" or bonuses for last league two team. All they list is the round by round winners prizes. (which will do very nicely thank you)
Anyone seen any concrete facts regarding this?

The only thing I can find is this from the EFL. It’s from 2019 though so I’m not sure if it’s still being paid or if it’s been scrapped.

[url]https://www.efl.com/news/2019/march/efl-clubs-benefit-from-fa-cup-progress-prize/[/url]

From the first round to the 5th round, including the TV money we are going to receive for the Southampton game, we have earned income of £458,000. This does not include any revenue received from gate receipts both home and away.

In terms of what the gate receipt money looks like, that is essentially an equal share of the total ticket sales for each match, less VAT, less the travelling expenses of the Visiting Club (possibly accommodation depending on travelling distance rules), less the fees and expenses of the Match Officials, and less other match expenses allowed under the competition rules.  Expenses which include costs relating to gate attendants, turnstile operators, stewards, police charges, and floodlighting costs.

So all very positive stuff, aside from the uncertainty relating to the share of ticket sales less VAT and costs. I remember walking to the Luton game at Kenilworth Road and thinking to myself that the huge number of Police in attendance must have cost Luton Town a fortune. It isn't inconceivable that a highly policed fixture like that one might actually end up with zero money being paid to the visitors, because the costs might actually drive the fixture into a near breakeven or loss. I'd love to know. The rules though are very clear, that whilst the gate receipt profits are shared equally, if the fixture ends up as a net loss, then it is the home team that has to carry that loss.