erogenouszone
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APL certainly made alot when they took over.
Considering how things are going for them financially it's suffice to say than all of them were non-core promises.
General 2024/5 A League Men's thread
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Considering how things are going for them financially it's suffice to say than all of them were non-core promises.
FeedTheBrox
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For those thinking of going this week, but think prices are a bit high, the APL currently offering half price tickets. Just enter "Finals50" in the password box.
This applies for both games on Friday and Saturday.
This applies for both games on Friday and Saturday.
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One question - are we sure a league club finances are as bad as clubs say?
Whenever I try and make sense of A league expenses and their claimed deficits I can't make the math work unless some of what is reported as deficits is actually asset purchasing (perhaps buying fields for training/academies etc).
Claiming asset purchasing as a source of deficit is a nice trick to get tax deductions but also gives clubs negotiating leverage over players to suppress wages. But asset purchases aren't true liabilities, and certainly not a source of unsustainable liabilities since they tend to appreciate in price
That's not to say all is rosy with the distribution at 500k per club....but I do suspect things might be less bad than they look
Whenever I try and make sense of A league expenses and their claimed deficits I can't make the math work unless some of what is reported as deficits is actually asset purchasing (perhaps buying fields for training/academies etc).
Claiming asset purchasing as a source of deficit is a nice trick to get tax deductions but also gives clubs negotiating leverage over players to suppress wages. But asset purchases aren't true liabilities, and certainly not a source of unsustainable liabilities since they tend to appreciate in price
That's not to say all is rosy with the distribution at 500k per club....but I do suspect things might be less bad than they look