Ancient Mariner
Well-Known Member
I wonder whether MC has employed Sean on a pro rata basis to negotiate with the alleged investors..
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At the end of the day there are very few 'investors' in football. Just benefactors.
Like the original COE concept before it was turned into a private property deal?I might be looking at this the wrong way but I don't see why it needs to be like this.
I think that in general you can't expect a football club to make money purely on its football operations, and that's what you probably mean, and what we generally talk about. So then why not expand the business to other opportunities?
Look at the other codes in Australia, they have interests in licenced venues so thats money coming in from pokies etc. Our stance on gambling probably contradicts this approach but there must be more revenue streams to consider.
At the end of the day nobody should expect to make any money or even break even by setting some unrealistic KPI on bums on seats at the games or hat sales alone.
So you would think other opportunities would be considered?
The point is you need a benefactor to start with to put the money into developing other income streams.I might be looking at this the wrong way but I don't see why it needs to be like this.
I think that in general you can't expect a football club to make money purely on its football operations, and that's what you probably mean, and what we generally talk about. So then why not expand the business to other opportunities?
Look at the other codes in Australia, they have interests in licenced venues so thats money coming in from pokies etc. Our stance on gambling probably contradicts this approach but there must be more revenue streams to consider.
At the end of the day nobody should expect to make any money or even break even by setting some unrealistic KPI on bums on seats at the games or hat sales alone.
So you would think other opportunities would be considered?
You mean free land and a $10m grant?The point is you need a benefactor to start with to put the money into developing other income streams.
Like the original COE concept before it was turned into a private property deal?
Its not that easy these days to get a pokies licence. And I imagine the existing clubs would try to block more coming into the coast. Maybe if someone took over an existing club/licence and then moved it somewhere.Look at the other codes in Australia, they have interests in licenced venues so thats money coming in from pokies etc. Our stance on gambling probably contradicts this approach but there must be more revenue streams to consider.
Like that. But tbh that is chicken feed. You need someone seriously rich to set up a stream that can be used over a number of years to develop both the infrastructure and the squad. Over time as the club streams develop the club can be weaned off the benefactors income stream. In that way they can be self-sustaining in the long term after the benefactor moves on.You mean free land and a $10m grant?
Don’t we own cikersI might be looking at this the wrong way but I don't see why it needs to be like this.
I think that in general you can't expect a football club to make money purely on its football operations, and that's what you probably mean, and what we generally talk about. So then why not expand the business to other opportunities?
Look at the other codes in Australia, they have interests in licenced venues so thats money coming in from pokies etc. Our stance on gambling probably contradicts this approach but there must be more revenue streams to consider.
At the end of the day nobody should expect to make any money or even break even by setting some unrealistic KPI on bums on seats at the games or hat sales alone.
So you would think other opportunities would be considered?
That was supposed to be a revenue stream for the club but it got hijacked and now the club get nothing.Like that. But tbh that is chicken feed. You need someone seriously rich to set up a stream that can be used over a number of years to develop both the infrastructure and the squad. Over time as the club streams develop the club can be weaned off the benefactors income stream. In that way they can be self-sustaining in the long term after the benefactor moves on.
There used to be a club on the exact spot of the Mariners called Club Tuggerah. We visited from Sydney with Coastie fam before we were smart enough to actaully move here.Its not that easy these days to get a pokies licence. And I imagine the existing clubs would try to block more coming into the coast. Maybe if someone took over an existing club/licence and then moved it somewhere.
Location would also be an issue. people probably aren't going to drive past existing venues to get to the mariners club unless there is a massive drawcard. Pokies alone isn't going to do it.
Most alternate revenue streams are completely unrelated to the football operations and I'm not sure they would be up to covering the losses of the football side (or at best looking at a long time to become that profitably stable.
It was the old tennis club I think. When I first started working at Tuggerah it did a pretty decent lunch special at the Chinese restaurant.There used to be a club on the exact spot of the Mariners called Club Tuggerah. We visited from Sydney with Coastie fam before we were smart enough to actaully move here.