Anybody else aware that the current ASB Premiership licencing agreement doing the rounds still provides for the spoils from the club world cup to be divided among the 8 clubs?
The attending club obviously gets the lions share followed by a cut for NZF (15%?) then the remainder divided amongst the remaining 7 ASB Premiership sides. No problem with any of that as it appears consistent with previous years, only difference being that this year one of those remaining 7 teams (SC Wanderers) is the property of NZF. Double dipping anyone?
Is this an oversight by NZF or trying to slip one under the radar? Any franchises already signed and returned their agreements? They probably should have given the league is already underway and if they haven't are they all operating illegally? Wonder what funding agencies would make of this? And SPARC?
Interesting to read Auckland chairman Vuksich's comments last week that Auckland & Waitakere actually lose money because of the prize money distribution agreement (near end of article):
Meanwhile Vuksich says when Auckland City and Waitakere appear in the Club World Cup, it is other franchises that benefit through a profit-share agreement in the league licence, but they cop hefty costs.
"We lose money every time we go there and the rest of the clubs benefit," he says.
"They come back with a positive, we come back with a negative. The cost of us going up there is at least $150,000, and the other clubs get around $30-40,000 and we get 120,000
"Sponsorship, fundraising and working our arses off makes up the deficit as well as a decent overdraft understanding with the bank.
"Under the rules of NZ Football I don't know how that can change, but it's definitely not an advantage going there. The club that goes is at a serious disadvantage.
"We got $1.5 million the year when we won two games. But three of the four times we have come back with big minuses."
Big Pete 65, Christchurch