Harry Kewell - What we're up against...
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2011/08/30/breaking-down-the-harry-kewell-deal/
After what seemed an eternity, Australian�s superstar Harry Kewell has finally signed for Melbourne Victory. In what is a massive coup for the A-League, the Socceroo has decided, at 32, that the time is right to come back to his home.
But his deal is a lot more complicated than your standard contract, and sets quite the precedent. Whilst no exact terms have been released by either side, several media outlets have reported the following terms:
First and foremost, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) is paying Kewell $500,000 per year. It is not uncommon for leagues to pay a portion of a player�s salary (See the AFL). However, Kewell had his image rights clause amended. Instead of the A-League holding all rights over the use of his image, it can only use his image in situations where it doesn�t conflict with his sponsors. No doubt the FFA won�t be happy with this, but it still leaves some wiggle room.
In terms of his Melbourne Victory deal, it is understood he will be receiving a base salary with heavy incentive clauses tied into the club�s revenue. Harry will receive 70% of any monies generated from him being at the club. The way this will be distinguished is by using last year�s figures. This includes areas such as memberships, gate receipts and merchandise.
So looking at these figures, one can make some assumptions. The membership figure pre Harry Kewell was hovering just under 10,000. Now that Kewell is at the club, the phone has been ringing off the hook for new memberships, with the entry level for an Adult being $190. It is not out of the question that Harry will bring in between 7000-10000 members, putting his cut at around the 1.1-1.3 million dollar mark.
In terms of attendance, Melbourne Victory averaged a little over 15,000 a game last year. Taking into account that a) 7-10k members won�t need gate tickets and b) most of the games are played at a 32,500 seat stadium, it is possible that the attendance may rise to 25-27k a game, with the bigger games attracting 40k. The bigger games are played at the roughly 53,000 seat Etihad Stadium. There are 14 home games this season. If he plays every one of them, and the gate increases by an average of about 12,000 a game, he could be looking at a figure over $1.5 million. With more memberships comes more jersey and general merchandise sales, which Harry will receive a percentage of as well.
Adding all these factors up, it is quite possible that Kewell may make over $3 million in the first year, with a slight decline in the following two years. This would still equate to a higher pay packet than what he would receive overseas. However, there is the possibility that this groundbreaking deal could backfire and he ultimately could receive less than what he is worth.
The A-League itself is a pretty big winner too. With the caliber of players such as Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton returning home, it gives them quite a bit of leverage when re-negotiating its TV rights deal, which is due to expire in 3 years.
However, it�s the precedent that has been set which is a concern to some. While there is no one near as marketable as Harry Kewell in the realm of football in Australia, what�s stopping an international star from commanding the same deal? When players can command this sort of revenue sharing deal, it can leave clubs in financial turmoil, struggling to pay for other expenses after the star has taken his cut.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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I don't like the fact that the a-league is financing some clubs players. It's not like Victory need the money either. It is good for the league, he is an extremely creative player, but from a fairness point of view this doesn't seem right.
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It is good for Marco aswell, playing along side a top player.
You'll never beat The Salmon!
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I hope someone has called Fory Rallon's agent!SurgeQld2011-09-06 09:18:36
E + R + O
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It is good for Marco aswell, training along side a top player.
Zing.
E + R + O
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I see what you did there...
You'll never beat The Salmon!
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It is good for Marco aswell, playing along side a top player.
Unless he ends up on the bench, or reserve team, because of it. Have you seen Melbournes squad? How many of these guys...Brebner, Solorzano ,Thompson, Rojas, Celeski, Pondeljak, Hern�ndez, Cernak, Kewell, Allsopp...will they play at once? 5? Maybe 6?
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I see what you did there...
Seems somebody didn't lol
E + R + O
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It is good for Marco aswell, playing along side a top player.
Unless he ends up on the bench, or reserve team,�because of it. Have you seen Melbournes squad? How many of these guys...Brebner, Solorzano ,Thompson, Rojas, Celeski, Pondeljak, Hern�ndez, Cernak, Kewell, Allsopp...will they play at once? 5? Maybe 6?
This. Wonder if we could get Allsopp? I think verbal will suffer as well.
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Does this mean rojas will be on the bench when/if all those players are fit?
Super lolz
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I thought that the TV deal was getting renewed next season?
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I thought that he wasn't getting the $500k from the FFA because they couldn't agree terms?? Will try and dig out the article
Normo's coming home
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off to watch them train next week cant wait for the season to start the season will be huge, not a victory fan but will go to watch kewell play against the better teams like sydney, perth, adelaide and unfortunately phoenix
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Heart promote Victory. Plastic league much?
The FFA making sure they get their money without remotely grasping the concept of rivalry.
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The Tards bore me!
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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Heart promote Victory.� Plastic league much?
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The FFA making sure they get their money without remotely grasping the concept of rivalry.
The Old Brett Emerton square up with the Tards trick???
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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LOL. Does FFA run Hearts website though? Or is this Heart running the story on its own accord?
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Maybe they got their Melbourne's mixed up.
Its no longer a problem.
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The FFA run all websites.
Any idea why? I can understand some direction and even regulations about content, but to actually write and dictate what is presented???
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...because they can control message. Same reason Phoenix members get emails offering them tickets to Socceroos matches.
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...because they can control message. Same reason Phoenix members get emails offering them tickets to Socceroos matches.
I've always found that a little annoying. Still... meh.
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Not even a glimpse of the Nix though. Is there something we don't know?
Its no longer a problem.
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Something we do know. The FFA spend f**k all on promotion here.
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Not even a glimpse of the Nix though. Is there something we don't know?
To be fair there really hasn't been much of a Nix presence in the A-League ads they last few times they've done them. So business as usual.
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The Phoenix are never in these kind of things, not even in the starting montage for each A-League game... Pretty sure Gold Coast and NQF got shown in there once or twice...
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Heart promote Victory. Plastic league much?
The FFA making sure they get their money without remotely grasping the concept of rivalry.
I wonder if there is something wrong with the Heart website?
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Heart promote Victory. Plastic league much?
The FFA making sure they get their money without remotely grasping the concept of rivalry.
I wonder if there is something wrong with the Heart website?
You can get the same info by changing the melbourneheartfc.com.au to the Nix website, its all basically the same website with just different starting points.
http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40871
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a-league websites are a disgrace
Normo's coming home
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However our team page has been updated it seems (amazing but true).
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
Junior822011-09-08 23:29:34
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
Junior822011-09-08 23:29:34
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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a-league websites are a disgrace
This
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However our team page has been updated it seems (amazing but true).
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
I quite like how we have signed Nikolas Tsattalios, the wing back, as well as his identical twin Nik Tsattalios, who of course is a midfield talent.
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a-league websites are a disgrace
This
Fuck this stupid game
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However our team page has been updated it seems (amazing but true).
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
You can see the old kit (Manny and Paul) alongside the new one (everyone else). Still like the original stripey.
I quite like how we have signed Nikolas Tsattalios, the wing back, as well as his identical twin Nik Tsattalios, who of course is a midfield talent.
It's the new Masterplan to keep wages down.
Clone Ritchie
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And this is our Home
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