wild dog wrote:MW wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:MatteeG wrote:
But they shell out 400k to play in the SANFL each year?
Yep, that's the stupidity of it all
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Well it's simple really.
AFL do not want an AFL reserves side so the fact Adelaide would need to fork out $500k for it is mute as it is not their decision.
SANFL agreed to have Adelaide in the SANFL at $400k and Adelaide accepted.
Or we have to read what the actual agreement is. Ive done a quick google search for the agreement, and found Wikipedia Adelaide SANFL:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club_(SANFL) and Adelaide Football Clubs web site
http://www.afc.com.au/news/2013-08-15/sanfl-agreement-details-Regards the point you are making, the statement from the Adelaide Football Clubs site says
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
Commitment & Licence Fee
•15 year term, reviewed annually by the SANFL
•12 month notice period for SANFL & SANFL Clubs to terminate agreement
•AFC to pay an annual licence fee – 50% on December 1st and 50% on June 1st to the SANFL for their involvement in the SANFL League Competition
•In 2014, this fee is to be $400K ($50K per SANFL Club), with CPI increases for the 2015 and 2016 seasons
•Licence fee to be reviewed at the end of the 2016 season, with CPI increases a minimum for subsequent seasons
which would mean the last point is relevant. We
do have the ability at the end of this season to substantially increase the fee. This must be revisited and I suggest that all on here contact their respective clubs and demand they at least get proper compensation from the Adelaide Football Club to replace lost revenues since the introduction of the reserves teams.
Is the CPI the same as the RPI in the UK which is the Retail Price Index. If it is then any increases would be index linked and can only be increased in line with inflation.
Another poor decision by the SANFL. Effectively, they agreed to be tied to inflation rate increases before they had any evidence of the affect the AFL Reserves teams would have on the SANFL League clubs.
Surely any junior negotiator would want to link any Fee increases to the performance of the other promises made by Adelaide. Example, Adelaide said they would increase the gates by 4,000. Even using a basic calculation of 4,000 total attendance, any number less than this increases the fee by the twice the Percentage. Simple really, average attendance per SANFL, say 2,000 (1/2) then the fee doubles to $100k per club.
It would have motivated Adelaide to at least promote the SANFL and try to get numbers to the ground, knowing that if they didn't it would cost them cold, hard cash.
As it is, there is no monetary motivation for Adelaide to do anything in favour of the SANFL. It's no wonder they don't give a shit about anything SANFL with the cushy deal they got.