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Read my original posting. I only mentioned Spurs away. Yes no doubt over the two ties we made a nice profit. No doubt similar with the Newcastle tie. At no time did I denigrate the competition like you suggest.
Denigrate it? From where you coming? Now you have introduced the Dale home tie into the equation. I never mentioned that. I simply stated that I was told that the cost of putting on the Spurs game at Wembley Stadium, security costs etc were greater than the gate receipts.
FA Cup gate receipts are apportioned after the deduction of match costs, with each club receiving 45% of the net receipts and the remaining 10% going to the Football Association (The FA). These expenses can include costs for the pitch protection system and floodlighting, among other items agreed upon in advance by the competing clubs.
The Spurs replay had an attendance of 24627 with tickets at much reduced prices. From what I was told the ticket receipts didn't even cover the cost of hiring Wembley.
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