Anybody any idea how the gate receipts are split or not?
They have always been split since time began, the Ticket rules are more interesting though:
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19 Financial Rules
19.1 The proceeds of each match after paying thereout the travelling expenses of the Visiting Club, the ground and other expenses of the match including Value Added Tax, floodlighting of the playing pitch and ancillary lighting (not to exceed £200), advertising, printing, postage, police charges, turnstile operators, stewards, contribution to first aid helpers and clearing the ground of snow, provided in the case of the last mentioned item the Visiting Club is notified in advance of the match in question of the approximate cost (such net proceeds being hereinafter referred to as ‘the Net Cup Competition Gate’) shall save as set out below be divided as follows:
19.1.1 45 per cent to each Club taking part in such match; and
19.1.2 10 per cent to the Cup Competition Pool (hereinafter called ‘the Pool Account’) the proceeds of which are to be divided at the end of the Competition in the ratio 1:1 between
a) the Clubs in The Premier League; and
b) the Clubs in the EFL. "
"22 Tickets
22.1 Immediately after the draw is known the two Clubs concerned must mutually agree the prices. All questions in dispute must be immediately referred to the Management Committee for settlement.
22.2 In all Cup Competition matches, the Visiting Club shall have the right to claim 10 per cent of all tickets reserved or otherwise sold in advance (any variation to that figure shall be subject to the consent of the Management Committee) and on the following conditions: -
22.2.1 the request for tickets shall be made within three days of the draw, with the exception of the First Round where such request should be made no later than 14 days before the date of the match;
22.2.2 the admission prices to be charged to supporters of a Visiting Club shall not be higher than those charged to the supporters of the Home Club for comparable accommodation and in particular concessionary rates offered to senior citizens and junior supporters shall apply equally to both sets of supporters; "
For 22.2.1 as City have to agree the prices I hope it isn't near £50 when our last game was £12.
For 22.2.2 United always charge their fans £5 less for being members, where every other club in teh last 10 years we have played away in these circumstances has extended ST discounts to the away fans (e.g Blackburn, Bolton, West Ham, Swansea)
I hope City just don't roll over and agree high prices and for United fans to pay less like the last 2 times we visited in the cups.
I think United plan to charge us £46 and £45 for tickets their fans pay £41 and £40.
