Cash for clubs as ground war ends with Etihad Stadium deal close

[Rocco Jones]

I hope this deal holds up and we put the windfall straight back into the football department (good development coaches, more pay for the assistant coaches), fitness staff (lock Davoren up for a couple of years) and pay for a few more rookies.

I would hope on top this that a bit of extra cash is found to ensure we are able to pay the full amount of $$'s we are allowed outside the salary cap via the marketing fund.

We have entrenched ourselves within the top 4 of the competition and to ensure we stay there we have to do all we can to keep our young & established players happy.

Could not agree more but not so sure Campbell Rose would see it that way! I know CEO's are innately like that but he seems to place an especially low value on the Footy Department.

[strebla]

I may be wrong here but isn't Cambell Trying to get some extra cash out of Mission to fund a full list and extra funds for the outside the cap aswell. If thats the case then i doubt he would see this as any different !

[Rocco Jones]

I may be wrong here but isn't Cambell Trying to get some extra cash out of Mission to fund a full list and extra funds for the outside the cap aswell. If thats the case then i doubt he would see this as any different !

I think Rose's first aim is to make regular, healthy profits and fair enough too. Once it is clear that we will make a healthy profit, I am sure Rose will be fine with pumping up the FD (well he has to).

[bulldogtragic]

Could we afford to create the VFL team, Footscray Football Club and be stand alone with this cash?

Hence developing our own players.

[strebla]

Could we afford to create the VFL team, Footscray Football Club and be stand alone with this cash?

Hence developing our own players.

I would think this is quite a few years off unfortunately

[boydogs]

Sounds like very good news

[BulldogBelle]

This news partly wipes away the Bitter and Twisted feeling l felt after Friday night.

Good news!!!!!!!!

[Rocco Jones]

Could we afford to create the VFL team, Footscray Football Club and be stand alone with this cash?

Hence developing our own players.

Does anyone know how much a stand alone VFL licence costs these days? The overall additional cost would be interesting, would have to factor in paying our VFL coach's full salary. Would it be much more than hiring another senior assistant coach? I don't see the great need for paying for quality state league players like Pods. Winning takes a distant back seat to development.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Does anyone know how much a stand alone VFL licence costs these days? The overall additional cost would be interesting, would have to factor in paying our VFL coach's full salary. Would it be much more than hiring another senior assistant coach? I don't see the great need for paying for quality state league players like Pods. Winning takes a distant back seat to development.

It was mentioned a while back that your own VFL team costs about $500K per year.

[jazzadogs]

It was mentioned a while back that your own VFL team costs about $500K per year.

Also mentioned by the VFL boss (is it Peter Schwab?) that they don't want any more stand alone clubs added to the league.

The Etihad deal is great news though.

[Mantis]

Update:

AC/DC, Vic clubs win in Etihad deal

[ledge]

I hope this goes up every year as the 5 mill wont be worth anywhere near as much by 2025

[GVGjr]

Great result.

[KT31]

I would hope on top this that a bit of extra cash is found to ensure we are able to pay the full amount of $$'s we are allowed outside the salary cap via the marketing fund.

We have entrenched ourselves within the top 4 of the competition and to ensure we stay there we have to do all we can to keep our young & established players happy.

Agree totally.
Could be the difference of a flag or not.