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Originally Posted by csirl http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=696428#post696428
Apparently the top clubs in LOI pay their players c.100-150k per annum. This equates to 200-250k per annum when you take into account that the income is tax free.
No it's not!
Just to clarify - I don't disagree with you on the perception front. I'm just trying to balance some of the perceptions with actual facts.
A mate goes to LOI matches regularly - the one refreshing aspect of the game, he says, is the general enthusiasm on the field and the relative lack of divers when compared with the premiership.
If teams are looking for a template to copy on how to attract crowds, I would suggest they look at Leinster Rugby. I know they get alot of stick but they have gone from getting no-one through the door in Donnybrook to having close to full houses on freezing winter evenings. They turned it into a social occasion and have used clever marketing to sell their product. I have 4 friends who had no interest in rugby up to two years ago but are now season ticket holders. They still know nothing about the rugby though!
Some eL players will be able to avail of this but not all. Not all eL players are full time professionals for a start. To say that eL player wages are tax free is simply wrong. Players must pay their tax on an ongoing basis as normal. Some of them may eventually qualify for a tax refund under the scheme mentioned above.It is tax free - professional sports people in Ireland are allowed to reclaim the tax on their salaries for up to 10 years. LOI soccer players are the biggest beneficiaries of this rule.
I do think rugby is different to soccer as most national players play for home teams.
Good point. Maybe there is a lesson there. Instead of calling on players playing below the Championship in England or not playing at all in some cases, domestic based players should be used. It would increase the profile of the domestic game if nothing else.
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Originally Posted by csirl http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=696441#post696441
It is tax free - professional sports people in Ireland are allowed to reclaim the tax on their salaries for up to 10 years. LOI soccer players are the biggest beneficiaries of this rule.
Some eL players will be able to avail of this but not all. Not all eL players are full time professionals for a start. To say that eL player wages are tax free is simply wrong. Players must pay their tax on an ongoing basis as normal. Some of them may eventually qualify for a tax refund under the scheme mentioned above.
I used to always go but stopped a few years back. The year after Waterford were beaten in the Cup Final. We had a great team, Daryl Murphy, Rennie, Frosty etc. I went to the first match of the season and prices had gone from 10 euro to 15 to sit in the stand.
A bit OTT and crowds went from 2000 @ 10 euro to 200 @ 15. Ever since then WUFC has gone from bad to worse.
Its not just soccer that struggles for punters through the gates. Its the same with every sport. As Irish people we love telling ourselves that we are the best supporters in the world but only when it suits us. Look at GAA. How many Championship games this year were sell outs? Alot of the provincial games held in provincial venues weren't close to being sold out so people can't blame the cost of travelling to Croke Park. Its not exactly a struggle to get a ticket to a Munster Magners league game either.
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