I don't know if anyone else saw it, but SSN were talking to an academic football finance specialist earlier, talking about what the implications are surrounding relegation and survival. He said as well as City pocketing another 30 million, the local economy will benefit to the tune of 40 million.

That's right, 40 million bones

Of course, some of you more embittered jealous types will be along to strongly refute this fact and dismiss it as "Bo!!ocks", etc., but seeing as this was a bloke with letters after his name, and posessing half a brain, i'll choose to believe him

With very few hotel rooms of any quality

who needs quality, cheap and cheerful anytime due to the fact normally only aboyt 3 / 4 hours max spent in them on a weekend trip

Completely agree with that; city will have to spend well in excess of £20 million to compete next season

Newcastle squad's transfer value was £140 million + which shows how much of a big team they are and how much of a disaster it is for them to go down

City's squad being around £20 million highlights how fantastic it is just to compete at this level: in theory City should have been worse than Derby

Sorry but this expert IS talking BOLLOCKS. The figure for extra local (local been inside the city NOT outside) economy spend would be in the figure of £4M - £6M per year
I would like to see how the figure of £40M was come by.

Say the difference in fans between been in the Champ. to the Prem is 6000. Of this 1/10 of this number (as away fans) stay in a room & spend on average £100 each incl room/food/beers the rest are non stayers spending an average of £35 each (beers/food), we do not include match tickets as part of the local economy nor any food/beer bought in the stadium as this goes straight to the club/Duffen/shareholders. Nor any extra money from SKY, sponsers etc.
Multiply this by 19 games and you have a ball park figure of £4.5M so to say £40M is utter rubbish unless the expectation is that every single fan that doesn't come if in the championship spends on average £350 on a match day!!

And yes I've got a few letters after my name as well as real world financial analysis experience too..

Thank you

Some of their players where big names but didn't perform (Where has that happened in football before

Cant believe that shower of $hit stayed up now we have duffen saying we wont be able to sit in our part of the stadium while they increase
the capacity

i hope they go down next year

I watched the game and my god i was bored if thats what you call entertainment i for one am glad i arent a fan!!!


Maybe next year

Is there a link to this? Is the building going ahead?

Which part of the stadium is our part of the stadium?

Any link to this BTW?