The Independent newspaper has been analysing the riches on offer for tomorrow's victors.
Watford | 2005/06 | 2006/07 (*) |
Tickets | 3.4m | 5m |
Merchandise | £850, 000 | £1.5m |
All other Commercial income** | £3.25m | £5m |
Central pot & TV*** | £1m | £36m |
Total earnings | £8.5m | £47.5m |
VALUE OF PLAY-OFF WIN TO WATFORD: £39M | ||
* Worse-case scenario, finishing bottom, immediate relegation | ||
** All other commercial income including sponsorship, catering, perimeter advertising, etc. | ||
*** Minimum £18m from PL in one season (from equal share of PL pot, facility fees for live games, and prize money), plus parachute payments of about £18m over two years, circa £9m in 2007-08, and about £9m in 2008-09. | ||
2005/06 | 2006/07 (*) | |
Tickets | 10m | 18m |
Merchandise | £4m | £6m |
All other Commercial income** | £9.5m | £12m |
Central pot & TV*** | £1m | £36m |
Parachute | £6.5m | - |
Total earnings | £31m | £72m |
VALUE OF PLAY-OFF WIN TO | ||
* Worse-case scenario, finishing bottom, immediate relegation | ||
** All other commercial income including sponsorship, catering, perimeter advertising, etc. | ||
*** Minimum £18m from PL in one season (from equal share of PL pot, facility fees for live games, and prize money), plus parachute payments of about £18m over two years, circa £9m in 2007-08, and about £9m in 2008-09. | ||
If | ||
How other sports measure up
£39m-£42m FOOTBALL
Winner of 2006 Championship play-off final - Value of extra income from a minimum of one season in the Premiership.
£21m BOXING
Evander Holyfield's prize for beating Mike Tyson in 1997. Holyfield earned a basic $33m, and his opponent Tyson $30m from the richest fight in boxing history.
£10m FOOTBALL
Qualifying for the Champions' League proper Value of income and additional prizemoney from the minimum of six group games
£10m FOOTBALL
Qualifying for the football World Cup finals. Value of Fifa expenses and minimum prizemoney
£2m AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Super Bowl winners. Value of combined winners' cheques (Other revenue pooled and shared by all the NFL sides).
£1.9m HORSE RACING
Dubai World Cup Winner's cheque from the single most valuable race from an overall purse of $6m (£3.2m).
£1.2m TENNIS
Kim Clijster's win in the 2005 US Open. The Belgian received $2.2m, including a bonus for also winning the US Open Series, to collect the biggest single prize in the history of women's sport.
£1m GOLF HSBC World Matchplay, Wentworth
Single biggest pay cheque in golf.
£265,000 ATHLETICS
Golden League Series - Potential bonus for an individual athlete winning their event at all six meetings.
£255, 000 CYCLING
Winner's money for 2005 Tour de France Lance Armstrong's prize.