kkboy80

Im managing newcastle united and is running at a 5m loss monthly, 1st season new game. Im worried at this rate the club will go bankrupt!! how does newcastle break even or make a profit??

Bodis

5m sounds a lot yeah. But running at a loss during the season is normal. EPL teams make their money during the summer with TV deals etc.

toma_akvinski

5m does sound a lot, but nevertheless, I found the loss pretty common issue for any league. Unlike previous FMs, here we have a big emphasis on preseason tickets - almost whole ticket income is therefore already received prior to the season beginning. In other words, if u r not playing Europe or some attractive cup games, u r pretty much without further income. As Bodis also says, TV money, and sponsor money as well, come during the summer.
Do not panic, wait for the end of the season. It is quite normal to be 'red' in the first season.

kkboy80

phewww,
thanks for clearing that up ;-)

im trying my best to get into euro cup, i dont think i can get into cl with the team i have although im not too far off, newcastle is a fresh new challenge for me very interesting, i always managed valencia or roma so far...

how much money do i get for different positions?

Bodis

Dont remember exactly, but the TV money is 8 figures :-)

toma_akvinski

oh, dont worry, english teams get ridiculous amounts - very powerful league

kkboy80

hey,
tv money is the money you get for final position on the table correct?

I was really really worried, why on earth the club was running at a loss i mean the wage budget is normal to other clubs with valencia same stadium size, and i thought EPL was more profitable than la liga... gunna google it up now lol

toma_akvinski

nop, that's different as far as i recall. You get money
i) from the league, depending on your table position
ii) for TV rights (that should be even larger amount, Premiership recently signed a new severalyears-contract and it's outrageously large)
iii) sponsor

kkboy80

i see,
in regards to the table position and tv rights, has that been changed for the beta patch too? im not using the new patch i hate it lol, it just isnt for me..

cheers

Bluenose_92

5m!!

I run anywhere from -1 to 2m during non-transfer periods