ian1964 10,419 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 ...from lucrative play-off ties with Rangers and Motherwell Hibernian stand to make £1million from gate revenues in play-offs Edinburgh club battling to try and reduce share to lower league clubs Hibs would have to give 50 per cent of gate revenues to lower teams Club has received support from Hearts and Motherwell to lower to 25% SPFL clubs are poised to do battle over a late Hibernian move to cash in on the Premiership play-offs. Currently second in the Championship, the Easter Road club stand to make £1million from anticipated sell-out home gates against Rangers and the 11th place club in the Premiership - currently Motherwell. Under recently passed SPFL rules, however, play-off sides must hand over 50 per cent of their play-off profits for distribution among lower league clubs within seven days. And, faced with the possible loss of substantial sums from two lucrative matches, Hibs chairman Rod Petrie has garnered support from Hearts and Motherwell for a resolution to slash the profits levied from play-off finalists from 50 per cent to 25 per cent. The issue will go to the vote at the SPFL AGM next Thursday, but faces opposition from the SPFL board who believe the move puts self-interest above those of all 42 clubs. On Tuesday, one senior club figure told Sportsmail on condition of anonymity, that the Hibs, Hearts and Motherwell proposal was ‘outrageous’. ‘The agreement two years ago was that the clubs from the bottom three divisions would get more of the money,’ Sportsmail was told. ‘As part of that overall package we agreed a levy on the play-offs. No one at that time anticipated you might have a Rangers-Hibs play-off final. ‘Now there is a move by people with vested interests to say “we might be doing ourselves out of a bit of money!”. And they are attempting to revisit it. ‘That’s potentially outrageous because all clubs voted for the restructuring on the basis of the overall package and you can’t suddenly decide later that because you are in the play-offs you are not happy with it.’ Hibernian declined to comment last night although the Easter Road club will argue that funding for lower league clubs will be unaffected by slashing the levy because of a new six-figure broadcast deal for the play-offs and the imposition by the SPFL of new minimum pricing policy of £15 and £10 for all six matches. Hibernian are believed to have had reservations over the 50 per cent levy before the redistribution package was passed and have now gathered backing to revisit the issue next Thursday from Motherwell – also likely to be involved in the play-offs – and city rivals Hearts. One Easter Road source told Sportsmail: ‘A rule change has been introduced by the SPFL stopping clubs allowing their season ticket holders into the play-off games for free. ‘They have also imposed a minimum price of £15 and £10 for the play-offs. ‘In addition there was no television money in place for the play-offs last year while this year they have secured six-figure revenues to go round the clubs. ‘Add in the fact the parachute payments to the Premiership clubs are fully funded by the SFA – not the SPFL – and people at Hibs take the view that to hand back 50 per cent of the money generated is excessive and unnecessary. The suggestion that it be reduced is not unreasonable. Hearts and Motherwell agree.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3039213/Hibernian-face-battle-lower-league-clubs-gate-revenue-lucrative-play-ties-Rangers-Motherwell.html#ixzz3XMp0Io2x Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Our club should come out and say "having been a beneficiary of the redistribution payment, we fully support the 50% payment agreement" It will annoy the fook out of Petrie, which is nice. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hope QotS pump them in the first round 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) who believe the move puts self-interest above those of all 42 clubs I find that a weird statement. How can any of the other 42 clubs disagree with Hibs and Motherwell without putting self interest first? Especially as it sounds pretty reasonable 0- what makes them think they deserve the money? I see a place for a level of socialism where wealth is shared somewhat but can also see when it's at a ridiculous level. The thing is, I'm willing to bet that next year there will probably be clubs that vote against this so they can get their greedy slice of the pie - who will then be in the play-offs, looking at the figures and crying, "Oi, wait a minute!" The problem with Scottish football is that the clubs are all "me, me, me, me" and there is no empathy for anyone else, even to the extent of being blinded to the more self interested way of thinking - "That could be us somewhere down the line." Edited April 15, 2015 by calscot 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,419 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Our club should come out and say "having been a beneficiary of the redistribution payment, we fully support the 50% payment agreement" It will annoy the fook out of Petrie, which is nice. Petrie voted for the set up,think he was on the board?,when it never occured to him that his rank rotten club would be affected!,now he might just be thinking his wee club could spend another season out of the top league?,panic!. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hibernian declined to comment last night although the Easter Road club will argue that funding for lower league clubs will be unaffected by slashing the levy because of a new six-figure broadcast deal for the play-offs and the imposition by the SPFL of new minimum pricing policy of £15 and £10 for all six matches. When did they do this and change/amend their rules again? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgacus 8 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It really irritates me the way clubs attend meetings pass rules and regulations and set down procedures and then bitch about them months or years later when they discover that a particular rule causes them a problem. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It surely should be too late in the day to change the rules. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PapaBear 0 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 is this the same Hibs that are bleating about sporting integrity because our final match agianst hearts has been moved back a day - although God know how they imagine that will help us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,508 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 is this the same Hibs that are bleating about sporting integrity because our final match agianst hearts has been moved back a day - although God know how they imagine that will help us. Thought the exact same. Hopefully from our point of view it wont go as far as that but surely that favours them and not us?! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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