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Yeading survive with average gate of 137
Yeading Football Club pay their players around £310 per match according to an article in today's Daily Telegraph.
The article, which is mainly about how much the club will earn fron their FA Cup third round tie with Newcastle United, gives an insight into finances at the club.
Their average attendance is said to be 137, yet their annual budget is around £330,000. The club runs 19 teams and are hoping to have a ladies' team in the near future.
They are expected to earn £350,000 from the Cup tie.
Contrast the figures with Hereford United whose gates are around 3,000 and have a budget of about £600,000.
It suggests that there is someone at Yeading putting in a lot of money to keep that club going, as the income from gate receipts are unlikely to reach £1,000 per home game.
Meanwhile Stevenage Borough has announced that they are having to make cuts in the number of players at the club.
"Unfortunately, we suffered from an exceptional injury list during the early part of the season, we had to carry a big squad to cope with it and it has cost us a lot of money. We are now dangerously close to our wage cap and we can't allow even the remotest possibility of a three-point deduction," said manager Graham Westley as reported on www.stevenageborofc.com