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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Don't understand, TM. Are you saying we've survived on such pathetic gates, because we've another source of income coming from somewhere else? And if that's true, why should "the budget for playing staff be more reflective of the gates" next season...is this source suddenly going to dry up?
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Players are signed in the summer and offered a contract that will pay them a basic salary plus performance bonuses for the next one or two years. So it is the
expectation of the coming season's gate revenue that determines how much money the players are offered in their contracts.
I agree with TM, if Eric is downgrading his expectation of how many people will come through the gate next season
based on this year's gates, that will mean smaller contracts for this summer's new players ... so low gates in one season affect the quality of players acquired the next season.