the cost is more to who ?
the stadium hire fees usually don't go up or down based on the size of your crowd & if the stadium or its owner takes care of the catering & pourage ... well its they that foot the cost of more staff to handle a bigger crowd
theres usually no extra cost to the football team
it looks better on TV & adds atmosphere at the ground .. you expose your product & brand to a lot more people so sponsors want in nuh bigger match day crowds are better even if you don't increase the actual gate reciepts.
OK, I'll explain.
I was basing my comment on the Sharks, who own their stadium.
There are no hiring fees, just running fees.
The food is outsourced (to the Red Rooster mob), who pay a set fee for the year. Crowd has little impact on what the Sharks earn.
There's a little thing called security. User pays. Police, same deal. They must have a certain ratio of security/police to spectators. It's law. The more people come, the more the club pays.
What deals do other clubs have with stadium operators?
I was under the impression that gate takings for the Dogs and Bunnies at ANZ didn't go directly to them. Don't they get a "match fee" for playing the game there? Isn't that hopw the Dogs can offer fully ticketed memberships for bugger all money?
But just because a club has a bigger crowd, it doesn't always guarentee a massively better financial profit.
