Friday, November 06, 2009
Persijap feel the pinch
They maybe top of the Indonesia Super League but Persijap Jepara are feeling the pinch where it hurts the most. In the wallet. Revealing figures (Source - Top Skor) show how attendances are shockingly down and how the club are losing money by being shown on TV so often.
Pelita Jaya 11,733 224.4 million 124 million
Persitara 2,449 39.6 million 95 million Live
Bontang 3,129 58.2 million 109 million Live
Persisam 4,627 89 million 61 million Live
The club feel that they have missed out on as much as 600 million rupiah (1USD = 10,000 approx) by having their last three games shown live. And with no more home games scheduled till December things ain't gonna get fixed soon.
Admittedly, the opposition in their early games hasn't been the most attractive and with Arema and Persebaya due to visit in December hopes are high that cash will soon start flowing. But then both those games are being shown live!
There is more the club could and should be doing of course. They receive just 550,000 USD in sponsorships/subsidies and most of their advertising hoardings are empty. Instead of just whinging that clubs get a raw deal out of the current TV deal they should also be out there in the market place selling themselves more.
Pelita Jaya 11,733 224.4 million 124 million
Persitara 2,449 39.6 million 95 million Live
Bontang 3,129 58.2 million 109 million Live
Persisam 4,627 89 million 61 million Live
The club feel that they have missed out on as much as 600 million rupiah (1USD = 10,000 approx) by having their last three games shown live. And with no more home games scheduled till December things ain't gonna get fixed soon.
Admittedly, the opposition in their early games hasn't been the most attractive and with Arema and Persebaya due to visit in December hopes are high that cash will soon start flowing. But then both those games are being shown live!
There is more the club could and should be doing of course. They receive just 550,000 USD in sponsorships/subsidies and most of their advertising hoardings are empty. Instead of just whinging that clubs get a raw deal out of the current TV deal they should also be out there in the market place selling themselves more.
# posted by Me @ 3:57 AM 
