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westoelad wrote:Just had a closer look at the CC fixtures and the potentially unfair system of only playing 5 counties twice seems to have come out in our favour. We play all of last seasons bottom 3 twice plus Kent and Worcs. I'd expect Notts and Sussex to be our main challengers who we meet only once and each at the Riverside. Notts and Sussex to play each other twice. So good old FTECB.

southwood wrote:

westoelad wrote:Just had a closer look at the CC fixtures and the potentially unfair system of only playing 5 counties twice seems to have come out in our favour. We play all of last seasons bottom 3 twice plus Kent and Worcs. I'd expect Notts and Sussex to be our main challengers who we meet only once and each at the Riverside. Notts and Sussex to play each other twice. So good old FTECB.

They probably did not realise what they had done when they agreed the fixture list .
Perhaps the compiler - it used to be Alan Fordham (and probably still is) , a former team mate of Geoff Cook at Northants-slipped those through unnoticed in a retort to the vicious punishment of the newest first class county. Fordham also went to Durham Uni so may be even more sympathetic to Durham's situation.

westoelad wrote:

southwood wrote:

westoelad wrote:Just had a closer look at the CC fixtures and the potentially unfair system of only playing 5 counties twice seems to have come out in our favour. We play all of last seasons bottom 3 twice plus Kent and Worcs. I'd expect Notts and Sussex to be our main challengers who we meet only once and each at the Riverside. Notts and Sussex to play each other twice. So good old FTECB.

They probably did not realise what they had done when they agreed the fixture list .
Perhaps the compiler - it used to be Alan Fordham (and probably still is) , a former team mate of Geoff Cook at Northants-slipped those through unnoticed in a retort to the vicious punishment of the newest first class county. Fordham also went to Durham Uni so may be even more sympathetic to Durham's situation.

Interesting read on the logistics of compiling the fixture list. I used to be very critical of the process but will be less so after reading this.


http://cricketyorkshire.com/2974618/

wearside willow wrote:Just checked out the price of the tickets to see the Rod Stewart concert. Wow thats not cheap, I didn't think he would be able to charge those sort of prices.

captaincolly wrote:

wearside willow wrote:Just checked out the price of the tickets to see the Rod Stewart concert. Wow thats not cheap, I didn't think he would be able to charge those sort of prices.

He's only doing two UK shows this year ( otter than Isle of White festival )so demand should be high. Think he remains a very popular live draw.

westoelad wrote:

southwood wrote:

westoelad wrote:Just had a closer look at the CC fixtures and the potentially unfair system of only playing 5 counties twice seems to have come out in our favour. We play all of last seasons bottom 3 twice plus Kent and Worcs. I'd expect Notts and Sussex to be our main challengers who we meet only once and each at the Riverside. Notts and Sussex to play each other twice. So good old FTECB.

They probably did not realise what they had done when they agreed the fixture list .
Perhaps the compiler - it used to be Alan Fordham (and probably still is) , a former team mate of Geoff Cook at Northants-slipped those through unnoticed in a retort to the vicious punishment of the newest first class county. Fordham also went to Durham Uni so may be even more sympathetic to Durham's situation.

Interesting read on the logistics of compiling the fixture list. I used to be very critical of the process but will be less so after reading this.


http://cricketyorkshire.com/2974618/

southwood wrote:

Adi wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Adi wrote:Is it not possible that if Durham Management market the game well, revenue issue can be sorted.More advertisement boards on boundary, give the name of some company to one stand, or like Wankhede sell couple of boxes to corporate and get money. There may be more ways to get revenue. Here in India 1 Ranji match a day is telecast. Have Durham earned through broadcast rights and advertisements?

I think the problem is that Durham lost lots of money on test matches and the costs of staging them are extreme. Debt also racked up because of necessary ground redevelopment - installing lights etc.
Most other international grounds are struggling but they survive either because someone has come in and put money in, council had stepped in to help with debts etc. Durham also struggle to sell T20 tickets for the domestic competition.

Ticket revenue is not that much even in India when compared to revenue through rights given for broadcasters and on the ground advertisements. This revenue goes to BCCI i suppose but it is so much that BCCI can take care of probably every ground. The management need to see why BCCI is financially very successful. There could be some ways which ECB are missing.How good is ECB doing financially. Is it in a position that it can solve issues of counties which are facing operqating cash crunch.

The ECB appear to rely very heavily on the TV money provided by SKY, sponsorship and revenue from Test and ODI ticket sales . They are very reluctant ,as shown by their approach to the Durham situation, to support Counties over and above the fees they pay to counties each year .This is ,in essence ,a subsidy which is the principal source of income for the Counties. They also provide grants for some ground improvements eg helping counties improve the ground drainage and providing the capital cost of floodlights for certain stadia.
Their stance is not to bail out counties financially as they believe they should in general be self supporting
The ECB do support cricket financially at all levels ,from Test to local recreational clubs and Women's Cricket , in a wide variety of ways provided it falls within the criteria.

The ECB is in a position, as the games governing body in England and Wales , but it is a matter of what they do and how they do it that will determine whether they can solve the issues. It is important to note that the ECB is governed by representatives of the 38 first-class and minor counties and the MCC. It is headed by the Management Board (with fifteen members), a First-Class Forum (for first-class cricket) and a Recreational Forum.It has to persuade all its constituent parts to agree on a a course of action - not an easy task with different and competing agendas often each part.

Aidan11 wrote:Beefy officially took charge today and has made some comments...


http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/c ... -1-8412261

captaincolly wrote:Cricinfo article on Botham. Mentions Rod Bransgrove giving advice!
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cric ... 84595.html

Aidan11 wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Cricinfo article on Botham. Mentions Rod Bransgrove giving advice!
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cric ... 84595.html

Yeah might come as a surprise to some members that he and Bransgrove are good mates.