Blessing in disguise?

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we missed out on promotion last year (and the year before that :emoticon-0101-sadsm), which got me thinking........ in light of the new TV deal which comes into effect next season,

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/13/premier-league-tv-rights-3-billion-sky-bt

This equates to at least £14m more per year for each football club, with the bottom team in the league from 2013-14 onwards likely to receive more than the £60.6m Manchester City earned this year for ending the season as champions. Each individual televised match will now cost the broadcasters £6.6m, up from £4.7m under the previous deal.

BSkyB, which has built its business over 20 years on the back of live top flight football, retained most of the rights, securing 116 matches per season from 2013-14 in exchange for £2.3bn over three years.
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....is it a blessing in disguise that had we gone up a year ago, and got relegated (probable IMO), we would have gone down at the worst possible time, losing out on that extra £14m and increased parachute payments......

our finances are always a worry, but look at the money ipswich are spending for a relegation battle: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22046689

looks like Mr Tans gamble is going to pay off big time.......... <wizard>
 
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