Might be a dumb question but...
by GoldCoastIrish (2022-06-01 11:59:32)

In reply to: Football clubs with the most debt according to Deloitte  posted by dwjm3

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As I understand it, FCB is relatively majority owned by club members.

Is the debt held by the operating entity, and if so, would a reduction in membership lead to a reduced ability to service the debt?

Obviously Barca has a rabid fanbase and probably a long list to get season tix, so the people will pay, but is the debt getting serviced out of that membership revenue? Obviously they pull CL money every year so that likely helps, but they're looking at 10 years to pay it off at a minimum.

(My gunners are subject to the whims of a greedy owner who won't invest, sadly.)

Membership revenue isn't that significant
by wcnitz  (2022-06-01 12:22:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I want to say it's somewhere around 60-70M euros? Seems like a lot, but that's probably less than 1/4 of their broadcasting revenue. Forget all the other revenue sources (sponsorships, media deals, etc.).