Ricardo06 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I was just wondering from an investor's point of view. If I had $10 million dollars in 2015, how would I spend it to best serve Canada Soccer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 LOL, if i was smart I wouldnt invest it in soccer.... maybe soft core porn.. with nicole hartrell That too far? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 In 2005, maybe. I'm thinking that by 2015 Bruno might have more staying power, chemicals helping of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiansoccerrules Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 payoff the current manager to retire and still have $9,999,990 CDN to spend to some worth wile like getting a league started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacks Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 IF I HAD 10,000000 I would buy Carlo Corazzin a treadmill. I would buy Fernando Aguiar a stress ball and a guidance counsellor. I would buy Paul Stalteri a water bottle on a keychain so he cant throw it. I would buy Tomasz Radzinski first class tickets. I would buy Mark Watson some r.r.s.p's so he can finally retire for good. I would buy Lars Hirschfield some playing time. I would buy Jason Bent a career agian. I would buy Yallop a book on "how to pick a squad"(wcq 2004, picking Peters, Gervais, Pizzolitto, A-league guys, JOKE!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 quote:Originally posted by stacks I would buy Jason Bent a career agian. Hasn't he been replaced by Bernier in the lineup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadasBest Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 From an investors point of view: You'd have to hold a gun to my head to invest in Canadian Soccer, it's just not marketable. If I was donating the money, that would be one thing. If I was looking to get a return on my investment i'd probably invest in women's soccer, which seems to be the only marketable element for the time being. If I was forced to invest in men's soccer, i'd partnership up to start an MLS franchise in Canada. Even then it would be a considerable risky venture since the league owns the rights to the players, rather than the teams. It would be a gold mine if the teams owned the players rights since we do have some attractive home grown talent that does not get the same kind of recognition elsewhere in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo06 Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 I know some aspects of Canadian soccer are marketable. For example, in Edmonton, there are 3 indoor soccer centres with four fields each. They are used 24/7, like it is extremely busy. Each center cost roughly $6 million. Below are the fees for field rentals for the public: Prime Time $ 93.00 (including GST) (start time 6:00 PM – 9:45 PM Weekdays, Saturday 7:00am - 5:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm - close and all holidays) Non-Prime Time $ 73.00 (including GST) (start time 3:00 PM – 5:45 PM and after 10:00 PM Weekdays, Saturday 5:15pm - close, Sunday 7:00am - 11:45am) Daytime $ 63.00 (including GST) (prior to 3:00 PM Weekdays excluding holidays) All rental rates are for 55 minute time slots. There are also meeting rooms for renting at $70 per day or $10/hour. Also, there's a daily spectator admission fee of $3 or a season pass of $20 dollars. The rentals fees for league play, tournaments, provincials, playdowns are much higher. In addition, the soccer centres are used in the summer for roller hockey and lacrosse which I'm assuming is pretty busy as well. I've talked to many of my peers and numerous have said that these centers make lots of profit which thankfully goes back into the soccer community. Each field is used for about 14 slots per day which is about $5000 revenue per weekday and. On weekends, about 18 slots are used which is about $6000 revenue for an estimate of $37 000 weekly revenue just off field rental. Plus all the revenue off field advertising, admissions, metting rooms rentals, lounge bar profits, office tennant rentals and cafeteria profits really makes it a truly marketable business. Just field rentals alone make roughly $2 000 000 per year which pays off any investment very quickly. here's a link for the soccer centres: http://edsoccercentres.com/ I'd put $6 million down for this anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Foote Field has that for their facilities. http://www.physedandrec.ualberta.ca/nav03.cfm?nav03=11502&nav02=1198&nav01=17482 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 The prices you listed above are about the same here in China, with subpar turf fields indoor and outdoor making up the bulk of amateur playing surfaces. Of course for the average man these prices are expensive, should I play soccer today or eat like a king? Yet to book a field in Beijing during the season is often times impossible. I agree there's a lot of money to be made from running these sorts of facilities and they also promote amateur soccer so it's win/win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo06 Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 Considering the large population in China, how come they haven't shown that much success? How's the soccer setup in China? What are some of obstacles impeding their progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Keay Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 ... but we WOULD eat Kraft Dinner. Of course we would, we'd just eat more and buy really expensive ketchups with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiansoccerrules Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 If we had $25 million we could have bought Skydome and had a real good soccer facility and kick the Jays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiansoccerrules Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 If we had $25 million we could have bought Skydome and had a real good soccer facility and kick the Jays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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