LDV

[land_of_bo]

Hmm, just as well we didn't have a good run in this!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4850754.stm

[yeo]

I cant make that work whats it say?

[sonicyouth]

Prize money blow for cup winners

The winners of the LDV Vans Trophy final on Sunday will lose out on £50,000 in prize money because the competition has lost its sponsor.

LDV has been sold off after going into administration last year, and the new owners will not be providing the cash.

A Football League spokesman said the issue is "under review" but no decision is likely before Swansea and Carlisle meet at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

The competition will now be known as the Football League Trophy.

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins told BBC Wales Sport they have not received any money for progressing through the competition.

He expects to lose out on an estimated £75,000 if they win on Sunday.

"Unless a last-minute sponsor comes in for the actual game on the day, we have to accept we're going to struggle to get any prize money from it," said Jenkins.

"The players are on bouses to get through to the final, and those bonuses are based on prize money so this does hit our earning power on the day.

"But we have a commitment to honour the bonus contracts so obviosuly we'll do that."

Despite the loss of a sponsor, both clubs are still set for a bumper pay-day on Sunday because they will receive 45% of the total gate receipts.

Swansea have already sold 22,000 tickets and Carlise expect to break the 13,000 barrier this week.

[DMR]

hahahahahahahahaha

[RobertT]

How on earth have Swansea only sold 22,000 tickets?  They are less than an hour away from the bloody Cardiff and have been getting close to that in league games during the season at times.  I'd have thought they'd have sold 30,000 by now.

[janaage]

I hope Carlisle stuff them, would be well funny!

[pauld]

How on earth have Swansea only sold 22,000 tickets?  They are less than an hour away from the bloody Cardiff and have been getting close to that in league games during the season at times.  I'd have thought they'd have sold 30,000 by now.

Maybe something to do with the fact that the geniuses who (fail to) plan our transport systems have decided that would be a good day to have engineering works on the rail system round there and there's roadworks on the M4. So it'll be chaos trying to get there and they'll be a lot more than an hour away unless they've got a leek-powered helicopter!