Prizemoney

[We Two]

Just read on the ladies forum that the teams who won the 1st qualifying round in the F.A. Vitality Cup won £1,800 and the losers won £450.
In the second round the winners get £3,000 and the losers £750.

Played on a local basis this means that some local clubs can pocket some well earnt cash for their clubs, £4'800 for winning 2 x games and more to come in the next round.  That's more than twice the money available in the mens game for a season long slog to win the Peninsula Premiership.

Good luck girls in the upcoming rounds, we can see a lot more local opposition being available next year !

[Chunkycheese]

Why such high prize money? 

[Mandy K Aggiemaid]

On 12/09/2023 at 08:27, We Two said:

Just read on the ladies forum that the teams who won the 1st qualifying round in the F.A. Vitality Cup won £1,800 and the losers won £450.
In the second round the winners get £3,000 and the losers £750.

Played on a local basis this means that some local clubs can pocket some well earnt cash for their clubs, £4'800 for winning 2 x games and more to come in the next round.  That's more than twice the money available in the mens game for a season long slog to win the Peninsula Premiership.

Good luck girls in the upcoming rounds, we can see a lot more local opposition being available next year !

Only teams competing in Div 1 of the CWFL and above are eligible to enter the Women's FA Cup.

There is a £25 entry charge by the FA per team.

A great opportunity for Cornish teams to be part of this competition!

 

 

[We Two]

8 hours ago, Chunkycheese said:

Why such high prize money? 

The mens game winning 1st round qualifying team gets £2,250 and losers £750,    2nd round winners £3,375 losers £1,125.
My question would be " why do the ladies receive less than the men ".
This money is available to all teams that enter, but how many bother to do so even though there are complaints from some clubs that they are short of cash  (could be a reason for that ) it's almost worth entering and collecting the losing fee.
£1,125 in  round 1 and £1,444 !n round 2 is also avilable in the preliminary rounds where the clus are probably of a lower standard.
The FA are encouraging women to play the game, and in the higher echelons of their game, female players are attracting good financial rewards.

[John Mead]

I'm sure nearly all SWPL teams who meet the entry criteria would enter the FA Cup but spaces for Step 6 clubs are quite limited and decided upon by points per game in the previous season.

[Chunkycheese]

9 hours ago, We Two said:

The mens game winning 1st round qualifying team gets £2,250 and losers £750,    2nd round winners £3,375 losers £1,125.
My question would be " why do the ladies receive less than the men ".
This money is available to all teams that enter, but how many bother to do so even though there are complaints from some clubs that they are short of cash  (could be a reason for that ) it's almost worth entering and collecting the losing fee.
£1,125 in  round 1 and £1,444 !n round 2 is also avilable in the preliminary rounds where the clus are probably of a lower standard.
The FA are encouraging women to play the game, and in the higher echelons of their game, female players are attracting good financial rewards.

The women’s game generates a fraction of the income to the FA, seems a disproportionate allocation 

[Ian Pethick]

No idea of the answer (a question for the club committee folk on here), does having a women's team open the door to the possibility of more grants from the FA or other sources?

[Luke Gibbons]

28 minutes ago, Way Of The Park said:

No idea of the answer (a question for the club committee folk on here), does having a women's team open the door to the possibility of more grants from the FA or other sources?

Yes but not limited to women's football. Whilst females can stay engaged at the Youth level until 16 now, if a Club was to have a dedicated girls team greater funding opportunities would be available. The same being available for disability football.

[Ian Pethick]

1 hour ago, L.Gibbons said:

Yes but not limited to women's football. Whilst females can stay engaged at the Youth level until 16 now, if a Club was to have a dedicated girls team greater funding opportunities would be available. The same being available for disability football.

Thanks Luke. 

[We Two]

The trouble with grants that has been stated on here is that at this level part of the qualifying mantra is that 30 % of the overall total must be paid by the club.
This means that a £100,000 project would cost the club £30,000 and the current cost of players per season makes that impossible.

Pay the players only what can be afforded and try bringing in some custom through looking after the real supporters of you club

[Chunkycheese]

Any success stories doing it that way mate? Maybe Wendron? 

[Luke Gibbons]

We've utilised the Football Foundation grants at Torpoint. Mainly for the cladding on the clubhouse, pitch surround and tractor a few years back. All had made a huge difference to the Club feel. With the tractor, it's also helped save money as we've not needed to pay as much for annual contractor support.

[We Two]

11 hours ago, Chunkycheese said:

Any success stories doing it that way mate? Maybe Wendron? 

Wendron are without doubt a prime example of how to progress up the football ladder.
They were the recipients of a large Lottery grant to develop their site, and that was acknowledged in their clubhouse.
The way they have developed since is in my experience a sustainable and proper way to run a club and an example for other clubs to follow.
Unfortunately trying to obtain  instant success by some means is rarely successful as some have found to their cost.
We have visited other clubs with good facilities, but in our opinion Wendron are the example to follow.

 

16 minutes ago, L.Gibbons said:

We've utilised the Football Foundation grants at Torpoint. Mainly for the cladding on the clubhouse, pitch surround and tractor a few years back. All had made a huge difference to the Club feel. With the tractor, it's also helped save money as we've not needed to pay as much for annual contractor support.

Well done Torpoint,if only others would find the time to follow your example, we have quoted The Football Foundation grants that are available at this level ( £100,000 ) and the club contribution of 30% of the total cost of a project has always been put forward as the reason for not applying.
Sticker and St Dennis were both mentioned on this thread as having good facilities, two small clubs who must have made a financial contribution to their grounds, and they didn't forget the supporters wellbeing within their development, which in our experience when we have visited the grounds, is second to none.

[Luke Gibbons]

All part of the overall package and feel. Club improvements can equal greater support which in-turn can help to develop a competitive side on the pitch. We've still got a long way to go but we're fortunate that our Chairman is geared towards making us a venue for the community to enable sustainability across the Club.

Our Youth and Junior wings are heavily involved in the 3G Project alongside Dan G in the CCFA. Dan has helped facilitate any grant work requested and guided us through our applications.