If Mohun Bagan reach QF, there is Financial incentive. AFC will give Performance Bonus of 25000 Dollars plus subsidy of 15000 Dollars to reach QuarterFinals. QF in Home and Away Format will also give a chance to earn handsome Gate money from Tickets sold. Plus if MB is looking for Sponsorship, QF appearance attracts sponsorship.
If Mohun Bagan reaches QF....that will not be played in Kolkata. So gate money is ruled out. Is it US $ 15 k plus US $ 25 k i.e. US $ 40k if they reach QF or just US $ 25k ?
If reports are to be believed, Mohun Bagan officials have almost finalized talks with the famous sports agency, Lagardere Sports and Entertainment (assuming that this is not another publicity stunt). Srinjoy Bose is the person who is said to have been initiated and finalized the discussions. Two stumbling blocks remain. There would be a 'Board of Directors' comprising of three people, two of whom will be from Bagan. It has not been decided who would be in the committee apart from Srinjoy. The Secretary Anjan Mitra, being ill for a quite a long time, cannot devote his full time to the club, though seniority demands that he should be the one chosen. Discussions are on. There is another technical problem. Though McDowell has not provided a single penny since November 2014, MB still remains as a 'McDowell Mohun Bagan Football Team Private Ltd' Company. How can someone bypass this and bring in a new sponsor? MB officials have decided to take take recourse to legal solutions to resolve the problem. They assume that since McDowell no longer provides them with money, it would not be difficult to break away from the Company.
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Is it US $ 15 k plus US $ 25 k i.e. US $ 40k if they reach QF or just US $ 25k ?
For this Guwahati Round of 16 match, they got prize of 15000 Dollars
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