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Altrincham FC receive funding boost from the Premier League
10:14am Wednesday 28th July 2010
ALTRINCHAM have received a five-figure funding boost with the announcement that the Premier League have committed £6 million of financial support to the Football Conference.
This follows the £1 million payment made last season by the Premier League and represents a solidarity package with the Football Conference that will provide funding for the next three seasons.
The support will be split into general payments made to all 68 Conference clubs and a separate club development fund which any club can apply to for specific projects.
The structure of the funding will provide £1.2 million per season to support all Football Conference Clubs, with £800,000 per season set aside for the new club development fund.
The club can expect to receive its allocation of money from the first tranche of payments for the coming season by September 1.
While full details will not be issued until August, it is likely that it will be on a par with the payments made last season - believed to be in the region of£30,000.
The rationale behind the deal was explained by Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. He said: “The Premier League and our member clubs recognise the importance of the continued health of football outside the Football League and it is with this in mind that we have made this commitment to the Football Conference.”
Altrincham's chairman, Geoff Goodwin, was euphoric with the announcement:”This is another wonderful gesture from the Premier League and is particularly welcome here at Altrincham. We are used to running a very tight ship at Moss Lane and the solidarity payments will be used wisely. The new project funding will also hopefully allow the football club to provide further benefits to the local area.”
The Robins’ pre-season schedule is now in full swing and there are two attractive friendlies at Moss Lane in the coming week with Tranmere Rovers visiting on Friday (July 30) and a Manchester United XI on Tuesday (August 3). Both games kick off at 7.45pm.
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