At ihe moment the danger "of attendances falling off is very real. The strange situation in the transfer market is an indication of the tačk of first-class layers and with: out new stars to attract the crowds many clubs will find it difficult to make a sufficient income to ameer their heavy expenses. One man in twenty in England and Wales attends a Football League match every Saturday afternoon in the season, and the clubs cannot afford to let this figure drop.
What ie the income of a club like Atsenal? Averaging £3,000 for each of their 21 home matches a season and £200 for each of their away matches they get an income from this source of £67,200, While the small fry look forward to cup ties às a means of gaining valuable revenue, to big clubs it is often a time of loss.
The Arsenal, drawn against a small Third Division team, could not hope to get the gate they would expect if drawn against one of the crack First Division clubs, a match that might go far to solve the problem of the ultimate destination of the cup. In addition to standing the loss incurred laying a small team, the First i team is faced with the payment of compensation to opponents for broken league fixtures, The ex-
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