Plymouth Argyle chairman Simon Hallett anticipates their FA Cup fifth-round clash against Manchester City could generate substantial revenue for the club, potentially reaching up to £1 million. He acknowledges the financial benefits but emphasizes the significance of the occasion for the club's supporters.
Plymouth Argyle chairman Simon Hallett has revealed that their FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester City could be worth up to £1 million to the Championship club. The trip to the Etihad Stadium next month to face the Premier League champions will be Argyle's third encounter against top-flight opposition, following their 1-0 victory over Brentford in the third round earlier this year.
'We've yet to work out the exact figures, but I am going to say it's going to be somewhere between £600,000 and £1 million to Argyle,' Hallett told BBC Radio Devon. 'So I think we should do a little bit better this time. The Etihad I believe has a capacity of about 62,000, so we think it should be somewhere between £600,000 and £1 million.' When we played Liverpool eight years ago that £700,000 represented about a third of our football budget, but today our football budget is many multiples of what it was then, so it won't be as significant. 'Much more important than the money - and the money will be nice - is that it's going to be a great day out for at least 15,000 of our fans,' Hallett added. However, the Plymouth-born businessman, who is based in the United States, may not be able to attend the match. Hallett has a pre-booked holiday in Argentina coinciding with the fifth round. 'When it did come out as Manchester City, which was the one I was hoping for, I yelled in anguish,' he said. 'I'm actually booked to go on a fishing trip to Argentina leaving on 27 February, so we'll see what is going to happen. I've already cancelled it once because of the manager hire in January, so I'm not quite sure - it'll cost me a fortune to do so again.' Despite the potential travel setback, Hallett expressed optimism about the impact of Argyle's cup run. 'We're looking to develop a global fanbase and if we can be in the spotlight against Liverpool and then against Manchester City, as well as let's not forget against Brentford,' he said. 'One of the commentators doing the draw said that there was a chance for a second giant-killing - let's not forget that we knocked out Brentford who are hardly minnows these days,' he concluded.
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