{"id":24335,"date":"2026-01-07T14:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fa-cup-exeter-city-ask-man-city-for-bigger-share-of-gate-receipts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:50:41","slug":"fa-cup-exeter-city-ask-man-city-for-bigger-share-of-gate-receipts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fa-cup-exeter-city-ask-man-city-for-bigger-share-of-gate-receipts\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup: Exeter City ask Man City for bigger share of gate receipts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Since last season replays have been scrapped from the first round onwards, meaning clubs such as Exeter do not get the chance of a second pay day should they earn a draw.<\/p>\n

Last season, the Grecians were knocked out in the fourth round on penalties by Nottingham Forest,<\/a> missing the chance of a lucrative replay at the City Ground having drawn 2-2 after extra time. <\/p>\n

Exeter received a massive boost in 2005, when they were a non-league club with millions of pounds of debt, when Manchester United gave them all the gate receipts from their 0-0 third-round draw at Old Trafford,<\/a> with the Premier League side progressing in a televised replay. <\/p>\n

“We just wanted to flag up to the football world about how the smaller clubs can be penalised in the FA Cup now,” chairman Pete Ferlie told BBC Radio Devon.<\/p>\n

The trust has put in further loans worth more than \u00a3600,000<\/a> this season after an overspend last year left the club with worrying debts. <\/p>\n

They were then hit by a fire in November, which caused more than \u00a3100,000 worth of damage<\/a> and led to a League One game being postponed on safety grounds.<\/p>\n

“Money is tight at the moment, but we have worked our way through that,” added Ferlie.<\/p>\n

“There are actions and plans being put in place to put the situation back on a more even keel.<\/p>\n

“This extra money from the FA Cup helps, of course it does, but we would like to see a little bit more to really make sure that the summer is easier than it could be.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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