Money from Wembley play-off final another cash bonus for Gillingham
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by Luke Cawdell
Gillingham will receive a huge financial boost from the Wembley
play-off final – but chairman Paul Scally (pictured) has
revealed it is just one of several cash bonuses this season.
Win or lose this Saturday, the Gills have already cashed in
following a near sell-out home televised semi-final against
Rochdale and the forthcoming Wembley trip.
The play-offs clearly weren’t built
into this season’s budget and that cash boost isn’t the only one
for the Gills.
Mr Scally said: "We haven’t
achieved our budget so far in terms of cash income but luckily we
received a sell-on fee for Darius Henderson, money for Luke
Freeman, the Aston Villa game and money from the Matt Jarvis
transfer as Wolves got promoted.
"Those things weren’t budgeted for
and neither was Wembley so we’re very pleased. That will make the
figures look very good and we’re going to make sure we don’t blow
it."
Gillingham borrowed a lump sum from
the Players’ Football Association earlier this season but with the
unexpected income they were able to pay it back almost
immediately.
Mr Scally (pictured left) insists
he won’t be thinking of the money generated from the play-offs
until after the weekend.
He said: "Everyone is talking about
it but I’m not even thinking about it. Since (last) Monday I’ve
been working flat out just getting everything organised and after
it’s all over I’ll be able to sit back and see the cash flow
improve slightly.
"The important thing now is to get the sale of tickets done in
an orderly manner and make sure the fans are happy."
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