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Originally Posted by tm1681
(In real life, the National Association charged 50¢ per ticket when it began play in 1871. Based on the AI financials in OOTP, I don’t know how those teams weren’t swimming in cash.)
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One thing that I never liked with OOTP finances is that they don't take into account business expenses. Costs for facilities (including rent/debt service, facilities, and upkeep), staffing, team travel, equipment, or marketing (among other things) are not included at all.
This definitely is evident with 19th century in the game with salaries being so low and attendance figures being more evened out than real life, making it appear teams are flush with cash (and some certainly were), though the reality is much different for most clubs. Hence why the vast majority of them folded.