Goalkeeper Fees

Goalkeeper Fees

Every game has a collecting amount — the money the host needs to cover the pitch and any other costs. It gets split across the roster. How goalkeepers factor in depends on two settings the host picks:

Do goalkeepers pay?

The host picks one of two modes:

• Goalkeepers pay — every player, goalies included, chips in an equal share. Everyone’s fee is the same: the total divided evenly across the roster.
• Goalkeepers don’t pay — goalies play for free. The outfield players cover the goalies’ shares, so the outfield fee is bumped up to compensate.

The “hiring fee” twist

There’s a third variant the host can use when they want to actively reward the goalkeeper: the goalkeeper hiring fee. With this set:

• Goalies receive a fixed amount from the pot rather than pay into it.
• The outfield players contribute a higher share to cover both the pitch and the goalie’s hire.

This turns the goalie into a paid position and is useful when finding one is hard and the host wants to sweeten the deal.

What you see as a player

The fee you see on the game card is your fee — the amount you’d pay as whoever you are, given the slot you’re taking. Furbol does the arithmetic for you:

• Outfielders see the outfield fee.
• Goalies see their goalie fee. That might be zero (free), the same as the outfield fee (equal), or even negative — meaning the goalie is being paid to play. For cash games, the app shows zero to pay and leaves the pay-out to be settled in person at the pitch.

Related

• The Goalkeeper
• Fee
• Hosting a Game