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Apr 4, 2019 16:18:22 GMT 1
Post by Torquayterrier on Apr 4, 2019 16:18:22 GMT 1
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Apr 4, 2019 16:36:27 GMT 1
Post by yappledapple on Apr 4, 2019 16:36:27 GMT 1
Continues to be a scandal as clubs are held to ransom. The sooner players are responsible for paying their own agent fees the better as these figures will drastically reduce then!
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Apr 4, 2019 16:39:55 GMT 1
Post by stevvy on Apr 4, 2019 16:39:55 GMT 1
Stupid really that so much money just drains out of the game for no good reason.
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Post by ilsonterrier on Apr 4, 2019 16:56:09 GMT 1
It always amazes me that these agents represent their players but yet it is the club that pays them the fee in any transfer, not the player. That can't be right. If the player wants them to negotiate the best possible deal for them then surely that player should pay their fee.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:00:07 GMT 1
Post by impact on Apr 4, 2019 17:00:07 GMT 1
How on earth have Spurs given £11m to agents when they haven't signed anyone? Is this just contract renewals? If so, that's absurd.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:02:15 GMT 1
Post by Mav on Apr 4, 2019 17:02:15 GMT 1
It always amazes me that these agents represent their players but yet it is the club that pays them the fee in any transfer, not the player. That can't be right. If the player wants them to negotiate the best possible deal for them then surely that player should pay their fee. 100 million thousand billion gazillion agree.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:28:36 GMT 1
Post by arry11 on Apr 4, 2019 17:28:36 GMT 1
It always amazes me that these agents represent their players but yet it is the club that pays them the fee in any transfer, not the player. That can't be right. If the player wants them to negotiate the best possible deal for them then surely that player should pay their fee. All they will do is up the asking price to combat this.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:29:43 GMT 1
Post by sabailand on Apr 4, 2019 17:29:43 GMT 1
Parasites, every one.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:39:56 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 17:39:56 GMT 1
Fulham spent about £70m more than us yet we paid around 60% of the agent fees they did. Odd.
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Apr 4, 2019 17:46:33 GMT 1
Post by arry11 on Apr 4, 2019 17:46:33 GMT 1
Fulham spent about £70m more than us yet we paid around 60% of the agent fees they did. Odd. Its about knowing you're customer and what they are spending and how desperate they are.
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Apr 4, 2019 18:16:48 GMT 1
Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Apr 4, 2019 18:16:48 GMT 1
It always amazes me that these agents represent their players but yet it is the club that pays them the fee in any transfer, not the player. That can't be right. If the player wants them to negotiate the best possible deal for them then surely that player should pay their fee. We tried the approach of refusing to pay agents when Davy was chairman and as a result we couldn't attract any decent players. Like many, I'm of the opinion that agents are parasites but unfortuantely they're are necessary evil.
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Apr 4, 2019 18:55:14 GMT 1
Post by goalden on Apr 4, 2019 18:55:14 GMT 1
Clubs also pay agents to find other teams who will take players they no longer want.
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Apr 4, 2019 19:33:37 GMT 1
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Post by Headless Chicken on Apr 4, 2019 19:33:37 GMT 1
In other walks of life the agent will get a fixed fee and/or a flow of future payments, but that's where they go out and find a candidate that may meet the potential employer's requirements. That isn't happening here (in most cases); the football club already knows who they want, so the agent is doing absolutely nothing on the club's behalf; they are acting on behalf of the player.
I've intentionally not said 'purely' because I suspect there will be plenty of occasions they've put their own fees in front of the interests of the player they represent.
They do have a role to play still, so aren't entirely a parasite, but it should really be the player's cost, whilst they do not seem to add remotely the value that justifies their level of income. They are simply in the right place at the right time and/or know the right people.
Something needs to be done.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Apr 4, 2019 20:01:40 GMT 1
It sounds just like another part of the self governing top end of football problem. If these snake oil merchants are allowed to work unregulated with such huge sums of money it's always going to attract the fast buck merchants.
You only have to look at the Emiliano Sala episode to see what sort of processes and obfuscation goes on to mask their trail of utter shithousery...
Eric Hall was a twat, but he's probably saint like compared to some that are around today...
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Apr 4, 2019 21:16:02 GMT 1
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Post by space hardware on Apr 4, 2019 21:16:02 GMT 1
Leeches who need drumming out of the game.
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Apr 4, 2019 22:43:46 GMT 1
Post by Town Duppy on Apr 4, 2019 22:43:46 GMT 1
I've found anyone with the word agent in their job title tends to be a t**t.
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Apr 4, 2019 22:56:56 GMT 1
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Post by turbo2 on Apr 4, 2019 22:56:56 GMT 1
Cancer within the game
The sooner players pay their own agents the better.
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Post by Captainslapper on Apr 4, 2019 23:44:42 GMT 1
Clubs also pay agents to find other teams who will take players they no longer want. Theres nothing wrong with a club paying an agent if hes working for the club. But it does seem utterly bizarre that the clubs also pay the agent when hes working for his client, the player. Mind you, the club fund the players trade union for them too, so in football all sorts of weird stuff happens. All it would take is for all the clubs to get together to stop it happening. But as ever, self- interest will never allow that.
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Apr 5, 2019 0:29:17 GMT 1
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 5, 2019 0:29:17 GMT 1
In other walks of life the agent will get a fixed fee and/or a flow of future payments, but that's where they go out and find a candidate that may meet the potential employer's requirements. That isn't happening here (in most cases); the football club already knows who they want, so the agent is doing absolutely nothing on the club's behalf; they are acting on behalf of the player. I've intentionally not said 'purely' because I suspect there will be plenty of occasions they've put their own fees in front of the interests of the player they represent. They do have a role to play still, so aren't entirely a parasite, but it should really be the player's cost, whilst they do not seem to add remotely the value that justifies their level of income. They are simply in the right place at the right time and/or know the right people. Something needs to be done. Your middle paragraph would seem true in the Sala transfer for a start.
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