Top clubs spunk $67m on agents

[Kitman 2207]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/9244286.stm

 

From the beeb:

 

Arsenal - £3,660,199.00

Aston Villa - £2,279,536.50

Birmingham - £1,518,529.09

Blackburn - £1,623,232.92

Blackpool - £45,000.00

Bolton - £3,549,316.72

Chelsea - £9,293,751.48

Everton - £3,599,040.51

Fulham - £2,087,373.55

Liverpool - £9,032,528.49

Manchester City - £5,952,261.33

Manchester United - £2,312,726.00

Newcastle - £2,417,776.00

Stoke - £2,196,968.50

Sunderland - £4,421,990.72

Tottenham - £5,361,229.87

West Brom - £614,195.73

West Ham - £3,419,089.99

Wigan - £2,461,500.00

Wolves - £1,291,794.00

 

How the fuck did we manage to spend $2.4m, more than Man Utd?!!! Hats off to whoever charged Liverpool $9m, the job''s a good 'un....agents really are parasites, $67m taken out of the game for acting as middle men. Happy xmas and champagne all round !

[Happy Face 29]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

[Holden McGroin 6802]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

 

 

Shut up with your facts. Its disgusting, OK !?

[Happy Face 29]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

 

 

Shut up with your facts. Its disgusting, OK !?

 

 

Just one more, 20 squads ot 25 players is 500...so the average price for representing a top flight player for a season is £134k

 

Does Hughton earn that much?

[Kitman 2207]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

 

 

Shut up with your facts. Its disgusting, OK !?

 

 

Just one more, 20 squads ot 25 players is 500...so the average price for representing a top flight player for a season is £134k

 

Does Hughton earn that much?

 

Not sure what your point is HF...... in my view players should pay agents for ongoing services to them out of their own pocket rather than the clubs. What services do the agents provide to clubs if their clients on with the club already?

 

The only thing clubs should pay agents for is for services to the clubs, in my book that's really facilitating transfers and even then they don't deserve massive fees for basically introducing a player. Most of the time they're representing their clients interests anyway.

 

If clubs are just paying agents for the sake of it, basically to keep them sweet, then it looks like little more than protection money to a bunch of greedy parasites imo. However I can't pretend to know the ins and outs of what they do on a daily basis for the clubs and players so I'd be interested to know if that's unfair.

[Holden McGroin 6802]

Have you not seen Dream Team Kitman???

[Kitman 2207]

Have you not seen Dream Team Kitman???

 

Ha ha, no as it happens! I knew I was missing something.....

[Happy Face 29]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

 

 

Shut up with your facts. Its disgusting, OK !?

 

 

Just one more, 20 squads ot 25 players is 500...so the average price for representing a top flight player for a season is £134k

 

Does Hughton earn that much?

 

Not sure what your point is HF...... in my view players should pay agents for ongoing services to them out of their own pocket rather than the clubs. What services do the agents provide to clubs if their clients on with the club already?

 

The only thing clubs should pay agents for is for services to the clubs, in my book that's really facilitating transfers and even then they don't deserve massive fees for basically introducing a player. Most of the time they're representing their clients interests anyway.

 

If clubs are just paying agents for the sake of it, basically to keep them sweet, then it looks like little more than protection money to a bunch of greedy parasites imo. However I can't pretend to know the ins and outs of what they do on a daily basis for the clubs and players so I'd be interested to know if that's unfair.

 

I was agreeing it's a disgrace when agents are getting more compensation from the club than the manager....and not all agents combined....but just the average agent that deals with us.

[Kitman 2207]

The total wage bill is £1.3 billion so it's only 5%

 

Quite cheap comparatively.

 

 

Shut up with your facts. Its disgusting, OK !?

 

 

Just one more, 20 squads ot 25 players is 500...so the average price for representing a top flight player for a season is £134k

 

Does Hughton earn that much?

 

Not sure what your point is HF...... in my view players should pay agents for ongoing services to them out of their own pocket rather than the clubs. What services do the agents provide to clubs if their clients on with the club already?

 

The only thing clubs should pay agents for is for services to the clubs, in my book that's really facilitating transfers and even then they don't deserve massive fees for basically introducing a player. Most of the time they're representing their clients interests anyway.

 

If clubs are just paying agents for the sake of it, basically to keep them sweet, then it looks like little more than protection money to a bunch of greedy parasites imo. However I can't pretend to know the ins and outs of what they do on a daily basis for the clubs and players so I'd be interested to know if that's unfair.

 

I was agreeing it's a disgrace when agents are getting more compensation from the club than the manager....and not all agents combined....but just the average agent that deals with us.

 

Ah righto. I missed the point royally then