Syteanric 1 Posted January 13, 2006 given todays news on pinkun.com about the clubs high spending on agents, and Mike Newell saying he has proof of Agents ofdfering managers "bungs" etc... how does everyone fell this will impact football? While i admit we do moan about agents, a large quantity of them are doing their job.. and doing it well... by finding the best possible opportunity and wage deal possible for their client. im sure any of us would be pleased if someone working on our behalf was getting us a etter deal then maybe we had hoped for. However, some Agents are only out for themselves and will resort to any underhanded tactics to get a huge payout, im sure they dont care about their clients and just want to make a quick buck. If bungs or other forms of illegality have taken place then could this be the end for agents in football???? Surely this could be a massive shakeup that could change the transfer system, or the payouts system and football for good. Georgoe Boateng says in todays Daily Express that many players are now turning their back on Agents for Solicitors as they can do the job for the same money and dont want the huge fees.. clubs seem far happier to deal with them.... Discuss.....jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Boubepo 0 Posted January 13, 2006 The agents are employed by the players, so shouldn''t the players bepaying the wages of the agents and not the club! or am I being plainstupid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheded 0 Posted January 14, 2006 [quote user="jas the barclay king"]given todays news on pinkun.com about the clubs high spending on agents, and Mike Newell saying he has proof of Agents ofdfering managers "bungs" etc... how does everyone fell this will impact football? While i admit we do moan about agents, a large quantity of them are doing their job.. and doing it well... by finding the best possible opportunity and wage deal possible for their client. im sure any of us would be pleased if someone working on our behalf was getting us a etter deal then maybe we had hoped for. However, some Agents are only out for themselves and will resort to any underhanded tactics to get a huge payout, im sure they dont care about their clients and just want to make a quick buck. If bungs or other forms of illegality have taken place then could this be the end for agents in football???? Surely this could be a massive shakeup that could change the transfer system, or the payouts system and football for good. Georgoe Boateng says in todays Daily Express that many players are now turning their back on Agents for Solicitors as they can do the job for the same money and dont want the huge fees.. clubs seem far happier to deal with them.... Discuss.....jas :)[/quote]Newell is now on record as saying he has PROOF , not only of agents offering bungs , back-handers, sweeteners etc , but of managers and directers of clubs practicing this corruption on a regular basis too ! it follows that when / if the FA start their investigations , these allegations will be tested ... I really do hope Newell can back up his case with proof ! because its been obvious for years that the crooks have moved into football , as they always do when big money is involved ......Your notion that only some of the agents are out for themselves is a little bit naive ! the truth is that ALL agents are looking after number one ! you REALLY think they care about the future of their " clients " welfare , apart from protecting the " merchandise " while its profitable? ..... if a player on their books gets badly injured , or otherwise unable to command any interest from any club , they will be discarded as soon as their fees are not paid .... get lost kid , your an embarrassment ..... As for solicitors taking over from agents , I think this will just exchange one set of crooks with another set ! seems to me that the FA should set up a in-house committee too administer the affairs of all players , independantly of club influence .The latest news is that Newell is disappointed with the response to his allegations , obviously this needs more input from the news media , but the implications are that , already , the " Establishment " are closing ranks ! a soon as " top directors " start feeling their collars , in comes their lawyers to wangle some sort of gag on the whistle blower !! all we can hope is that Newells disclosure will trigger more whistle blowing ! the gag might work on one individual , but it becomes increasingly difficult to gag the many ! I hope the Express continues its crusade.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DisorientatedCanary 0 Posted January 14, 2006 [quote user="John Boubepo"]The agents are employed by the players, so shouldn''t the players be paying the wages of the agents and not the club! or am I being plain stupid?[/quote] no your spot on, and believe it or not some agents get paid by BOTH player and club when a transfer etc goes through, its lunacy. but i imagine agents work on a sort of commision basis which they are cheeky enough to get out of the club as a way to get the player to save money and sign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
