The amount spent by Championship clubs on agents fees in the 2013/2014 season

jamie the seagull · Aug 28, 2014

Within the link the table gives you options of spending, total transactions, cost per transaction, increase from 2012/13.
Although we are high in spending their is quite a drop from 2012/13.

http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-pay-out-more-7686750

severnside gull · Aug 28, 2014

Madness!
Surely unsustainable?

With eleven in this season how much are we going to shell out this year!!!!!!!

Stat Brother · Aug 28, 2014

Judging by Blackpool's figure, I guess it wouldn't be the biggest leap of faith to assume an agent can earn £10k from one mediocre transfer to a pi$$ poor team.

albion534 · Aug 28, 2014

****ing agents
Ruining football

edna krabappel · Aug 28, 2014

47 transactions for us at an average of £7969 a pop :ohmy:

This is what I don't get about football. Why don't the players pay their own agents? If I want to buy a house from someone, I don't pay their solicitors' fees: the vendor pays their own. I understand that not all these "transactions" are player sales, many are contract renewals etc, but why on earth don't the players pay their own agents to negotiate these deals? I

Creaky · Aug 28, 2014

edna krabappel said:
47 transactions for us at an average of £7969 a pop

This is what I don't get about football. Why don't the players pay their own agents? If I want to buy a house from someone, I don't pay their solicitors' fees: the vendor pays their own. I understand that not all these "transactions" are player sales, many are contract renewals etc, but why on earth don't the players pay their own agents to negotiate these deals? I

One big reason is the way in which HMRC treat footballers.

Actors pay their own agents but those payments are allowable as a business expense - i.e. payment is made out of income before tax. HMRC don't allow footballers to claim payments made to agents as an allowable expense so most contracts include a clause making the club liable for the agents costs.

Surf's Up · Aug 28, 2014

Interesting that Bmuff are way up there.

Stat Brother · Aug 28, 2014

I wonder what age the youngest 'player' with an agent is?

All these Chelsea kids will have agents, possibly the same agents as the rest of the under 21's.
But how far down does it go, under 20's - 18's, lower?

Seagull on the wing · Aug 28, 2014

Also interesting to see Burnley and Derby spent little in comparison to others but those who spent the least got relegated...apart from Blackpool who are probably doomed this season,

As regards the kids...Solly has Codner....wonder how much he gets.

warmleyseagull · Aug 28, 2014

gibseagull said:
Interesting that Bmuff are way up there.

Transfer embargo waiting to happen IMO followed by -10pts and exit to Conference....

HantsSeagull · Aug 28, 2014

have i read that right? we spent £420k which was £450k less than the year before??!!

Norman Baker suck my lozenge · Aug 28, 2014

Would it not be simpler to **** the agents off and the players union deal with contracts,I'm sure they could do just as good a job for probably half the cost,that way at at least the money sort if stays in football.

AZ Gull · Aug 28, 2014

HantsSeagull said:
have i read that right? we spent £420k which was £450k less than the year before??!!

Yes - the total last year was £869,988 on 48 transactions.

Creaky · Aug 28, 2014

Norman Baker suck my lozenge said:
Would it not be simpler to **** the agents off and the players union deal with contracts,I'm sure they could do just as good a job for probably half the cost,that way at at least the money sort if stays in football.

Agents do far more than just negotiate contracts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10231273/The-truth-about-football-agents.html

HantsSeagull · Aug 28, 2014

AZ Gull said:
Yes - the total last year was £869,988 on 48 transactions.

Jesus!

AZ Gull · Aug 28, 2014

HantsSeagull said:
Jesus!

Nope - I'm just a very naughty boy.

fat old seagull · Aug 28, 2014

AZ Gull said:
Yes - the total last year was £869,988 on 48 transactions.

No wonder pies are £4.10 !

Grombleton · Aug 28, 2014

HantsSeagull said:
Jesus!

Could do a job.

Creaky · Aug 28, 2014

AZ Gull said:
Yes - the total last year was £869,988 on 48 transactions.

There seems to be the false assumption that if clubs didn't pay agents and footballers did that it would save the club money - all it would mean is that signing fees would increase.

Shropshire Seagull · Aug 28, 2014

Creaky said:
One big reason is the way in which HMRC treat footballers.

Actors pay their own agents but those payments are allowable as a business expense - i.e. payment is made out of income before tax. HMRC don't allow footballers to claim payments made to agents as an allowable expense so most contracts include a clause making the club liable for the agents costs.

And if a club pays the agent's fee, surely that would be a tax deductible expense for the club?

HMRC will get their wack when the agent declares the income and then pays PAYE [Corp tax] on their earnings [profits]

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