[Albion] Money Spent on Agents 2017/18

Miami Seagull

Grandad

Jul 12, 2003

1,463

Miami Florida, USA

• Apr 3, 2018

• #1

Some interesting stuff here:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43632830

Click on the link for 'what your team spent' to see the full results (downloads a pdf)

At over 4 million, we came in 3rd lowest of the teams in the PL and yet still spent 1000 times more than the lowest in the FL, Crawley, who spent just 4K.

 

LowKarate

New member

Jan 6, 2004

2,002

Wombling free

• Apr 3, 2018

• #2

An outrageous £112 spent by Aldershot.

I guess that covered a couple of nights in a Premier Inn with Full English on both occasions.

 

lawros left foot

Glory hunting since 1969

Jun 11, 2011

13,716

Worthing

• Apr 3, 2018

• #3

LowKarate said:

An outrageous £112 spent by Aldershot.

I guess that covered a couple of nights in a Premier Inn with Full English on both occasions.

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I know a brickies labourer, who was offered a contract with the old Aldershot Town after scoring a couple of goals in the first ten minutes of his trial with them.
He had to turn them down as the money they offered including bonuses was only just under half of what he was earning.

 

Driver8

On the road...

NSC Patron

Jul 31, 2005

15,978

North Wales

• Apr 3, 2018

• #4

£13m from Watford. Blimey.

 

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Hove / Παρος

Apr 7, 2006

6,540

Hove / Παρος

• Apr 3, 2018

• #5

Glad to see us near the bottom of the table for this one

 

Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003

30,566

• Apr 3, 2018

• #6

Daniel Levy a mere £7mill at Spurs. You've got to admire his chutzpah.

 

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Farehamseagull

Solly March Fan Club

Nov 22, 2007

13,958

Sarisbury Green, Southampton

• Apr 4, 2018

• #7

Don’t understand why everyone gets so angry about agents fees. They’re doing a job in a very lucrative industry and should be paid for it.

That total amount is still a pittance compared to the overall amount of money floating around the premier league. That figure is the same as the Coutinho and VVD transfer fees alone.

 

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Farehamseagull

Solly March Fan Club

Nov 22, 2007

13,958

Sarisbury Green, Southampton

• Apr 4, 2018

• #8

Pavilionaire said:

Daniel Levy a mere £7mill at Spurs. You've got to admire his chutzpah.

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Deserves it, he’s done an excellent job. If he wasn’t worth it, I’m sure Lewis wouldn’t pay him that.

 

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Springal

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Feb 12, 2005

23,830

GOSBTS

• Apr 4, 2018

• #9

Farehamseagull said:

Don’t understand why everyone gets so angry about agents fees. They’re doing a job in a very lucrative industry and should be paid for it.

That total amount is still a pittance compared to the overall amount of money floating around the premier league. That figure is the same as the Coutinho and VVD transfer fees alone.

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I don’t get angry about it. I just don’t see why the player can’t pay his agent. Unless of course the agent has earnt his fee by bringing the player to the club etc

 

Taybha

Whalewhine

Oct 8, 2008

27,178

Uwantsumorwat

• Apr 4, 2018

• #10

Sunderland 4 million !

 

Barham's tash

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Jun 8, 2013

3,613

Rayners Lane

• Apr 4, 2018

• #11

3rd lowest agent spend but 5th highest net spend in the Premier League this season. I like the cut of your jib TB.

 

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Petee

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Nov 22, 2010

3,031

Brighton

• Apr 4, 2018

• #12

I'm guessing Russia have spent a fair bit on their agents

 

Creaky

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Mar 26, 2013

3,842

Hookwood - Nr Horley

• Apr 4, 2018

• #13

Springal said:

I don’t get angry about it. I just don’t see why the player can’t pay his agent. Unless of course the agent has earnt his fee by bringing the player to the club etc

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I understood that it was to do with the way HMRC deal with the payments to agents - actors can claim the payments as a business expense, footballers if they pay the agent has to do so from taxed income.

 

Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003

30,566

• Apr 4, 2018

• #14

It's a weird set-up, like buying a house AND having to pay the seller's estate agent fees on top.