Agents fees...

The Football League have published their latest report on the amount that each club has paid to licensed agents during the 2010/11 season. It shows that Doncaster Rovers paid out a whopping £387,770 last season to agents for a variety of transactions - of the 49 reported, 14 were for new registrations/transfers, 24 for updated contracts, 3 for cancelled contracts and 8 for loan transfers.
Every single Championship club paid something to an agent - ranging from Queens Park Rangers, who paid out a colossal £1,770,262, with Middlesbrough on £1,598,228 and Leicester City (£1,280,200) down to Scunthorpe United, who paid out the least at £119,008. Rovers were 13th in the table of fees.
Overall, fees paid out were up from last season, with just eight not paying agents anything at all (Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United, Macclesfield Town, Stevenage and Stockport County), whilst a further 22 paid out less than £10,000.
In the Football League, Championship clubs accounted for 84.6% (£14.1m) of all fees paid out to agents, with Leagues One and Two paying out 14.1% (£2.3m) and 1.3% (£0.2m) respectively. The Premier League are not included in this survey.
In announcing the latest agents' fees figures Football League Chairman Greg Clarke said: "These figures show that a considerable amount of money continues to leave the game through payments to agents. This highlights the importance of the work Football League clubs are doing to establish a 'break even' business model across all three divisions. No-one is trying to prevent clubs from paying agents where they feel it is appropriate, however we must make sure that clubs are not spending money they simply do not have


from doncaster rovers.co.uk

The Football League have published the latest figures for player agents fees for last season and Doncaster Rovers are thirteenth highest in the Championship.

Doncaster spent £387,770 over the course of 2010/11 season to agents, which included 49 transactions.

In total the 49 transactions included, 14 new registrations/transfers, 24 updated contracts, 3 cancelled contracts and 8 loans.

Three clubs went through the one million barrier with Queens Park Rangers the highest spending £1,770,262. Middlesbrough 1,598,228 and Leicester City 1,280,200 were next.

Scunthorpe United paid out the least amount, spending £119,008.

Only three other clubs spent less than £200,000 with Millwall £172,000, Watford £173,898 and Preston North End 193,250 the clubs to do so.

Promoted side Swansea City were also amongst those nearer the bottom end of the table spending £236,760.

In total in the championship, £14,089,702 was spent.

Full list
Queens Park Rangers £1,770,262
Middlesbrough £1,598,228
Leicester City £1,280,200
Hull City £993,026
Reading £948,425
Norwich City £883,200
Portsmouth £874,920
Bristol City £853,900
Leeds United £788,630
Cardiff City £613,510
Nottingham Forest £450,900
Burnley £434,795
Doncaster Rovers £387,770
Ipswich Town £376,352
Barnsley £356,320
Coventry City £314,967
Crystal Palace £293,180
Derby County £289,500
Sheffield United £284,684
Swansea City £238,760
Preston North End £193,250
Watford £173,896
Millwall £172,000
Scunthorpe United £119,008

Elsewhere in the Football League, Sheffield Wednesday were the highest spenders in League One (£415,660) and Shrewsbury Town the highest in League Two (£43,084).

Only eight clubs in the entire Football League did not spend any cash on agent`s fees last season.

League One side Hartlepool United as well as Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Stevenage and Stockport County the sides not to spend a penny.



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Over 49 transactions it works out just under 8K each...

yorkie64red wrote:Over 49 transactions it works out just under 8K each...

Far far too much , when I ask for a rise and take my agent in to the meetings, I can't see my company picking up the tab. This is a fookin ridiculous idea and should be stamped out now.

This is the club's and thereby the supporter's monies these leeches are feeding on, the game is corrupt through and through.
Most clubs (Leicester excluded of course) are close to going to the wall and these pillocks are helping to force clubs into bankruptsy.

hoolahoop wrote:

Far far too much , when I ask for a rise and take my agent in to the meetings, I can't see my company picking up the tab. This is a fookin ridiculous idea and should be stamped out now.

This is the club's and thereby the supporter's monies these leeches are feeding on, the game is corrupt through and through.
Most clubs (Leicester excluded of course) are close to going to the wall and these pillocks are helping to force clubs into bankruptsy.

But its the way of the world....we could decide to take players who don't have agents but they i guess are few and far between....i would guess they factor these costs in when they make an offer for a player, so instead of offering the Blades 1.3 million for Billy we will offer them 1.2 and the other money will cover the agent...end result we are paying the same...