Well done Neil Harris.

[the other bob wilson]

Leaving aside any should he stay/should he go arguments, it was very good to hear Neil Harris say in the pre Norwich game video on the club website that he never had an agent as a player, he used the PFA to negotiate for him. I've never understood the need to have a, often dodgy, third party involved in your dealings when you are a player when you have a union you could belong to that is more than happy to do that for you.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Leaving aside any should he stay/should he go arguments, it was very good to hear Neil Harris say in the pre Norwich game video on the club website that he never had an agent as a player, he used the PFA to negotiate for him. I've never understood the need to have a, often dodgy, third party involved in your dealings when you are a player when you have a union you could belong to that is more than happy to do that for you.

Yup. Well said. I've made no secret of my utter contempt for agents and the whole sordid business.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Sky Andrew

Orrible git

[Cyncoed Slumdog]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Agents are leeches sucking huge amounts of money out of football whilst lining their own pockets and causing unrest. They are a cancer on the face of the game.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Agents are leeches sucking huge amounts of money out of football whilst lining their own pockets and causing unrest. They are a cancer on the face of the game.

Raiola got paid £17m for Haaland to go from Salzburg to Dortmund. Why does Haaland need an agent who gets paid anywhere near that level? He could have that cash for a start! Every club would love to sign Haaland, I don’t understand it at all

[Monster munch]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Ridiculous amounts of money for puppets. I can understand the need for a solicitor to sign off on the contract and fine details but why have an agent to discuss your salary? 95% of the working public will attend an interview or negotiate a salary for their profession so footballers should be no different.

[lardy]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Ridiculous amounts of money for puppets. I can understand the need for a solicitor to sign off on the contract and fine details but why have an agent to discuss your salary? 95% of the working public will attend an interview or negotiate a salary for their profession so footballers should be no different.

I guess in most cases, the company comes out of those negotiations on top. Scale the salary up 100 times for pro footballers and that's a lot of lost income.

I'm not here to defend agents but if they didn't give the players any benefit then there wouldn't be any.

[blue lewj]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Amazes me that the more screwed on players do not educate themselves in this area and represent themselves more.

It happened in boxing with fighters distancing from promoters who they felt treated them unfairly and I'm sure a few high profile footballers would see a domino effect in this regard.

[theclaw]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

I disagree a little here as I believe that an agent can benefit a player.
There’s the obvious transfers,wages and everything that comes with that.But behind the scenes they look after the player,travel arrangements,hotel stays,housing,personal appearances, charities etc.

The big problem is a lot of them are greedy,bent and only really care about themselves.

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

I wouldn't mind being a football agent .
They have made themselves part of the game , very clever .

Football at the top level is rotten to the core, money money ,money . Agents are just a part of it .

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Agents are leeches sucking huge amounts of money out of football whilst lining their own pockets and causing unrest. They are a cancer on the face of the game.

Agreed There should be a campaign to kick them out of the game. Akin to the mafia in my opinion.
Spedger

[NYCBlue]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

If someone called you at work today and said they could guarantee you a job somewhere else doing exactly the same thing but for 50% more money, what would you do?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

If someone called you at work today and said they could guarantee you a job somewhere else doing exactly the same thing but for 50% more money, what would you do?

If I'm Haaland at Salzburg, why do I need an agent to earn £17m off my transfer when every top club in Europe wants to sign me?

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

If I'm Haaland at Salzburg, why do I need an agent to earn £17m off my transfer when every top club in Europe wants to sign me?

Its the game . The agents know it .

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: Well done Neil Harris.

Its the game . The agents know it .

I know but I don't have to like it and I definitely don't understand it.