EPTAgents aren't the reason for money in football. It's sponsors, fans and billionaires buying clubs and investing insane amounts. If the players get less the rest of the money would stay at the clubs. If you want less money in football you should kick out all rich people owning clubs and pumping in 100s of millions.
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RvB
Netherlands6324 Posts
Agents aren't the reason for money in football. It's sponsors, fans and billionaires buying clubs and investing insane amounts. If the players get less the rest of the money would stay at the clubs. If you want less money in football you should kick out all rich people owning clubs and pumping in 100s of millions. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28912 Posts
edit: I agree that agents are not the reason why there's too much money in football, but I still feel that they contribute to the inflation of prices (and wages), which contributes to teams wanting billionaire money because it's the only way they can be competitive in the current market. | ||
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InFiNitY[pG]
Germany3474 Posts
On May 28 2017 00:23 RvB wrote: Yes I do. I know of him placing some very average players who haven't performed at all at decent clubs. . Now explain to me in which world this is a good thing. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18473 Posts
On May 28 2017 00:23 RvB wrote: Yes I do. I know of him placing some very average players who haven't performed at all at decent clubs. I'm quite certain he has a role in that. Agents aren't the reason for money in football. It's sponsors, fans and billionaires buying clubs and investing insane amounts. If the players get less the rest of the money would stay at the clubs. If you want less money in football you should kick out all rich people owning clubs and pumping in 100s of millions. No, just put in salary caps. I don't know how European law works, but insofar as I know, associations can make up their own rules, right? So if the UEFA decides that clubs cannot play in Champions/Europa League if any player earns more than 1million a year, then that should put a quick end to giant transfer fees and salaries. Of course, where the money goes then is a huge problem. The TV money, sponsor contracts, etc. are still vast cash cows, and that isn't going anywhere anytime soon. | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6324 Posts
On May 28 2017 00:33 Liquid`Drone wrote: But if he placed some average players who haven't performed at all at decent clubs, isn't that a bad thing? Like he's basically a scammer then. Someone being a good salesman is not necessarily a good thing. edit: I agree that agents are not the reason why there's too much money in football, but I still feel that they contribute to the inflation of prices (and wages), which contributes to teams wanting billionaire money because it's the only way they can be competitive in the current market. For the clubs yes but not for the players. His job is to place and negotiate for his players. If he does it well I see nothing wrong with that. If a club pays for a bad player that's their own responsibility. As to your 2nd point that might be true I'm not sure. I don't think that getting rid of all agents is the right solution since players will be collateral damage. Reducing their power somehow makes sense though. @acrofales: yes putting a cap on wages is an easy way to reduce players salaries. I was talking about money in football as a sport though not about wages. The thing is that with a wage cap the clubs will pocket the money instead. It's just transferring money from one group of people to the other. | ||
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Chile34173 Posts
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
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sneirac
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warding
Portugal2397 Posts
When agents get huge % of transfers it's usually because they helped finance early transfers of those players, or invested in the players themselves. In these cases they're acting as financial intermediaries to the benefit of smaller clubs and the players. If agents are so bad then why do players keep hiring them? | ||
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
Can't really justify that handball non call tbh | ||
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
On May 28 2017 02:06 Faruko wrote: Where was this Arsenal the entire season ? Were they this good in the first half of their 3-0 win in October, I only remember schadenfreude? Anyway they are wasting far too many chances and will haunt them sooner or later... | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28912 Posts
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zdarr
France375 Posts
On May 28 2017 01:42 warding wrote: There isn't a huge account of money in football because of rich bajillionaires - that sort of thinking belongs in the past decade. There's a huge amount of money in football because that's one of the few remaining types of entertainment content people are willing to pay to watch live. When agents get huge % of transfers it's usually because they helped finance early transfers of those players, or invested in the players themselves. In these cases they're acting as financial intermediaries to the benefit of smaller clubs and the players. If agents are so bad then why do players keep hiring them? Because knowing how to manage big bucks =/= knowing how to play football? Fiscal optimisation/evasion is difficult, rare are the people with the network necessary to manage funds. | ||
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RJGooner
United States2093 Posts
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DucK-
Singapore11449 Posts
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
On May 28 2017 02:25 DucK- wrote: Shouldn't goal be offside too? Courtois came out to close down the angle but Ramsey was somewhat in the way and distracting... He did, but he stopped interfering long enough before Sanchez comes in to shoot, non call on offside is within the rules I think. | ||
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