Ipswich Town
IPSWICH Town come out well in Championship table of money spent on agent fees
By Dave Gooderham
Thursday, August 9, 2012
12:21 PM
IPSWICH Town paid out £233,990 on agents’ fees during the 2011/12 season.
The figure compares well with the rest of the Championship, led by West Ham who spent a massive £4,314,270.
Town were 19th in the league table with only Barnsley, Blackpool, Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers and Hull City spending less.
In all, according to the data released by the Football League today, Ipswich made 43 transactions between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, made up of 23 new registrations or transfers, six update contracts, seven cancelled contracts and seven loans.
The figures show that Football League clubs committed a total of £21.7m on agents’ fees during the 2011/12 season – Championship clubs accounting for £18.7m of that total.
In announcing the figures, Football League chairman Greg Clarke said: “While £21m is a lot of money leaving the game, it should also be noted that a considerable amount of this total has been spent by a small number of clubs. In fact, almost a fifth of the overall figure was spent by one club alone (West Ham).
“Where such spending forms part of a sustainable business plan it shouldn’t be of great concern and supporters should be encouraged to see our clubs committing themselves to the new Financial Fair Play regulations that will take effect across all three divisions in the new season.
“In time, these rules will require clubs to be more circumspect with regard to their spending and may help reduce the costs incurred in this area.”
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8 comments
Look at the players Lee Clark has signed for Birmingham, the time it took him, and the fees he paid. Compared to Jewell it is an embarrassment. Birmingham will be in the mix for automatic promotion without any doubt in my mind this season.
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Kevin Bailey
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Its a simple equasion, if you dont buy you cant pay agents fees, perhaps a few people should digest these figures and what they mean when they blame PJ for everything.
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Cyril Baker
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Well said Brian - all ITFC ever was to ME was a get rich(er) quick scheme that has now backfired....I'm sure he feels as stuck with us as I do with him....He is directly holding back this club and those that chose to ignore this can expect many more years of mediocrity to come....enjoy
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bluearmy78
Friday, August 10, 2012
Well you have to have it to spend it but NB you have made a good point.....
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Lindsay Ferguson
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Spend peanuts and you will only attract the monkeys.
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scarffy
Thursday, August 9, 2012
As Brian said, West Ham spent £4M, but will be receiving £80M in the next two years, with parachute payments making it well over £100M. Meanwhile we are pleased that we have ever dwindling crowds, and our CEO is busy being the attache of Guam.
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Kevin Bailey
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Have posted before and still believe ME wants Premiership football on the cheap !!!!! West Ham have already recouped their expenditure on agents fees by their promotion to the top tier. Come on ME and CEO Clegg, wake up or resign yourselves to mediocre mid table Championship or worse.
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Brian Betts
Thursday, August 9, 2012
I know that in this day and age it's fool hardy to just spend spend and spend. However, I would like to ask a question, are we the happier fans because we finished 19th in the agents' fees table, or are West Ham fans happier because they are in the Premiership?
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NB
Thursday, August 9, 2012