Are there many if any players at the higher or highest level who do not use an agent and conduct their own dealings?
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16-01-2019 07:16 PM #1
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16-01-2019 07:20 PM #2
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16-01-2019 07:26 PM #3
Not sure how high a level you’re talking but I’m sure Christian Dailly never had an agent.
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16-01-2019 07:53 PM #6
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Roy Keane used a lawyer. Not sure who does it nowadays.
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16-01-2019 08:04 PM #7
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In terms of the modern era, I am sure I read both Rashford and Alexander-Arnold use their respective brothers as their agents.
Edit - this thread is a sore reminder Willie McKay was paid £500k when Scott Brown moved from us to Celtic.
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16-01-2019 09:10 PM #8
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I don't think Robbie Fowler had an agent - Souness apparently told him to get a good Financial Advisor / Accountant .
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16-01-2019 11:42 PM #10
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I think Colin Murdochs wife was a lawyer and may have helped with his dealings. Last I heard he moved into the world of Football Agency and is currently Johnny Evans' agent and netted a tidy profit from his most recent move I believe.
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Think of all the times you hear of a club signing a player off the back of an agent contacting them. That will be in part because agents have relationships with clubs. Non-agents are less likely to have those relationships to exploit.
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17-01-2019 12:41 AM #12
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If a player or a close friend or family member has the skills to deal with football clubs etc re contract negotiations then fair play to them - the players in question will maybe save themselves a few bob or keep it in the family. I suspect though that for a great many players this would serve as a sometimes bewildering distraction from their actual job of playing football. So - despite the controversy they stir up and the parasitical nature of some agents, I would say the advent of the football agent has been a good thing. If I were a professional footballer I would be glad to have the option to have someone to represent me who knew the ins and outs of football contracts and had a decent handle on what I was actually worth.
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17-01-2019 01:57 AM #13
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Hibs took away a contract offer to John Robertson because he wanted to discuss the offer with his brother Chris who was at Rangers
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