Jun 7 2008, 07:19 PM
QUOTE(Kerplunk @ Jun 7 2008, 03:05 PM)
so who's exactly to blame when it comes to astronomical wage demands?no doubt there are some really greedy players out there but for the most part,i suspect its the players' agents doing all the work and haggling to boost their client's paycheck.because at the same time,these agents get to line their pockets as well,and although its nowhere near what their clients earn,their cut obviously increases in line with the player's bigger salaries.even in most papers or tabloids,u can see that most of the talking is done by agents regarding contracts and it looks suspiciously like they're in charge.my guess is they're the ones who are really the cause of insane financial 'requests' and it doesn't help that employers usually give in to their demands.do we really need them?i remember there was a call to abolish the use of agents sometime ago but now it's suddenly gone all quiet..
I wouldn't put the blame on the agents. To highlight Platini's claim of "football cheats",Revenue in football increases every year without fail;
In 2005
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The total revenue of the Top 20 clubs broke the €3 billion barrier for the first time in 2004/05
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/...D145152,00.html
In 2006
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The total revenue of the Top 20 clubs was over €3.3 billion in 2005/06
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/...D145152,00.html
In 2007
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The top 20 clubs’ collective revenues grew by 11% to €3.7 billion (£2.5 billion) in 2006/07
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/...D191865,00.html
And to highlight the hypocriscy of big clubs,
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The gulf is huge and wages are spiraling out of control (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/16/sfnjim216.xml). Premiership clubs recognise this and are looking at ways to curb it
With reference to the Deloitte Money League, the increment rates in wages is absolutely in line with the rates of revenue growth. Commodities are sought after, and precious commodities should obviously command higher wages on the basis of revenue increment. But incredulously, top clubs claim of spiralling wages. Guess why? Money isn't spent on wages or on any footballing facilities, money earnt was used to service debts.
In simple words, agents aren't the source of the problem. The way big clubs are run, is.
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