QPR's Spending on Agents Fees - Latest Report

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The latest Football League Agents' Fees for the period from July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 shows QPR paid 230,000 pounds (as compared to 187,000 pounds in the same six month period, a year previously. (The really big spenders were Leicester and Charlton.) See Agents Report: Agents Report.

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The latest Football League Agents' Fees Report has revealed that payments to agents by League clubs are at their lowest levels, relative to total transfer spending, since the publication of agents' fees began in 2004.
In total, League clubs committed to pay £7.9m to agents compared to £6.2m for the second half of 2006.

However, the resurgent transfer market also saw League clubs spend a total of £42.1m on player acquisitions compared to the £21.7m spent twelve months before, an increase of 94%.

Football League Chairman, Lord Mawhinney, said: "I am encouraged that a more buoyant transfer market has been coupled with a more disciplined approach to clubs' dealings with agents.

"Between July and December 2007 payments to agents, as a proportion of total transfer spending, fell to 19%, compared to 29% for the same period in 2006.

"This season's figure is also significantly lower than the 23% recorded in 2005 and the 63% recorded in 2004.

"Whilst £7.9m is still a lot of money leaving the game, it is clear that we are beginning to make progress in terms of establishing a fairer balance in the relationship between clubs, players and agents.

"When The League introduced the publication of agents' fees four seasons ago, we did it because we believed these figures should be a matter of public record and debate.

"This debate prompted changes to The League's regulations on agents, such as prohibiting the practice of 'dual representation'.

"These changes have since been more widely implemented across the game, following their adoption by the FA in their new agents' regulations."

The report reveals that clubs committed to pay agents in 15% (283) of the 1,913 player transactions that took place during the reporting period, collectively committing a sum of £7,930,378.

Championship clubs accounted for 84% (£6.7m) of this total, with League 1 and League 2 clubs accounting for 13% (£1.0m) and 3% (£206k) respectively.

A total of nineteen clubs did not commit any money to agents during the last six months (Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town, Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Brentford, Bury, Chester City, Chesterfield, Dagenham & Redbridge, Grimsby Town, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Peterborough United, Rochdale and Stockport County).

REPORT SUMMARY:
(Figures for July to December 2006 in brackets)

Overall Football League Figures
- Between July 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 Football League clubs engaged in 1,913 (1,795) player transactions (new registrations/player transfers, contract updates, contract cancellations and loans);
- Clubs committed to pay an agent in 283 (258) of these transactions;
- League clubs committed to spend £7,930,378 (£6,214,969) during the period of this report;
- 19 (21) clubs did not commit any money to agents during the last six months;

Championship
- In the Championship there were 635 (590) player transactions, 151 (156) involving payment to an agent;
- Clubs committed to spend a total of £6,684,759 (£5,489,599) on agents' fees during this period;
- 23 (23) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
- 1 (1) club did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Blackpool.

League 1
- In League 1 there were 607 (581) player transactions, 99 (62) involving payment to an agent;
- Clubs committed to spend a total of £1,039,484 (£505,305) on agents' fees during this period;
- 21 (19) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
- 3 (5) clubs did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town.

League 2
- In League 2 there were 671 (624) player transactions, 33 (40) involving payment to an agent;
- Clubs committed to spend a total of £206,136 (£220,065) on agents' fees during this period;
- 9 (9) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
- 15 (15) clubs did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Brentford, Bury, Chester City, Chesterfield, Dagenham & Redbridge, Grimsby Town, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Peterborough United, Rochdale and Stockport County.

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