Latest League Report on Agents Fees Released - QPR Paid Just £5,000 Jan-Junr 2007

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The Football League's latest report on clubs' spending on agents fees has been released. For QPR, it's way down to just 5,000 in the January-June 2007 Period.

Queens Park Rangers
New Registrations & Transfers - 6
Updated Contract 0
Cancelled Contract 11
Loans 8
Total Transactions 25
Total Amount Committed to Agents - 1 Jan 07 to 30 June 07 £5,000
Total Amount Committed to Agents - 1 July 06 to 30 June 07 £192,340
Agents Fees

League - AGENTS FEES
The latest six-monthly publication of Clubs' spending on agents' fees by The Football League has revealed that spending during the second half of the 2006/07 season fell by 25 per-cent to £2.44m, compared to £3.27m for the same period in 2005/06.
Championship Clubs committed a total of £2,113,903, with Leagues 1 and 2 Clubs committing £208,563 and £118,387 respectively.
In announcing the figures Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney said: "I am encouraged that Football League Clubs have spent less money on agents' fees over the last six months and I hope this pattern continues.
"The League remains the only body of Clubs that have committed to publishing their spending on agents' fees. By doing so, we are taking an admirable lead in terms of good governance in football."

During 2006/07 season, as a whole, Clubs committed to pay agents in 11per-cent (378) of the 3,328 player transactions that took place, collectively committing the sum of £8,584,321.

Championship Clubs accounted for £7.53m (88%) of this total, with League 1 and League 2 clubs accounting for £717,368 (8 per-cent) and £338,452 (4 per-cent) respectively.

In total 19 Clubs did not commit any monies to agents - compared to 16 in 2005/06 and 13 in 2004/05 - six of these for the third consecutive season and 27 Clubs committed less than £10,000.

Report Summary

(Equivalent figures for Season 2005/06 in brackets)

Overall Football League Figures

*Between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 Football League clubs engaged in 3,328 (3,284) player transactions (new registrations/player transfers, contract updates, contract cancellations and loans);
*Clubs committed to pay a fee to an agent in 378 (356) of these transactions;
*Therefore, no agent was used in 2,950 (2,928) transactions;
*League clubs committed to spend £8,584,321 (£7,660,028) on agents' fees during the period of this report;
*Of this total, £8,272,444 was committed by the signing club and £311,877 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;
*19 clubs (16) did not commit any money to agents during the 12 months covered by this report;
*27 clubs (26) committed to pay less than £10,000 to agents in the same period.

The Championship

*In The Championship there were 1,110 (1,212) player transactions, 240 (210) involved the use of agents;
*Clubs committed to spend a total of £7,528,501 (£6,311,853) on agents' fees during this period;
*Of this total £7,233,125 was committed by the signing club and £295,376 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;
*23 clubs (24) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent.
*1 club did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Colchester United)

League 1

*In League 1 there were 1,044 (1,033) player transactions, 85 (97) involved the use of an agent;
*Clubs committed to spend a total of £717,368 (£955,059) on agents' fees during this period;
*Of this total £715, 368 was committed by the signing club and £2,000 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;
*19 clubs (16) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent;
*5 clubs (8) did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Blackpool, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Port Vale).

League 2

*In League 2 there were 1,174 (1,039) player transactions, 53 (49) involved the use of an agent;
*Clubs committed to spend a total of £338,452 (£183,866) on agents' fees during this period;
*Of this total £323,952 was committed by the signing club and £14,500 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;
*11 clubs (16) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent;
*13 clubs (8) did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Chester City, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rochdale, Stockport County, Walsall, Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers). Click here for the full breakdown.

Queens Park Rangers
New Registrations & Transfers - 6
Updated Contract 0
Cancelled Contract 11
Loans 8
Total Transactions 25
Total Amount Committed to Agents - 1 Jan 07 to 30 June 07 £5,000
Total Amount Committed to Agents - 1 July 06 to 30 June 07 £192,340
Complete Agents Fees

PREVIOUS AGENTS FEES REPORTS

January 18, 2007 - Football League Agents Fee Report, July 1-December 31, 2006 - Six Months, July 1 - December 31, 2006
July 1- December 31, 2006. In this six months period, QPR paid to agents almost £187,340 - up from the £131,600 the same period the previous year.

July 13, 2006
[See: The complete Football League "Agents Fee Report - Season 2005/06"

[From January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006, QPR paid 16,000 pounds for agents.

(From June 5 2005 to June 6, 2006, QPR spent in total 147,600 pounds to agents.)
10 - New Registrations and Transfers
2 - Updated Contract
6 - Cancelled Contract
10 - Loans
(28 - Total )

[July 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005 Report on Agents Fee July 1, 2005-December 31, 2005 - A

September 2005 - Reported amounts re individual agents payments as reported by The Standard on Rivals - Standard Report

[For July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005: QPR paid £320,935 to Agents]
See Past Agents Fees Reports