grecian-near-hell
Well-known Exeweb poster
A tadge Naive of me I know, but after the season just gone, with any number of football clubs in dire circumstances for one reason or another, and us possibly losing out to sign a player to a side with average attendances of 1500 (may not be for financial reasons I know that we lost out), I was wondering, when an agent contacts a player to advise that he has lined up a terrific deal for him at say X club, what responsibility to the player does the agent have that the club are going to be able to fulfill the deal all things being equal and should they like the EFL be showing their client a degree of due diligence when negotiating the deals, or as I anticipate it being a case of grab the money and run until the **** hits the fan and they can move onto the next club pocketing another wedge on the way.
Also with regards to the players ,football is a small enough environment that the rumours about financing of clubs will be doing the circuits prior to signing for a team, as well as being able to see what attendances they are achieving, so before signing a lucrative deal should they be asking themselves is this going to be fulfilled to the end of the contract, simple arithmetic will give them a rough idea.
Therefore if it is blatantly obvious that the deals agents and players are signing are too generous for the clubs concerned then why should the PFA step in to cover the wages when they are not paid as these players are contributing to their club's demise.
Also with regards to the players ,football is a small enough environment that the rumours about financing of clubs will be doing the circuits prior to signing for a team, as well as being able to see what attendances they are achieving, so before signing a lucrative deal should they be asking themselves is this going to be fulfilled to the end of the contract, simple arithmetic will give them a rough idea.
Therefore if it is blatantly obvious that the deals agents and players are signing are too generous for the clubs concerned then why should the PFA step in to cover the wages when they are not paid as these players are contributing to their club's demise.