Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:04 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

There's money in drug dealing and people trafficking but most people prefer to earn an honest crust.

Seriously?
How much do you think rugby league agents earn?

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:04 pm  

snowie wrote:

sounds like your comparing a drug dealer/trafficker to an agent who gets a player a best deal how bazaar

Nah. Just saying there are thousands of ways to EARN a living where you graft and toil and reap the rewards you deserve.

Then there are a some easy money ways that milk honest people in a sort of parasitic way.

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:07 pm  

supersuperfc wrote:

Seriously?
How much do you think rugby league agents earn?

More than they deserve?

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:13 pm  

Would you see an agent encourage a player on his books to play for what he would call "A good team". or would he encourage him to sign for a club offering more money? I think I know the answer.

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:15 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

Nah. Just saying there are thousands of ways to EARN a living where you graft and toil and reap the rewards you deserve.

Then there are a some easy money ways that milk honest people in a sort of parasitic way.

You’re right mate. Who needs agents. I have no doubt that a professional sports team with in house legal teams etc wouldn’t try and pull a fast one with a young up and coming lad.

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:17 pm  

Redscat wrote:

Would you see an agent encourage a player on his books to play for what he would call "A good team". or would he encourage him to sign for a club offering more money? I think I know the answer.

Who do you think the player would want to sign for?
Example:
2 year contract with saints on 60k a year
3 year contract with wakey on 80k a year

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:36 pm  

No issue with players having professional representation as most are not the brightest and could be taken advantage of. However, I feel agents should be centrally employed and in no way whatsoever financially benefit from negotiating their clients contracts. That way they can only be acting in the interest of the player rather than their own bank balance.

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:59 pm  

Quite a few agents in RL also have football players on their books and are involved in multi million pound deals with them believe it or not but it’s fact. So I’m afraid the RL player is playing second fiddle, what an agent gets out of a RL players deal, I’m afraid is a drop in the ocean so they don’t pursue the players interest as vigorously as a big deal elsewhere, trust me on this one, I’ve been there.

Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:07 pm  

supersuperfc wrote:

Who do you think the player would want to sign for?
Example:
2 year contract with saints on 60k a year
3 year contract with wakey on 80k a year

Yeah! The point I was trying to make super was that you're not going to find an agent who would say to a client, "Go to Team X, because they're a good, middle of the road club with a decent set of blokes" rather than him say go to Team Y because they're offering £20,000 more than any other club.

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Re: Rocky : Fri Jul 26, 2019 8:11 pm  

Let's get real about agents. If they were so bad they wouldn't get any work.
I use an agent pretty much every time I've got a job. Most I would not have known about without them.
Some were very good and coached me a little but too.

I'm sure it's the same in sport.