Thursday, January 18, 2007

Bulls Don't Pay Agents

The Bulls didn't pay a single penny to football agents, according the statistics released by the Football League today.

The Bulls are one of 15 League Two clubs to not pay agents for their work in the first six months of this season. League clubs paid £6.2million to agents in this period, with £220,065 coming from League Two.

Other notable clubs to not pay agents were Accrington, Chester, and - surprisingly - Peterboro. In the Championship, only Colchester did not pay an agent - reflecting Crewe's sole stance in the division last season.

Below is a summary for League Two:

In League 2 there were 662 (548) player transactions, 78 (37) involving the use of an agent;

- Clubs committed to spend a total of £220,065 (£136,990) on agents' fees during this period;

- 9 clubs (13) committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;

- 15 clubs (11) did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Bury, Chester City, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Peterborough United, Rochdale, Stockport County, Walsall, Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers).