bobzy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Imagine.. Teams around us are spending figures such as £10m on transfer fees alone, we're still penny pinching over agent fees. We're actually pathetic. Nothing wrong with penny pinching regarding these absolute **** parasites. As long as we don't lose out because of this. With Sanchez, we didn't. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Villa need to become far more hard when it comes to negotiating, if we can save any money, we should do it, whether we're spending £50m (lol) or £500,000. Look after the pennies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Imagine.. Teams around us are spending figures such as £10m on transfer fees alone, we're still penny pinching over agent fees. We're actually pathetic. Nothing wrong with penny pinching regarding these absolute **** parasites. As long as we don't lose out because of this. With Sanchez, we didn't. With Sanchez it was understandable, he had a shed load of different agents in Spain, Colombia etc. I understand what you're saying, they are parasites, however scuppering deals because of it when everything else is seemingly set is a bit daft - especially when you've called a press conference to unveil the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Listen, the player wants to play football, he's not getting it at Valencia, he'll make sure the agent doesn't ruin his move. The fee's are agreed, he's happy with the wages we've offered, we won't let a **** agent and his penny pinching ways get in the way of this obviously good deal. £3.2m for a Spanish U21 international is an absolute bargain and, for once, we should be congratulating Villa on a job well done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2015 if they agent has touted him somewhere else to make sure he gets a good pay out and we lose out i'll be somewhat upset. Actually I probably won't anymore, I'm starting to feel detached, like a trauma victim. /rocks back and forth in claret and blue bobble hat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2015 Imagine.. Teams around us are spending figures such as £10m on transfer fees alone, we're still penny pinching over agent fees. We're actually pathetic. Nothing wrong with penny pinching regarding these absolute **** parasites. As long as we don't lose out because of this. With Sanchez, we didn't. With Sanchez it was understandable, he had a shed load of different agents in Spain, Colombia etc. I understand what you're saying, they are parasites, however scuppering deals because of it when everything else is seemingly set is a bit daft - especially when you've called a press conference to unveil the player. The deal hasn't been scuppered though, and neither was the Sanchez deal. If Gil turns out to be shit then we'd all be crying over the fee we had to pay for him and asking why it was so high. "It had to be high to make sure it was done in time for a press conference" wouldn't be a very good excuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I just think it's amateur - why call a press conference to unveil the player (evidently to try and give the fans a boost I would assume) when the deal isn't even complete? This is the second signing in a row now where it has nearly been scuppered because of agent fees, baffling. He's in England now, all it takes is Everton or one of the other clubs that were interested in him to give his agent a call and we'll lose out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'd be really pleased if we could compliment this signing with Dembele. A forward line of: ---------------------------Benteke----------------------------- Grealish-----------------Dembele------------------------Gil ----------------Sanchez--------Westwood------------------ Looks infinitely better than having the likes of Weimann/N'Zogbia anywhere near the first team. I like Lambert in the transfer market, I must admit. Shame his management skills aren't up to scratch. UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 kill all the agents. kill them now. irrelevant useless scum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I just think it's amateur - why call a press conference to unveil the player (evidently to try and give the fans a boost I would assume) when the deal isn't even complete? This is the second signing in a row now where it has nearly been scuppered because of agent fees, baffling. He's in England now, all it takes is Everton or one of the other clubs that were interested in him to give his agent a call and we'll lose out. The player may have been careless about documenting or remembering what he had agreed with which so-called agent, or more likely the "agent" is trying it on, and the parasite has got his lawyer to make some last-minute cash demands. Other clubs might just decide to damn the expense to make the problem go away, but with things tight, Aston Villa can't afford to pay, and nor can they afford to get a reputation for relenting on agent fees. Not ideal, but not necessarily amateurish either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2015 whip round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Surely all fees regarding agents etc should have been finalised before calling a press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanun Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hope this still goes ahead; I've been looking forward to seeing how many different ways our stellar bunch of commentators can find to pronounce his name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Surely all fees regarding agents etc should have been finalised before calling a press conference? That's my point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I have no problem with the club trying to save money on agent fees; however, it looks very poor from the outside to call a press conference before even finalising the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I imagine the process is a tad more difficult when super agents are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap of Steel Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Seems like this press conference was called as a bit of a morale booster. Bit embarrassing how it's turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Surely all fees regarding agents etc should have been finalised before calling a press conference? That's my point If the club get a call from an agent's lawyer out of the blue, what are they supposed to do? The player may be at fault, but the club can't be expected to know what agreements (if any) he has made with agents over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think what's happened is we have agreed fee with agents but they have, at the last minute, decided to hike up their demands with it all agreed. Doesn't surprise me one bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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