Mino Raiola dead at 54.

[Yarrgh]

Whist safely sat in one no doubt.

He'd charge double for oars, and have the brass neck to lash his own personal life boat to the others so he could get a tow.

 

[Walken]

The devil finally got this transfer over the line, in a bit fatty

 

[ForeverBlue92]

End of the day he did what everyone else tries to do in life - make a lot of money.

RIP.

 

[tim gabbott]

Somebody is about to gain a massive stable of players.

It won’t be us… Our stable is full up with donkeys

 

[EverTheOptimist]

I read his first ever deal was Bergkamp to Inter.

That was a huge transfer that time, Bergkamp was a huge talent then and would have been close to a World record fee.

Raiola must have been mid 20s when he was facilitating that move as an agent, ridiculous.

 

[navidson]

 

[twoblue]

Let’s not pretend. He was a parasite who is a big contributing factor to the absurd economic picture in modern football. Ticket prices and other costs of participation have sky rocketed for the modern fan largely to help pay over inflated wages and transfer fees.

That is not on the agents. Clubs earn so much from tv money these days the paying Matchday fan is minuscule percentage of amount of the clubs income

 

[Brennan]

That is not on the agents. Clubs earn so much from tv money these days the paying Matchday fan is minuscule percentage of amount of the clubs income

Simply nonsense. It’s not “minuscule” at all.

Broadcasting revenue for the PL clubs is around £2.5bn. Matchday revenue is £600m.

 

[twoblue]

Simply nonsense. It’s not “minuscule” at all.

Broadcasting revenue for the PL clubs is around £2.5bn. Matchday revenue is £600m.

I stand corrected

 

[WilliamPerry]

I read his first ever deal was Bergkamp to Inter.

That was a huge transfer that time, Bergkamp was a huge talent then and would have been close to a World record fee.

Raiola must have been mid 20s when he was facilitating that move as an agent, ridiculous.

His first client was Bryan Roy , Bergkamp was his first mega deal

 

[WilliamPerry]

Simply nonsense. It’s not “minuscule” at all.

Broadcasting revenue for the PL clubs is around £2.5bn. Matchday revenue is £600m.

Depends on the team and size of ground imo the likes of the London teams , the shabite and Utd make mega money on a match day , Burnley , palace , Southampton not so much

 

[Brennan]

Depends on the team and size of ground imo the likes of the London teams , the shabite and Utd make mega money on a match day , Burnley , palace , Southampton not so much

Doesn’t change the core of the argument.

Pre-Covid Southampton took around £90m from broadcasting revenue and £15m from matchday. To suggest ticket prices haven’t increased to fund player wages and transfers when they account for over 90% of many clubs outgoings is patently untrue.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

End of the day he did what everyone else tries to do in life - make a lot of money.

RIP.

I don't try that.

 

[WilliamPerry]

Doesn’t change the core of the argument.

Pre-Covid Southampton took around £90m from broadcasting revenue and £15m from matchday. To suggest ticket prices haven’t increased to fund player wages and transfers when they account for over 90% of many clubs outgoings is patently untrue.

I don’t disagree just pointing out it affects some far more than others

 

[Duncan’s Pigeon Loft]

I read his first ever deal was Bergkamp to Inter.

That was a huge transfer that time, Bergkamp was a huge talent then and would have been close to a World record fee.

Raiola must have been mid 20s when he was facilitating that move as an agent, ridiculous.

Bet you’re gutted that it isn’t true so you can’t claim he was a massive red and post #ymca and #jft97 you Sad little kopite