Agents paid £67m last year

[rjp]

BBC

That's a lot of cash.  Last season total Premier League attendance was 12,977,252 which although the dates aren't exactly aligned means we paid on average £5.16 per person, per match.  I knew that agents were taking a lot out of the game but I'm shocked at that figure.

#   Team                   Cash
1   Chelsea                   £9,293,751.48
2   Liverpool                   £9,032,528.49
3   Manchester City   £5,952,261.33
4   Tottenham           £5,361,229.87
5   Sunderland           £4,421,990.72
6   Arsenal                   £3,660,199.00
7   Everton                   £3,599,040.51
8   Bolton                   £3,549,316.72
9   West Ham           £3,419,089.99
10   Wigan                   £2,461,500.00
11   Newcastle           £2,417,776.00
12   Manchester United   £2,312,726.00
13   Aston Villa           £2,279,536.50
14   Stoke                   £2,196,968.50
15   Fulham                   £2,087,373.55
16   Blackburn                   £1,623,232.92
17   Birmingham           £1,518,529.09
18   Wolves                   £1,291,794.00
19   West Brom           £614,195.73
20   Blackpool                   £45,000.00

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It seems my figures are a bit small heath.  I should not try to rush maths when dinner's just been called and I'm being shouted at!  The figure of £5.16 is of course per person per season, not match.   
[/Edit]

[Dante Lavelli]

Predictable, I know, but spurs £5.3m jumps out especially considering their relatively small spending.
etc etc etc.

Actually thinking about it.  Villa's amount is pretty big as a percentage.  What time period/transfers does that cover?

[rjp]

The agent's fees are September to September due to the transfer window I assume.  The attendance figures are obviously last season.

[The Man With A Stick]

Nice to see Liverpool getting such good value for money there.

[darren woolley]

It's obscene how much the agents get paid we could use that £2.2 million towards new players instead of paying those sharks.

[lordmcgrath5]

Agents = parasites.

Heard Danny Mills on Five Live the other week saying he never had an agent as a player as he didn't feel the need for one. He was also less than complimentary (though diplomatic) about the services they offer players.

Oh for more intelligent footballers.

[dave.woodhall]

It's only when you break those figures down that their true obscenity shines through. Every time you buy a ticket for a match over five pounds goes to agents.

[The Left Side]

You have to have a soft spot for Blackpool, only 45K for agents!

[rjp]

By way of an apology for my earlier mistake, here's a list of each team and the cost to supporters per match and per season.  £/ticket is (agent fee / total home league attendance / matches). £/season is (agent fee / total home league attendance).

It's a little less than my original figure but it's still shocking in my opinion.  The royal family cost me £0.69 whereas agents cost me £3.11.

Team               Spend         Home Matches   Attendance  £/ticket £/season
Chelsea            £9,293,751.48              19      787029   £0.62   £11.81
Liverpool          £9,032,528.49              19      814411   £0.58   £11.09
Bolton             £3,549,316.72              19      415737   £0.45    £8.54
Tottenham          £5,361,229.87              19      680091   £0.41    £7.88
Wigan              £2,461,500.00              19      342118   £0.38    £7.19
Manchester City    £5,952,261.33              19      864740   £0.36    £6.88
Sunderland         £4,421,990.72              19      766748   £0.30    £5.77
West Ham           £3,419,089.99              19      639983   £0.28    £5.34
Everton            £3,599,040.51              19      697775   £0.27    £5.16
Fulham             £2,087,373.55              19      454276   £0.24    £4.59
Stoke              £2,196,968.50              19      516082   £0.22    £4.26
Blackburn          £1,623,232.92              19      483135   £0.18    £3.36
Arsenal            £3,660,199.00              19     1138613   £0.17    £3.21
Birmingham         £1,518,529.09              19      479680   £0.17    £3.17
Aston Villa        £2,279,536.50              19      732895   £0.16    £3.11
Newcastle          £2,417,776.00              23      997916   £0.11    £2.42
Wolves             £1,291,794.00              19      538949   £0.13    £2.40
Manchester United  £2,312,726.00              19     1422424   £0.09    £1.63
West Brom          £614,195.73                23      510585   £0.05    £1.20
Blackpool          £45,000.00                 23      198057   £0.01    £0.23