No 'age of austerity' for agents as fees top £67 million

Agents: Fees topped £67 million

With more and more football fans finding themselves 'priced out of the game' in these crippling financial times, they will be incensed to learn that new figures show that Premier League clubs paid out an eye-watering £67.1 million to agents between October 2009 and September 2010!

Yes that's right, those blubbery, cigar-chomping, good-for-nothing middle-men were allowed to take over £67 million out of the game in less than a year - again!

The results actually show a slight decrease from the £70.69 million total that was officially posted last year, although less transactions took place within ’09/’10.
Chelsea and Liverpool top the individual 'hall of shame' having shelled out a scandalous £9.2 million and £9 million respectively, and both clubs sit a considerable distance ahead of third-place Man City – who ONLY paid out £5.6 million in fees, despite a Sheikh Mansour-induced annual wage-bill of over £133 million.
The absurdity of the situation is perhaps best exemplified in the case of Hull City who is has emerged spent upwards over £3 million on agent fees in an ultimately futile bid to stave off relegation from Premiership.