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I can see the need for an agent from a player's perspective - they are probably better placed to negotiate the best deal for the player than the player is himself. I just think that the authorities should ban 'buyer fees' and put the burden of paying the agents onto the player or the selling club. Ok, that will probably lead to the selling club inflating the price so that they recoup some or all of the agent fee but at least it would remove a blockage in the transfer system.

Hats off to Cortese on this one. It would appear he's told Wanyama's agent(s) where to stick their supposed 7 figure demand for answering a few phone calls. Any chance this might spark a few other chairmen into doing the same or is the football 'industry' too far up its own arse for the 'Cortese effect' to start trickling through?

Pompey...?

Was thinking the same. Wouldn't even need to change career... Could keep it ticking over quite nicely in the background given it appears there's sod all effort you need to put into it.

One of the agents is called Rob Moore.... How apt...

Are you saying what I think you're saying...?

Another one that's gone quiet...

Indeed. Especially as Celtic's first competitive game of the new season is only three weeks away.

I've no idea. Just suggesting that the way the original article was written leaves an element of doubt that the figures were a direct quote from Ramirez. Why put the figures in brackets rather than directly quote them if Ramirez stated them as part of the interview? That said, could just be me reading too much into the punctuation.

The original Italian article inserted the amounts in brackets within the interview text, rather than including it as direct dialogue, which could suggest that it was inserted after the interview which, in turn, could suggest the figure wasn't a direct quote from Ramirez but instead something the interviewer heard from another source.

So, the BBC Scotland article published a few hours ago saying talks were back on was a load of baloney...?

Que?

Yay. Quiz time. Name 3 fundamental Labour policies you disapprove of. (Said trousers falling into yet another intellectual trap...)

I've still got a photograph of him on my laptop. True story

@bigadamsport: Deal for Wanyama not scuppered yet, but if his agent thinks he can fleece Cortese for exorbitant fee, he may as well call a taxi #saintsfc

@alex_crook: BBC Sport 'understands' #saintsfc have agreed with #celtic for Wanyama. Fingers on the pulse as always

Saints photographer is in town... Make of that what you will... @Wattsypics: Why do Southampton city council insist in putting road calming obsticals in the road that then make the road a death trap #idiots

Where's part 2...?

Radja Nainggolan ‏@OfficialRadja First time doing the traditional Batak dance Tortor :-) pic.twitter.com/33e4LU3tqe

Derek Acorah ‏@derek_acorah Good afternoon everybody. Hope you're all having a good Monday. Sorting the filter out on my fish pond today

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-players-won-t-break-wage-structure-1-5216725#.UcgvczGNKsw.twitter Didn't take Catlin long to catch the Pompey delusion bug...

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No worries sir. If there was ever a case for the invention of a 'wheat and chaff' separation device then Twitter is it.

Does anyone feel strongly enough to ask that question?