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A Plan As Cunning As A Fox Who’s Just Been Appointed Professor Of Cunning At Oxford University

By The Boy -

And lo there came a voice of sanity from the depths of the barren wilderness.

Stoke chairman Peter Coates wants a Premier League cap on agents fees but admits he is fighting a losing battle.

Recent figures showed clubs paid a total of £46.5million to agents between last October and February.

“I wish we did it better but it doesn’t look as though there’s anything in sight,” Coates told The Sentinel. “I’d like to have an agreement among all clubs about how much agents got paid, so a percentage or whatever, but we can’t reach an agreement.

“It’s a big chunk of money they get and that’s going out of the game, but there’s no change in sight. You’d have to get the clubs to agree and that can be difficult because they want to be flexible to do their own thing and believe the less interference the better.

“Partly because it’s so competitive and we are all trying to get an edge on our competitors.”

I wish Mr Coates well, but he sounds like a broken man already.

Not unlike Cpt Blackadder.

Private Baldrick: I have a plan, sir.

Captain Blackadder: Really, Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one?

Private Baldrick: Yes, sir.

Captain Blackadder: As cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?

Private Baldrick: Yes, sir.

Captain Blackadder: Well, I’m afraid it’ll have to wait. Whatever it was, I’m sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman round here?

Captain Blackadder: [whistle blows] Good luck, everyone.

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