Agents’ Fees Declining in the Football League? Not quite

At first, I was fooled too. The Football League's official Agents' Fees Report for the 2008/9 season splashes on the introductory page that "In total, League clubs have committed £8.8m to agents during the last twelve months, compared to £11.1m in 2007/08." And the League's official website builds further on this headline decline, with Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney saying that "Given the severe economic recession, it is encouraging to see these figures declining.

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