Signing on fees\ Loyalty Fees.

[Blackthorn]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick one, for years I have just given what they have wanted or offered amounts without thinking about it, now though I want to be more financial aware and was wondering if anyone uses self made restrictions.

Do you, offer an amount per year of the contract i.e. 50K per year so a 3 year contract would give 150K

Regards,

Blackthorn

[Ajescent]

I suppose you could always haggle.

I for example always put my foot down on agent/loyalty/signing on fees and have them as a non negotiable £0 unless I absolutely have to and if I have to I always give them less than what they ask for even when it's reasonable.

[Terrance]

If I'm working with a salary cap and/or close to exceeding payroll budget, then I alway give the agent more money so they can lower the salary and loyalty bonus.

[podunkboy]

I've had to walk away from some signings in my Belgium save because when the team was still semi-pro, the board only gave me $32,000 in transfer fees, and a striker's agent was adamant that he receive $50,000 in addition to the player getting another $25,000. And since the player wanted close to $2,000/wk on a salary budget of only $14,000/wk, I walked away and signed an agent-less free transfer that banged in 19 goals and got us promoted.

Loyalty fees are fine to keep a player happy at higher levels, but when I've got kids on my squad who are playing non-contract, I don't feel right in rewarding someone who's already getting a weekly wage plus appearance fees. And I'm not letting an agent eat my entire transfer budge.