Town have announced that they made payments of £261,346.50 to agents during the period October 1st 2014 to September 30th 2015.

An FA rule requires that payments made to licensed agents, now formally known as 'registered intermediaries', must be published on clubs’ websites before the end of November. In the year to September 30th 2014, the Blues made payments of £360,618.58.

Only three current Championship sides - Bristol City, Preston and Rotherham - paid out less over the last year.

Sky Bet Championship
Birmingham City - £443,570
Blackburn Rovers - £1,254,610
Bolton Wanderers -£964,869
Brentford - £600,636
Brighton & Hove Albion - £912,421
Bristol City - £231,316
Burnley - £1,363,831
Cardiff City - £2,828,133
Charlton Athletic - £656,759
Derby County - £1,102,071
Fulham - £2,735,336
Huddersfield Town - £429,343
Hull City- £1,813,919
Ipswich Town - £261,347
Leeds United - £786,897
Middlesbrough - £850,285
MK Dons - £672,371
Nottingham Forest - £1,440,730
Preston North End - £194,961
QPR - £2,361,742
Reading - £2,391,666
Rotherham United - £185,430
Sheffield Wednesday - £792,203
Wolverhampton Wanderers - £849,600
Total - £26,124,044

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Bluetone added 16:28 - Nov 30 Wonder who the fifty pence was paid to..
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rickw added 16:31 - Nov 30 The difference between teams with this is scary! You expect the relegated teams to pay more as they're getting parachute payments, but how have Forest spent 6x what we did on agents - and they've been under a transfer embargo?!!?!?
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StowTractorBoy added 16:38 - Nov 30 These figures are in my opinion quite staggering and proves that its not just player fees that send Clubs into financial difficulties. Very pleasing that we appear to have been fairly sensible in this direction.
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jas0999 added 16:43 - Nov 30 Just sums it up really. Although I'm not a fan of paying agent fees, it's worrying how little we have invested really and shows we opted for cheap options.
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syntaxerror added 16:43 - Nov 30 This shows our lack of ambition, We cant even pay top dollar for agents. 4th from bottom! Sort it out Mick and ME. ;)
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TotalBlue added 16:48 - Nov 30 This just shows fair play isn't working wasn't Blackburn punished under fair play last year now spending 1,254,610 just on Agents thank god we have a sensible owner and Manager.
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bushbaby7 added 16:49 - Nov 30 Well that's £26 mill that football will never see again!! Think it's disgusting that so much money is wasted in this way. I wonder what would have if agents didn't get paid? Our bank balance would be a little healthier!
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skusesrightpeg added 17:00 - Nov 30 Rotherham done quite well considering they brought about 3 new squads this summer
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therein61 added 17:08 - Nov 30 Re the 50p Bluetone my money is on Giles Cokes agent and he was lucky to get that!!!
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Cloddyseedbed added 17:14 - Nov 30 Congratulations Ipswich Town Football club.
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Cloddyseedbed added 17:19 - Nov 30 Shows why football outside the Premier league is suffering and teams in the lower league's are folding. Money is going in the wrong directions. Over 26 million just in Championship that has gone out of football, that is just so wrong.
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BotesdaleBlue added 17:52 - Nov 30 Is it that the word "Agent", is now so tainted and associated with financial "profiteering" at the expense of clubs and their supporters, that that somebody (in the FA?) decided it would be a good idea to change their name to a new softer, more politically correct sounding title? That's typical of Football nowadays. Rather than try to sort of areas of foul practice or curb the financial excesses that costs football so dear, particularly outside of the Prem, they go for a name change!!!

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parhamblue added 18:01 - Nov 30 Note to Tyrone's Agent: Some clubs only pay on Statement. Send them a Statement. If that doesn't work, phone them every day. And Cressy's Agent: Did you miss a payment? Don't believe these figures.
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parhamblue added 18:08 - Nov 30 Oops, a dram too many. Those payments would have been made by Bournemouth and West Ham respectively - if they have paid.
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hampstead_blue added 18:31 - Nov 30 I work with a football agent and can reassure you the hours they put in is staggering. Some will always cream off the top, but my colleague earns every penny. I always ask him to send us the gems he finds. He is also a scout for Scotland and a number of clubs. I recommended Ryan Fraser.for the Scotland squad and he sent strachan a text there and then.
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hampstead_blue added 18:33 - Nov 30 I thought QPR would have been 100 million
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jpring89 added 18:48 - Nov 30 Why do players need agents just seems pointless to me
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Kikapu added 18:50 - Nov 30 I'm sure agents are essential for the smooth running of the game and I'm sure they work very hard (no-one earns decent money without working hard), but these sums paid out to agents are simply staggering.
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BigHibbs added 19:00 - Nov 30 And yet Ipswich will always be deluded into feeling a sense of entitlement to competing with the top sides ! I like all of you am a town fan I love the club. However realistically to even be competing with the top 6 credit has to go to mick McCarthy ! It's difficult for ME as he's had his fingers burned by clegg Keane and Jewell. Let's just relax enjoy the passion and commitment That the current team show while out on the pitch, back the boys and cross our fingers for another exciting play off campaign

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Currie10 added 19:18 - Nov 30 " Why do players need agents just seems pointless to me " To get them the best deal possible. The Seth Johnson story I'm sure you've all heard over the years sums it up - Seth and his agent wanted £20,000 p/w when he went to Leeds. That's what they were holding out for. They got talking - apparently ( heard this off loads of people ) Risdale offered £30k. They were both bewildered and asked to leave the room - the agent twigged Risdale was so clueless with wages that he told Seth " we'll go for £35k and get it " - legend has it, they went back in and got exactly what they wished. Agents are a bloody nuisance, but so are the idiots who hand out the deals. Look at Keane - apparently no one wanted to move to Suffolk. Thought'we'd signed Priskin for £450,000 but was told it was 4 x that. Jewell would throw ££££ down the toilet. Ellington 2 year contract anyone. Now we have Mick - now people may not like the guy but he sure as hell won't be had over a barrel in this way. Smart and streetwise as you like.

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HarryS_H added 19:38 - Nov 30 Do people not understand that without player agents transfers wouldn't happen?? So people who say this money is wasted is just wrong. Also this doesn't show we're not investing in to the club, it shows (like with everything we do) the club is very good at business!!!
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Daleyitfc added 19:47 - Nov 30 We should refuse to sign any player that uses an agent. Youth team players should be told that if they hook up with an agent that is a dismissable offence. Cleat these pernicious scum out of the game.
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hampstead_blue added 20:05 - Nov 30 "We should refuse to sign any player that uses an agent. Youth team players should be told that if they hook up with an agent that is a dismissable offence. Cleat these pernicious scum out of the game." Clearly you have never sold a house and asked the estate agent to get you the best price. Not have you ever used a recruiter to get you a higher salary.
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wayway added 20:57 - Nov 30 Do you not have to BUY a player to pay an agents fee???
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Currie10 added 21:07 - Nov 30 Is Daley just someone always on the wind up looking to collect as many down arrows as he possibly can? Never heard one positive thing uttered out of his mouth. No wayway - agents get a %%% of signing on fees..
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