[Football] Ben White - Sings new FOUR year deal.

[Thunder Bolt]

Clarke hasn't been produced by our academy, but he has been identified, scouted, signed by Brighton and has been provided with a planned path to a Premier League career with the club.
All part of a very encouraging production line of prospective first team player who are gaining valuable experience in the lower leagues just like Ben White was whilst playing in the second tier with Leeds.

Not forgetting Molumby who was on loan to Millwall & now got his international call up.

 

[Thompson720]

Well we can see now who is advising White. Blimey, interviews with Sky Sports.

Unless he is the next Messi, he needs a word in his ear. That won't go down well with prospective employees.

If White leaves I wish him well, but even the top players in the Premier League don't have their agents openly talking to the press like that.

Clearly needs shot of this agent very quickly for his own career, wherever he ends up.

Agree to all of that. I think the agent is on borrowed time and is looking for a massive payoff, with respect to them, his other clients are hardly names right now.

I'm sure he'll pick up a better agent than him...

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Get the impression the agent aspires to be Eric Hall

Monster Monster MASSIVE


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[Weststander]

This is what had me worried tbh. Seems like a career defining moment for this agent. Looking at his profile and twitter at least, seems like this is the most attention any of his clients have had.
Hoping he spoke out because we are close to a deal if not agreed already.

I had a look at this agent’s quite flash website. Behind the graphics, it was patently clear that BW is his only prized client.

So he’s now public milking this moment.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I had a look at this agent’s quite flash website. Behind the graphics, it was patently clear that BW is his only prized client.

So he’s now public milking this moment.

Let’s hope we get the news ASAP that he’ll be disappearing for 5 years due to irrelevance when Ben’s new contract is announced.

 

[Weststander]

Let’s hope we get the news ASAP that he’ll be disappearing for 5 years due to irrelevance when Ben’s new contract is announced.

I wonder what an agent’s cut is generally of a player signing a new contract?

Say £50,000 pw wages x 208 weeks = £10,400,000 @ 15% = £1,560,000?

Setting the agent up nicely for the next 4 years. No wonder he’s salivating.

[Or the common alternative these days where the club pays the agent].

 

[Springal]

I wonder what an agent’s cut is generally of a player signing a new contract?

Say £50,000 pw wages x 208 weeks = £10,400,000 @ 15% = £1,560,000?

Setting the agent up nicely for the next 4 years. No wonder he’s salivating.

[Or the common alternative these days where the club pays the agent].

If Ben really is as good as the hype suggests I'm pretty sure he'll be agitating Ben for a top 6 move next summer ..

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

If Ben really is as good as the hype suggests I'm pretty sure he'll be agitating Ben for a top 6 move next summer ..

And I will have no problem with that. If he has a great season he will deserve it and we will deserve his contribution to the team and the fee.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I wonder what an agent’s cut is generally of a player signing a new contract?

Say £50,000 pw wages x 208 weeks = £10,400,000 @ 15% = £1,560,000?

Setting the agent up nicely for the next 4 years. No wonder he’s salivating.

[Or the common alternative these days where the club pays the agent].

Yup. £7.5k per week for four years for doing one deal. He could just put his feet up and take a 4 year holiday (which might be an option as his ability to recruit talent like White seems to be severely limited).

 

[Bridcutt]

You guys should go have a look at the tweets Ben's agent has liked www.twitter.com/alexlevackSM - quite interesting!


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[Thunder Bolt]

I had a look at this agent’s quite flash website. Behind the graphics, it was patently clear that BW is his only prized client.

So he’s now public milking this moment.

As Dale Stephens has obviously parted company with this agent, following his suspension, you'd think he would have a word with Ben and give him some advice.

 

[Doc Lynam]

And I will have no problem with that. If he has a great season he will deserve it and we will deserve his contribution to the team and the fee.

Absolutely and if we stay up everything that comes with consolidation in the prem for another season.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

If White really does want to move to an elite level club soon, I would suggest he does what most elite players do just before a move to a big club and sign up to an elite level agent.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I actually took his comments as positive. He says "getting himself fit, getting around the team" which I took to mean getting to know the team / senior squad.

I think Leeds were in a hurry to sign Ben because they knew as soon as he starts training the situation becomes more and more out of their control.

Ben is training with Adam Lallana! Plus his best mate Connolly. I'm sure he looks up to Dunk. Every day that he is with the squad and is part of the Potter Project and bonding is another day he should feel more comfortable with where he's at.

BTW, I was recently reading about Potter because I've always been a fan of the psychological aspect of the game. Of all the universities in the country, he got his master's in 'Leadership and Emotional Intelligence' at bloody LEEDS Metropolitan University.

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Now 'Leed Beckett University'. Formerly 'Headingly technical college'.

You, too, can obtain a degree in Emotional Intelligence there. Trouble is you may end up sounding like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abqZn6SFiWs

 

[BLOCK F]

Blimey, I just hope Ben White lives up to all the hype that is surrounding him.

 

[Insel affe]

can we confine this thread to the bloody bear pit, it is becoming tiresome.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

can we confine this thread to the bloody bear pit, it is becoming tiresome.

Plenty of people find it interesting. I know, free world and all that. No-one is arguing, there is no binfest. Why open it if it doesn't appeal to you?

 

[vagabond]

Ben White

can we confine this thread to the bloody bear pit, it is becoming tiresome.

What are you the thread police?

Crazy idea, maybe just don’t read it. Move on to one of the other hundreds of NSC threads or create your own.

 

[dazzer6666]

PB on Talksport now.......

Jim White - 'You played hardball with Leeds didn't you Paul ?'

Chuckles. 'We had no intention of selling Ben White'
'He's training with the squad and we're looking forward to seeing him play for us'

 

[GT49er]

can we confine this thread to the bloody bear pit, it is becoming tiresome.

You can go to the bear pit if you like. We're happily staying put!

By the way, PB has just announced on Talksport that Ben White will not be sold and will be playing for us in the (pathetically inadequate, and with a silly collar) stripes. That was his direct answer to a direct question.