by Greatwesternline »
09 Jul 2024 10:25
rabidbee Hmmm, I think he’s telling the FA he negotiated a fee with Palace that included his 10% sell-on clause (ie. Reading and Palace were happy with the sums involved and had agreed a schedule of payments.) otherwise, it seems odd it’s just referred to obliquely here, and not made clear in the evidence as a separate sell-on clause from the one that has been under discussion.
Especially as the club has already confirmed there is no sell-on fee due.
Believing Mark Bowen's public utterances to Reading fans when trying to downplay their expectations for more signings, over written statements submitted to an FA disciplinary tribunal seems an odd choice of which evidence is strong reliable evidence and which is weak and unreliable.
Is this the sort of analysis we can expect from an academic?
The disciplinary tribunal is to decide whether a 10%
commission between RFC and the agent calculated with reference to the transfer fee was offered by Reading. Whether Reading and Crystal Palace negotiated a
sell-on clause between themselves is irrelevant to the case.
Which is why the sell-on fee is referred to obliquely, and not made clear. The sell-on fees and 10% of transfer fees (commisions) are not interchangable.
I have heard from Palace fans that their DoF told fans that there is a sell on clause. Its in Palace's interests to tell their fans there is one, and in Reading's fans interests to tell their fans there isnt one, so neither is a reliable source, the submissions to the tribunal seem much more likely to represent the facts.