Joorabchian

[Rsonist]

Hughes's advisor? Joorabchian.

Onuoha's advisor? Joorabchian.

(Journo Paul Hayward on Twitter: "Family of Nedum Onuoha and Kia Joorabchian's camp say he is not the player's agent in this window. Say QPR deal done by Dr Anthonia Onuoha. 1 hour ago")

Alex and Henrique's agent? Giuliano Bertolucci, MSI employee, closely tied to Joorabchian.

Bear in mind Joorabchian is not a registered agent and never has been.

[bobby]

think Onohua's agent is his mum

[QPR1234]

potentially our new paladini.. in regard to players

[QPRDave]

But he's has been doing deals allover the place though and in this country so must be ok.
Surely we wouldn't fall in that trap again.

[Rsonist]

think Onohua's agent is his mum

That's why I mentioned that KJ has never been an agent. Hence someone else has to front it...

[Rsonist]

Does all make me wonder how it can be that (per Ric) we're now struggling to renegotiate Alex's terms if everyone's in on it. Unless Philip Beard is the only one putting the brakes on...?

[Rsonist]

http://www.thenational.ae/sport/foot...rouble-at-city

At first trusted by [Garry] Cook to be central to much of the club's transfer activities, Joorabchian turned into a persona non grata as he attempted to maximise the financial gain from his key client, the striker Carlos Tevez.

By this summer's transfer window, City were concerned that Dr Onuoha had mandated Joorabchian to negotiate her son's exit from the club, but deadline day passed without either a transfer or a loan being agreed.

Senior figures at City hold Joorabchian responsible for those deals falling through. Though the Anglo-Iranian has denied any involvement, they also believe Joorabchian was involved in the leaking of the ugly email that ultimately led to Cook's resignation.

[mk37hoops]

Dodgy bar steward I say

[Del]

Why would it matter if he's a registered agent or not? Surely a player can have anyone represent them in a meeting, be it a lawyer, associate whatever if they wish?

[Rsonist]

This guy? Dodgy? Naaah...

[DouDou_87]

When it was announced that Hughes had taken over, a lot of football critics and commentators were saying how much influence Joorabchian would have at Loftus Road.

I hope it doesn't pan out that way, because a new Paladini is the last thing we need.In the past few days it was confirmed that he is working with the club in an advisory role, so we may see a few of his clients being pushed our way fairly soon.

He certainly sounds dodgy juging by what went on at Man City.

[Rsonist]

Why would it matter if he's a registered agent or not? Surely a player can have anyone represent them in a meeting, be it a lawyer, associate whatever if they wish?

Have yourself a butchers of the FA Regulations

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/Agents

http://www.thefa.com/thefa/rulesandr...oseRel_v3.ashx

[DouDou_87]

This guy? Dodgy? Naaah...

HAHA!!! Superb.

[Rsonist]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...ia-joorabchian

The potential difficulty for City is that Joorabchian is not a licensed agent. *English clubs are prohibited by the Football Association, in the strongest terms, from involvement with unlicensed agents at any stage of a proposed transfer.

Last June, Luton Town were docked 10 points by the FA for irregularities including having dealt with unlicensed agents when signing four players.
Anybody involved with transfers (apart from qualified lawyers) must have the official FA licence, so that they are subject to FA jurisdiction and the regulations governing transfers, in which huge sums of money flow between clubs and agents and around the world.

The FA last summer sent all Premier League, Football League and Blue Square Premier clubs a list of people it believed were or had been involved in transfers without being licensed agents. Earlier this month the FA sent another confidential memo, re-emphasising the prohibition on unlicensed agents and naming 24 men the FA said are or may have been *operating "in transfer-related activity" without a licence. The memo, which the *Guardian has seen, stated: "'Agency Activity' means acting in any way and at any time in the capacity of agent, representative or adviser to a club or player, either directly or indirectly, in the negotiation, arrangement, registration or execution of any Transaction [transfer/player signing]."

The FA's regulations do not limit the definition of "agency activity" to representing players or clubs, or negotiating deals, but include: "Introducing players to clubs (or vice versa)"; "Advising clubs in relation to contracts"; "Discussing the terms of possible deals with players or clubs"; and "Facilitating a transaction by discussing the availability of a player with a club."

Despite widespread description of Joorabchian as an "agent", and reports linking him with City's negotiations for Kaka and previously with the signings of the Brazilians Robinho and Jo, he was not included in either of the FA's lists of unlicensed agents. City, and sources close to Joorabchian, argue that the reports have misread his involvement, which at no stage has amounted to agency activity. As Joorabchian has chosen not to qualify for an agent's licence (which entails passing a multiple-choice exam and taking on *insurance for around £5,000 a year), he understands that he cannot introduce City to a player or facilitate or discuss a deal.

Neither City nor Joorabchian were prepared to say precisely what his role was in the Kaka discussions, but they were clear it did not constitute agency activity. Advisers can work with clubs or players on merchandising and commercial rights, which is not classed as agency work.