In 2001, Silkman sued Newcastle United over the transfer of Chilean striker Clarence Acuna.
"I got f***ed by Newcastle and I ended up taking them to court. I settled for 25 grand when they owed me 100 grand.
"I took a player (Acuna) there (Newcastle) on trial. His club wanted $2.5m but I said don't pay it because they have got to sell the player.
"He ended up signing for 900 grand and yet they (Newcastle) still f****d me. Bobby Robson was my first manager at Fulham. I'd always kept in contact and I said ‘Bob how could you let them f*** me?'
"You know what he said? ‘You don't count. I'm the only one that counts. That's your hard luck."
"So you know what I said to him? I said: ‘I have a wife and a young daughter and a f*****g mortgage and you've turned round and said that to me.
"I said: ‘See that cancer on your nose? I hope it spreads all over your face and that you live a f*****g long, long, long life because the longer you live the more you will f*****g suffer.
"‘There's only one God and he's looking down at us two now and he's saying ‘Whose side am I on?' And let me tell you, Bob, it ain't f*****g yours because I have never f****d anyone in my life. F*** knows how many people you have f****d', and I walked out.'"
Silkman negotiated with then Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd over his commission on the Acuna deal.
"Freddy Shepherd came on the phone to me and went over the deal with me. I said: ‘Do I get it in writing?' and he said, ‘Yes, you will have it in writing.'
"When I went to the lawyer... I had it all on tape. I sent the tape to a journalist, 17 minutes and 18 seconds of him (Shepherd) saying to me: ‘I will never do you up, I will always look after you, I'm not that type of person. If we are going to sign the player I promise you, I guarantee you you will get paid.'
"I had the conversation on the Saturday morning and they signed him (Acuna) on the Tuesday. I took him there on trial, I paid for everything but they (Newcastle) never even offered me the money I had laid out."
DRIVE THIS AGENT OUT OF THE GAME
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2 months ago
Marc,
The problem with people like this is they tend to all unite amongst themselves and associate with their own likes. Suppose you could liken it to a Gypsy hanging out in your local golf club.
Most of the players within the sport (managers included) would probably be in prison now only for "The Game"..........
James
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