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      Newcastle hires Mr Fix-It to help star players with daily chores such as paying bills

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      NEWCASTLE United has taken on a Mr Fix-It to help its star players with daily chores — such as paying their TV licences.The Saudi-owned club appointed Jamie Morren as a liaison officer.
      Newcastle appointed Jamie Morren, pictured on the right, as a liaison officer to help its star players with choresCredit: NUFC.TV
      He is helping big-bucks signings, such as Brazilian Bruno Guimaraes and Dutchman Sven Botman, settle in on Tyneside.
      His job is to take care of tasks such as paying bills and setting up direct debits so they can concentrate on playing.
      The lifelong United fan said: “The whole point of my job is to take away any kind of distraction for the players so that football is the only focus.
      “It could be things like setting up direct debits, paying bills, finding houses, cars, transport.
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      “Imagine you’re 22, you’re moving to a country you’ve never been to before and someone says, ‘By the way, have you paid your TV licence?’
      “In the summer, it took a good 10 minutes of convincing Sven that TV licences were a real thing.
      “If I moved to Brazil at 24 years old, for example, I wouldn’t know how to set up a direct debit or pay council tax or whatever.
      “I think some people look at it and think, ‘you’ll just do everything for them’, but it’s a case of making sure they’re adjusted so they don’t have worries of ‘I don’t understand what this means’ or ‘what on earth is a TV Licence’ and making sure they’re completely comfortable and settled in that sense.
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      “They’re moving to a new environment, a new country, often with no family with them, and they’re having to learn all of these new things on top of perhaps learning a new language.
      “It’s not just about ‘my boiler’s gone off, can you show me how to get it back on?’ It is about making sure you’re there if a player does have an issue.
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      “We’re a family, and player care is part of that.”
      And the mollycoddling seems to be working — with the Magpies fourth in the Premier League. More

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      Spurs bosses looking for lackey to help stars like Harry Kane pay their bills

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      SPURS bosses are looking for a lackey to help stars like Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris pay their gas bills.And the employee will assist their wives and girlfriends in navigating the stadium car park on match days.
      Tottenham Hotspur are advertising for a ‘player care officer’ to help footballer pay their billsCredit: Rex
      The applicant is asked to speak French like star goalkeeper Hugo LlorisCredit: Getty
      The Premier League giants want a player care officer to help the pampered stars buy or rent cars, source houses, and even set up bank accounts and manage their utility and mortgage bills.
      An ad for the post reveals: “Assist players with managing aspects of their personal life such as payment & management of utility bills, mortgage payments, travel documents, banking.
      “Support in organising vehicle rental or purchases, when required. Attend home fixtures to assist in the Player Family and Guest Lounge, assist in movements to and from car parks, conduct player escort, guest escort, and liaise with ticket office for player complimentary ticket issues and amendments
      “Manage injured player requests for matchdays. Support First Team Coaches with ad hoc requests relating to assistance with utility bills, signposting to rental or leasing companies for housing, cars and other matters.”
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      The worker should speak a foreign language like French or Spanish and the “position will involve working irregular hours including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, so a flexible candidate is sought”.
      And the ad continues: “Liaise with players’ families and help to acclimatise to transfers and relocations, including arranging tours, property visits, airport collections, overnight stays if required.”
      The successful candidate will be someone who “gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility” and has a “respect for player confidentiality”, plus being “empathetic and compassionate”.
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      Moussa Sissoko must cough up £60,000 after footy star failed to pay energy bills at £3m London pad

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      EX-PREMIER League star Moussa Sissoko must cough up more than £60,000 after failing to pay his energy bills.The France international, who spent five years at Tottenham and played for Newcastle and Watford, racked up the debts at his £3million pad in Mayfair, London.
      Moussa Sissoko must cough up more than £60,000 after failing to pay his energy billsCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Sissoko, 33, was pursued by Yu Energy in the County Court Business Centre, which ruled he must pay £61,700.
      He and wife Marylou Sidibe moved out of the flat earlier this year.
      Sissoko, reported to earn £4million a year, is now back in France playing for Nantes.
      The company plans to pursue him in France.
      A source said yesterday: “There’s no way he can avoid the liability.”
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      EFL sides look at lunchtime kick-offs during the winter to save on energy bills with teams desperate to cut costs

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      EFL CHIEFS are considering the possibility of increasing the amount of lunchtime kick-offs to help lower-league clubs amid the cost of living crisis.A new survey from football reform group Fair Game has found that midday kick-offs for weekend league and FA Cup games would be considered by the majority of clubs in the EFL and the wider football pyramid as a way of cutting costs.
      Many clubs are considering lunchtime kick-offs in a bid to aid with the cost of living crisisCredit: Arron Gent/News Images
      Many believe that staging earlier games would help to reduce energy bills as the use of floodlights would not be necessary.
      Although the government has pledged to support businesses with rising energy costs, it is currently unclear whether or not this will benefit football clubs for a sufficient period of time.
      Overall, 63 per-cent of 40 clubs – including 12 EFL teams – have revealed that they will consider utilising earlier kick-offs if given permission.
      Clubs rated their concern about the cost of living crisis at seven out of 10, with League Two clubs considering it an eight out of 10.
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      This has prompted many to re-evaluate budgets for ground improvements as well as non-playing staff.
      Amid the financial crisis, Premier League clubs are currently preparing to hold further talks over a new financial distribution model to support the rest of the football pyramid.
      The plan is expected to include changes to parachute payments and a new merit-based payment system to Championship clubs.
      Changes to the domestic calendar from 2024 are also expected to be considered with many clubs pushing to axe FA Cup third and fourth round replays despite the fact that many lower-league clubs have benefitted from them over the years.
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      Fair Game chief executive Niall Couper has now demanded that action be taken to financially aid clubs in need.
      He said: “The results paint a very bleak future for football outside the top echelons of the game.
      “Having survived the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis could well be the death knell for the hard-working community clubs lower down the pyramid.
      “Lower-league football clubs are the heartbeat of their communities, but right now they are in intensive care.
      “The Premier League are at best going to offer a sticking plaster. They have had decades to address the problem and they should stand aside.
      “It is now up to the Government to intervene. The recent fan-led review set up by the Conservative Party revealed the financial flow within the game, and the governance that sits behind it, is broken.
      “Fair Game are calling for action now. We were promised levelling up, instead we could see the levelling of football stadia across the country with decades of history and tradition wiped off the map.
      “The Government needs to deliver on its promise of an independent regulator now. A regulator that can oversee football’s financial flow. Without it the pyramid of our national game will crumble.”
      Plans for an independent regulator for football have stalled following the appointment of new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
      But, clubs have been handed a boost as the government have proposed to cut energy bills for UK businesses by around half their expected level.
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      The new scheme will fix gas and electricity prices for firms for six months from October 1, protecting businesses from rapidly rising costs.
      This would shield many clubs – especially non-league – from entering a cost crisis. More