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Saw the Thatcherite ‘dream’ pursued very aggressively with people with some money chasing more money and areas like investment and wealth management running out of control with regulation ineffective and several steps behind best practice. It was also an era when most agents were spivs. A terrible combination for any footballer who was less than careful and financially literate (99% of them).

The investment & wealth management area is still not the best regulated but has come a fair distance from its lowest point. Just as importantly mainstream major agencies at least employ proper lawyers and accountants who can sniff out some of the crap but tax minimisation continues to be seen as a positive investment objective rather than the high risk social burden it is. The smaller agencies and those with ‘family representation’ likely remain pretty much wide open to exploitation.