Clough said to me: ‘What do you want, son?’ Clearly he was going to bribe me
Sport’s first super-agent Jon Holmes announces retirement The original super agent, Jon Holmes , is finally retiring and tells Paul Hayward the secrets of 50 years playing negotiator, mentor and firefighter ‘At Gary Lineker’s first game, I said to my dad, “Where did we get him from?” He fell over all the time’ - Jon Holmes ‘Jon has been much more than an agent to me. He will always be a friend and a source of advice’ - David Gower ‘Few agents would have taken on a 22-year-old female football reporter in 2003. Jon was always different’ - Rebecca Lowe ‘He’s been an unseen hand on my back for over 26 years. I’ve never wanted to let him down’ - Guy Mowbray 22 Mar 2026 - THE OBSERVER / Sport Paul Hayward Portrait by Antonio Olmos First Brian Clough kicked him in the leg, saying: “Who are you?” Then he offered him a plastic carrier bag full of banknotes to smooth Peter Shilton ’s...