The PL stadium release shows #afcb with 12,357 seats at Dean Court for the start of 2026/27 season. About 160 more than I first worked out (could explain the greyed out seats at SW end of S Stand that appeared in the ST displacement period).

Rebecca Hendin @HendinArts on the new US-Iran deal #IranWar‌ @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

So the summer transfer window is open & the really painful period of #afcb rumours starts. Will Pinto & Ritchie end up down in the dumps or will they join Lionel…

Been asked "How much can #afcb spend this summer?" Its not so much how much CAN it spend, but how much is it WILLING to spend. The player trading appetite seems to have reached a plateau with cumulative #BKFC-UK funded Net Spend flattening out around £250m. That may be the limit.

Time for my #AFCB end of year report & its an "A": An unusual ride for sure. Roaring start. Written off in the middle by many (esp Sky Sports News). Fabulous finish. European tour incoming! 2025/26 is the most exciting AFCB PL season I've seen & with a nailbiting end! 1/8...

Dear Sam The Stanpit Massive's #afcb journey began by accident in Jan 2003. It could have all been so different but for you taking a dislike to them up the road on your 1st visit to Stain Mary's. A Cup draw vs Crewe started it. What a ride since! Thank you! Regards Dad & Tash x

Those itk have some #afcb players in the summer shop window. Estimates follow for each deal: Profit = Sales Price - Net Book Value (inc. Agent fee & PL tax) - Overage - FIFA Tax Cash Surplus = Sale price - Buy price - Agent Fee - PL Transfer Tax - Overage - FIFA Tax 1/n...

Grey. Wet. Cold. Scarf & waterproofs weather apparently. The Stanpit Massive sips a Colombian Java & ponders the season end, final farewells, the last game of a sojourn in the M Stand & the onset of summer. 3 #afcb points and a deflated Pep will end the day well…

This morning’s earworm. No idea why. A constant reminder of the one bucket list place that my US embargo prevents me from visiting… youtube.com/watch?v=AaBw...

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Been some chatter on the #afcb feeds about the implications of UEFA's Financial Sustainability Regs - Football Earnings Deficit (similar to PL's PSR) & Squad Cost Ratio. Here's a thread I posted previously (updated with new forecast numbers) covering the basics...

The Stanpit Massive RTO is Gatwick bound, the special one is off on another bicycle campaign of Europe. Speaking of campaigns the Boscombe Expeditionary Force is on the move later too. 3 #afcb points at #ElFamilico will reduce the strain on the Massive’s pockets later. Pls lads…

Early notification as grandpa duties take precedence in the morning. As the Stanpit Massive Elder Statesman is not at DC tomorrow the offspring will have to compensate. Large screen TV found on resort. Barman bribed. Game on. 3 points pls #afcb

Been revising spreadsheets & crunching UEFA financial compliance numbers for #afcb today (buckets of salt required): -Net Equity 👌 -Quick Ratio 👌 -Football Earnings Deficit (like PL PSR) 👌 -Squad Cost Rule (like PL SCR) 😬 There are charts…

17 years later, he’s back on the pitch ❤️ It had to be Fletch 🍒

As the Stanpit Massive CEO sips a v nice cortado his mind drifts back to a certain sunny afternoon at DC. The tension. The groans. The roar. The tears. And then there's that night in a cinema reliving the journey with those #afcb heroes of the hour. Football eh? #ElGreatEscapio

FREE SCARVES! The Stanpit Massive can hardly control its excitement. The last one in our collection is the PL promotion edition. 3 points & into 6th against the team that shall not be mentioned would be very good & may cause us to twirl a scarf! Cmon #afcb you know what to do…

All PL clubs have reported 2024/25 results so it's time for the annual "Who bought the League awards". FFC get the wooden spoon for latest submission to Co House. Mahoosive prizes for those who succeeded but special credit should be given to those who tried & failed at "madnessball". 1/7...

The Stanpit Massive isn't travelling for #ElBossico today. Coffee, Apple Danish & the Big Yellow Orb ease the ache. The TV will be cranked up at 3pm (hopefully it is not too distressed at being replaced for the WC) & the wine fridge will be on standby. 3 #afcb points pls lads.

The initial emotion has subsided & I’ve come to a more rational view about Mr Iraola leaving #afcb. Mr Foley said “You can’t get too attached to players”. I guess the same applies to coaches. Liked the bloke. Loved his football. But that’s now the past. The club is the only constant.

This was always on the cards. We knew that. The powers that be knew that. The next few months will define whether the structure/strategy that has been put in place at #afcb by #BKFC will be deemed a success or a failure. It really is as simple as that.

1) 2024/25 #BKFC-UK accounts group-wide headlines: > Net LOSS £20.7m ⬇️81% > Lifetime LOSS £ 166m ⬆️14% >Operating Income £199.1m ⬆️17% > Wages £140.6m ⬆️17% > £60m cash ⬆️88% > Cost of squads £361m ⬇️2% > Net Transfer INCOME £7.7m > Carbon Footprint ⬆️266% 1/...

It’s the ARSE end of the season so a fitting fixture to continue the run-in. But the thought of SWT & the Dean Court stasis, means that even decent coffee & croissants don’t lift the mood. 3 points from the #afcb boys will help, as will a celebratory curry afterwards. #utFciad

Melting icebergs don't significantly affect water levels. 🧊 So why are sea levels rising? Oceanographer John Englander explains this with a simple yet brilliant visualisation. Watch the full talk: youtu.be/MvqY2NcBWI8

The Stanpit Massive CFO sips a hot Java at Cobham Towers. The yellow orb is in the sky. It is an auspicious sign. Despite the best efforts of SWT & Network Rail the Stanpit Massive will be assembling at Waterloo. A quick scoop or 2 & then ANOTHER Cup Final! 3 points pls #afcbw

2024/25 #AFCB accounts published. Another year. Another great performance on the pitch. But how about the finances? Back in Jul 2025 I forecast a profit of £24m so what was it actually? Here’s my take with a summary to start & then more details to follow – stick with it! 1/18…

French blend Java today as the Massive CEO contemplates the day at Stanpit Manor. Marmalade on toast to celebrate the return of the Great Yellow Orb. Meeting up with US fans later & then hopefully 3 points for the #afcb boys against the smaller team in Manchester. #utFciad

...Half of current PL sides announce Season Ticket prices for 2026/27. Average rise for a newly issued, lowest cost, adult GA ST is around 5%: > Mackems' pips being squeezed > Burnley, Brighton & Leeds with below average rises > Forest & Spurs freeze prices the former after a fan-protest...

Early start for the Stanpit Massive. But a change of plans. Sadly no trip following #afcb to the NW today - other duties at short notice. But there will be time to take in Cobham_FC's victory lap later on. This trophy lark is becoming a habit...

The Stanpit Massive ponders the Press bias of the “Big6”: > 600 STs moved at Manure (0.8%) = Outcry > 600 STs moved at #afcb (6%) = “Meh” Hopefully #ElSeatico will address the issues tonight & deliver 3 points for the fans…

Slim is fuelled & ready to hit the M1. No time for coffee just a flask for the trip to Field Mill. The Class of 66 will be meeting for a rerun of THAT night in 1969. For anyone watching we’ll be 8x 70yr old blokes misbehaving in the prawn sandwich seats. Cmon you #Stags

It’s dreek at Cobham Towers. The bland supermarket coffee doesn’t help. Doggies to be walked. M3 to be negotiated. Pie to be consumed. Then the Watchford FC contest begins. Will the new man have a watch? Will he tap it? If he does it could signal 3 points for #afcb.

Cannae release a #BKFC presentation pack for shareholders. A fairly long read. No real surprises. Confirms Auckland FC as an affiliate Significant #afcb revenue growth across the board > Ticketing up 27% > ST renewals @ 98% > 95% sales of hospitality cannaeholdings.com/static-files...

DISASTER! No croissants at Stanpit Manor. The CEO stomps around the kitchen almost spilling a very good Colombian blend. A smile gradually breaks out. Early kick off means early lunch! So he pops the last of his Piglet Pies into the oven for "brunch". 3 #afcb points pls lads.

The cogs have been spinning, the fingers twitching and I am now in a place to reveal how by adding "player importance/quality" ads a new dimension to the impact of player absences for #afcb... 1/6

Cannae 2025 Q4 (31 Dec) Shareholder Letter has just dropped: > $249m invested for 42% of #BKFC-US > Confirms 100% ownership of #AFCB & #LesMerlus & majority of #Moreirense > Strategic Affiliations with Auckland, Orlando City & Kypto Sanga > #Hibs divestment "at cost" 1/2...

PGMOL catching up with him at last!

The Stanpit Massive CEO savours his cortado & croissants & ponders the milky yellow disc in the sky. Very strange. Plainly the planet shifted on its axis overnight. Hopefully that helps the ball to roll into the correct net this evening. 3 #afcb points pls lads.

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The Stanpit Massive has successfully negotiated Tash's Ticket Tuesday again. A little more traumatic than usual as I was 9,870,129th in the queue. Not travelling to Scouserton today, too exhausted from Millie Monday! So I will be watching #afcb with the dogs for company. 3pts pls

#afcb update: With the triggering of Jimenez obligation clause, that takes the 3 year Net Spend up to £46m pa. That means since BKFC-UK took control in Dec 2023 the consortium has spent ca £245m net on new players.

South Norfolk Council threatening legal action over a cockerel crowing! Absolutely barking…

Coffee as usual today at Stanpit Manor but with Madeleines straight from the oven. Excellent! I think that small but subtle change will be reflected in the Boss’s #afcb selection today I’m sure. 3 points pls lads!

Here’s an update on the impact of 2025/26 #AFCB player trading. No comment on players, just the cash: a) Player trading b) P&L impact c) Cash & debt d) 1st Team squad e) Women’s squad f) FFP impact g) Summer window (HEALTH WARNING: THESE ARE BUCKET OF SALT ESTIMATES!) 1/12

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Rebecca Hendin @HendinArts on policing protest in the US and Iran @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The coffee is strong. The Danish stuffed with apple & sugar. No rush today for the Stanpit Massive CEO with another game moved for TV - now sadly over 50%. I just hope that the roof is still on for the visit of Mr Salad & Scouserpool FC and that the pies are hot of course. 3 #afcb points pls lads!

No travel for the Stanpit Masive today - grand daughter duties. Slim is relieved after exercising on various motorways this weekend & joining the CEO as a septuagenarian. 3 #afcb points will ease our creaking joints & cam-belt lads - and reduce the wear on the wine fridge hinges.