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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…

The Arse think they can play football 🤣

#Stags ft thoughts #ManArs
Proper cup game
Top top effort
You could buy the whole of Mansfield with what their winner cost
With a touch of quality in front of goal and…

The Massive has landed!
#Yellows

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

Off to see the Stags stick it to the Arse on Sat in a nod to 1969. The 8 aged, drunk schoolboys giving it large from the prawn sandwich seats will make a good TV spectacle.

#Afcb after highlights thoughts #BouBre
I didn’t enjoy the game last night
I’m not enjoying this place today
But at long last I was able to say a face to face “Thank you” to the #Captain for his very generous gift some time back. See you for one of those burgers Steve Cook !

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#afcb ft thoughts #BouBre
Another one saved by the last 20min
Take our chances - out of sight
Fantastic skill for not a goal
Ironic boos for time wasting from the Watchtappers
Senesi my MotM for the Dango reducer

Haha If it is you can come again!

3) Following Cannae Shareholder presentation on #BKFC (3/2026) the confirmed shareholdings & company structure is shown below:
3 #AFCB related independent subsidiaries
- Mens team & academy
- Womens team
- Stadium ownership
3rd party shareholders reflect share swap for Lorient

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.

..and there seems to have been an addition to the BKFC-UK stable - #AFCB Women Limited as a stand-alone subsidiary. This had flown under the radar somewhat but adds another strand to the "value creation" theme to the BKFC strategy

...buried in the fine print a new FOS sponsor for #afcb for 2026/27 is revealed. Gone are the ties to betting. In comes Vitality with a 5 year deal - a health/life insurance company with a local presence...

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...

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#afcb after “highlights” thoughts #BouSun
Now THAT was a game to forget. Good chat with a couple of Mackems after
We agreed that ;
> Mr G didn’t do a good job
> that it is diabolical we were talking entirely about an official’s performance not the game
ITS GETTING WORSE @FA_PGMOL

#afcb ft thoughts #BouSun
Bizarrely random display from ref
8 min? Should’ve been 15 in first half then!
A a very lucky boy
Amazing what a strong CF does for you
Grass munchers get their point & a day at the beach
Scott my MotM
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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.

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6) We all know that simple injury stats don't adequately describe the impact of player absences & that it is not only absences that affect overall performance. Adding a "player importance/quality" angle seems to shed a little light on how player absences affects performance across seasons.
-Ends-

5) 2019/20 was a perfect storm for #afcb with a high number of injury absences (line & data points) for players of "high quality" (dark segments of columns).
By contrast 2023/24 had a similar level of injury absences but on average it was for "lower quality" players...

4) To look at what this change adds look at #afcb injury data for 2019/20.
The "standard chart shows a large number of games lost to injury but on a par with 2023/24. So why was it so painful? Add in the quality data and all becomes clear...

3) I have 5 years of absence data so worked up a representation of the data below.
The bars show a " % quality" metric for #afcb split into two segments - "% reduction in quality" due to absent players (dark segment) & "% quality remaining" for use on a matchday - it adds up to 100%!

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2) First a bit on the model:
It uses Whoscored scores as a measure of player importance/quality. Before the howls start, the source is pretty stable, readily available & has history. I've blended that with historical #afcb absence data to figure out a "quality impact" of absences...

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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...
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2) Commentary majors on:
> Player sales at #afcb
> Infrastructure development at #AFCB & #Moreirense

Little detailed commentary on financial matters:
> 30%+ growth in revenue
> 12% reduction in losses
> $50m extra cash
> Total assets up 40%+
> Transfer fees liable up 29%

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!

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#afcb ft thoughts #WhuBou
Take that - wouldn’t have predicted it tho!
Not sure A+S works in MF
Not sure S+C works in MF
Big learning curve for R
Both FBs excellent
Jimmy is fast becoming next season’s shirt
But Truffert my MotM
Now for Stratford…

Not sure I see the Boss making any changes to a winning #afcb. But then I’m not the Boss…

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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