Ben Johnston
@bmj106.bsky.social
Engineer. Remainer. Leftie. In that order.
@mattburton72.bsky.social You seen the Deloitte money league table? We hit £375m revenue last year.
Any clue whether that figure includes player sales? How do they get treated in accounts like this?
my fag packet our SCR is at about 81% prior to player sales. Following the Swiss Ramble methods.
Any clue whether that figure includes player sales? How do they get treated in accounts like this?
my fag packet our SCR is at about 81% prior to player sales. Following the Swiss Ramble methods.
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM
@mattburton72.bsky.social You seen the Deloitte money league table? We hit £375m revenue last year.
Any clue whether that figure includes player sales? How do they get treated in accounts like this?
my fag packet our SCR is at about 81% prior to player sales. Following the Swiss Ramble methods.
Any clue whether that figure includes player sales? How do they get treated in accounts like this?
my fag packet our SCR is at about 81% prior to player sales. Following the Swiss Ramble methods.
No Sancho is super interesting. Either we are stupidly unlucky to get an injury to him after we sold Malen. Or the vague rumours that he wants to go somewhere on a permanent transfer could be true. That would free up a lot of money. TBC if we could actually spend it in Jan. #avfc
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
No Sancho is super interesting. Either we are stupidly unlucky to get an injury to him after we sold Malen. Or the vague rumours that he wants to go somewhere on a permanent transfer could be true. That would free up a lot of money. TBC if we could actually spend it in Jan. #avfc
@mattburton72.bsky.social am I right in thinking that because UeFA SXR runs Jan through December, we may well have some capacity to spend this January?
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
@mattburton72.bsky.social am I right in thinking that because UeFA SXR runs Jan through December, we may well have some capacity to spend this January?
Unlike a lot of Villa fans, I am a shade worried about the xG issue. Not because I think we don't deserve to be where we are. Rather because it is somewhat unexplained why we are such an anomaly. I desperately want us to continue at this level and it's unclear how sustainable it is.
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Unlike a lot of Villa fans, I am a shade worried about the xG issue. Not because I think we don't deserve to be where we are. Rather because it is somewhat unexplained why we are such an anomaly. I desperately want us to continue at this level and it's unclear how sustainable it is.
@mattburton72.bsky.social do you have any insight on how Liverpool can spend so much with breaching SCR? I get they have not spent much in the last few seasons so for PSR they have a lot of headroom. But SCR shouldn't care about that.
July 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
@mattburton72.bsky.social do you have any insight on how Liverpool can spend so much with breaching SCR? I get they have not spent much in the last few seasons so for PSR they have a lot of headroom. But SCR shouldn't care about that.
@jacobtanswell.bsky.social do you know whether the club are planning anything for the first home game. Could they seek permission to use the commemorative Sabbath shirt? Could they do a black arm band? Will they use the Ozzy TIFO? Would be great if they played a montage from the concert pre-game.
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@jacobtanswell.bsky.social do you know whether the club are planning anything for the first home game. Could they seek permission to use the commemorative Sabbath shirt? Could they do a black arm band? Will they use the Ozzy TIFO? Would be great if they played a montage from the concert pre-game.
@jacobtanswell.bsky.social this maybe not that interesting compared to most of the stuff you write. But I would be super interested to know whether John Duran will count as a UEFA Club Trained player from January 26th? My reading of the rules says he does which will be helpful for CL squad spaces.
December 9, 2024 at 9:47 PM
@jacobtanswell.bsky.social this maybe not that interesting compared to most of the stuff you write. But I would be super interested to know whether John Duran will count as a UEFA Club Trained player from January 26th? My reading of the rules says he does which will be helpful for CL squad spaces.