Matt Slater

@mjshrimper · From Essex, now in NW · joined 07 Jul 2009

Senior news reporter @TheAthleticFC, ex BBC & Press Association. Also at https://t.co/NqX1iFdMb9.

52 663Followers

2 921Following

71 398Posts total

41.9KViews on collected posts

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Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

Northampton Town fans looking to do their own KYC (Know Your Custodian) checks on Atanas Bostandjiev might want to start here. Sanctioned oligarchs, arms-dealers, African generals, Conservative Party grandees, Gulf money. It's quite a tale. https://t.co/N637b8PAGm 4.9K views · 19 likes · 9 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

@mjshrimper @Paddy_Boyland @JamesHorncastle @CWeatherspoon_ Matt, do you think TFG might get interest in the club? Given the new ground and lack of debt compared to Moshiris Everton Or are we stuck with TFG? 374 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

🎙️ Some thoughts on a PL transfer window that veered between bewildering & boring, chaotic & predictable. They spent a lot, much of it among themselves, & many overhauled their teams…without changing much. An odd one but in keeping with where we are. https://t.co/cWLZ3wUsde 3.2K views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

Off already?!?! Is it something we said? Is it about the transfer window? Or the ice hockey team in Texas? Che succede? @Paddy_Boyland @JamesHorncastle @CWeatherspoon_ & I try to explain what the Friedkins are up to at Everton. https://t.co/tO4pV6G7tM 14.2K views · 19 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

@mjshrimper @KieranMaguire @FansEurope Banning Maccabi fans is controversial 🤔 oh dear you fucking defending a FAKE country that killed millions of innocent people in Palestine 🇵🇸 you drunk old fart 27 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper4 Sep

@mjshrimper @FansEurope Potential gross misconduct charges relating to the Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match. Identity politics & football don't & shouldn't mix. https://t.co/mjNjptIrY8 116 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper3 Sep

Clubs, leagues & FAs have teamed up with @FansEurope to urge public authorities to only use blanket bans of away fans at matches as a last resort. The call comes after several controversies, incl. the 2025 decision to ban Maccabi fans from a Villa game. https://t.co/CseoUsojz6 12.1K views · 12 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Matt Slater@mjshrimper28 Aug

🎙️ A new season, a new idea for a pod. Here’s our 1st crack at what @AdamCrafton_ & I hope will be a weekly slot to dig into a big sports biz/politics tale or two. This is on Villa, Newcastle, glass ceilings & salary caps. W/ @HannahVanbiber & @kvlmason. https://t.co/nZx4AA7hMb 6.9K views · 23 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views4 060this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %7.71%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.16%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	4 060	924	4.39×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	7.71%	3.62%	2.13×
Engagement rate	0.16%	1.52%	0.10×

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