Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
Sham FC’s £1-to-£8 Sponsorship Calculator
A fictional football club’s satirical site, with mock news, fixtures, and a calculator that turns a chosen payment into an eightfold declared sponsorship.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Football readers following sponsorship and governance controversies
- Worth noticing
- The calculator calls the difference between payment and declared sponsorship “Topped up by A Friend™,” then says the offer is invalid anywhere.
Field notes
The page labels Sham FC as fictional and disclaims affiliation with real clubs, leagues, or companies. Its calculator turns the central gag into a slider: choose a payment, see an eightfold declared sponsorship amount, and view the difference assigned to “A Friend™.” The site says its roughly 1:8 ratio draws on about £119m paid versus £950m recorded in a real case; the offer itself is explicitly described as invalid anywhere.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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