Each season of the club’s five in the Premier League has seen peaks and troughs ridden out and further progress made. Off-field pictureThe published accounts for 2024-25, Frank’s last in charge, showed a £21m loss that was significant, but relatively small potatoes compared to Premier League peers. Opta stats from last season showed only Elliot Anderson and Bayer Leverkusen’s Exequiel Palacios averaged more possession regains in Europe’s top five leagues. Stat attackBrentford scored 10 set-play goals last season – it was their joint-fewest in a Premier League campaign and only three teams in the division had a worse record. Making his debut as Macclesfield were negotiated in the FA Cup in February, he made one Premier League appearance, in May against West Ham.