Steve Davies

Married to the wonderful Barbi & proud Father of Lori. Lucky to have a wonderful family & great friends. Joint Owner/Mgr of Driving Miss Daisy Telford & Wrekin

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Manchester City owners’ damaging strategy of appeal, deny and delay will inflict untold damage on countless people. It will inflict damage on this season’s Premier League which is effectively on hold with an unpunished City still involved. It inflicts further damage on the reputation of the world’s most popular sports league. It casts a cloud over the league for seasons to come, for as long as they drag the sport through the courts which they could do.

City owners’ refusal to accept responsibility in the face of overwhelming evidence against them further hardens anger towards the club. The strategy inflicts further damage on a 146-year-old club whose reputation was made by the honest endeavour and thrilling football of that outstanding team of the late 60s and 70s. The actions of City’s current owners risk trashing a historic club’s reputation.

Appeal, deny, delay inflicts further turmoil on the lives of their supporters. City fans’ innate defiance may waver when getting called cheat relentlessly. City fans didn’t cheat. Their club owners did with “sham contracts”, according to the findings of a long, forensic review by an independent commission. But it is City fans facing the consequences of their owners’ book-cookery – in the stands, on the streets, at work. A storm of scorn.

Do City owners also not think of their head coach, Enzo Maresca, and how every press conference will be an inquisition? Every player interview? Every arrival at an away stadium?

Do they not think of all the vital work done by City in the Community, the club’s charitable wing currently trying to celebrate 40 years of helping disadvantaged local people, and how their conduct impacts that?

Appeal, deny, delay damages Abu Dhabi’s own reputation. Do they actually care about football? About pressure on innocent, hard-working staff? About integrity? City’s owners have done plenty of good in East Manchester but that work now seems tainted.

Do they not care about the millions of people in this country who love football. Some may now, because of sham contracts and appeal, deny, delay, simply turn away from the national sport?

Do the owners worry about the UAE’s image? The behaviour of City’s owners is now a diplomatic issue between the UK and the UAE. And good luck to our new ambassador to the UAE, Geraldine McCafferty, who took up the position last month and will need all her diplomatic skills acquired in Sarajevo, Bogota and Beijing.

If they had a shred of responsibility, City owners would call off the lawyers, accept the independent commission’s findings, take the punishment and seek some settlement with the Premier League over compensation to other clubs. Appeal, deny, delay helps nobody.

[Becky Argyle @ArgyleBecky]

This is one of the few journalists whose truthful news, views and updates I want to hear. Andrew Neil tells it like it is without fear or favour.

[Andy Ha @AndyHa_]

Man City’s fixture list 2027/28

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

An important message about the end of democracy in Britain.

[Chris Kamara @chris_kammy]

Just had breakfast before the Great North Run with @benshephard @reid6peter & a competition winner 🤪🤣😂

[Christopher Beesley @CBeesleyEcho]

The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

https://t.co/wBedRXj7G7

[Steve Davies @SteveDavies9]

@Gini_220 28

[Lea @Lea_EFC]

Thierno Barry after playing 50 continuous games for Everton this season without being subbed off once:

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

At the very least, Everton owe their frustrated fans some form of explanation for that chaotic, embarrassing and deeply disappointing transfer window. Yes, Jack’s back and Maitland-Niles is in (and earlier Hackney+). But The Friedkin Group, the club’s CEO Angus Kinnear and the recruitment committee owe it to fans - the lifeblood of the club - to justify/clarify/apologise for a situation which saw Balogun not sign, a star like Ndiaye leave, Beto go, Armstrong almost sold, and failed late attempts for Kirkzee, Abraham and Tete (nb also reluctance from their clubs).

Were they hoping for the Armstrong money to get players in? Or was it simply poor organisation, leaving things late? Everton look incredibly short of quality and numbers in attack and at full-back. So much to admire about Everton - manager, fanbase, stadium, academy, players like Pickford, Branthwaite, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Armstrong etc. But that was a poorly-handled transfer window and Everton fans have every right to be frustrated. #EFC

[Steve Davies @SteveDavies9]

@0xLuciferCore 4

[David Shaw @David90shaw]

🚨 KATE GARRAWAY DESTROYS ANGELA RAYNER LIVE ON GMB OVER BROKEN 300 POUND ENERGY PROMISE!

You honestly have to laugh at the absolute circus of Angela Rayner trying to defend Labour's energy disaster! 🤡

Kate Garraway went straight for the jugular on Good Morning Britain, asking why Labour promised to cut energy bills by 300 pounds, but pushed them 300 pounds higher instead.

Rayner completely panicked and desperately changed the subject to the 2 pound bus fare cap!

Because apparently when your family is freezing this winter, riding the number 43 bus around town will magically heat your living room!

Her much hyped electricity VAT cut saves a pathetic 14p a day, which was instantly wiped out by the latest Ofgem price cap hike.

They promised you cheap bills to win an election, and now deliver freezing homes, higher taxes, and managed decline.

Watch this embarrassing clip and RT and SHARE everywhere to mock Angela Rayner's clown show!

[Steve Davies @SteveDavies9]

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[Jen k 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Jenny_1884]

I think it says it all when Andy Burnham calls an emergency Cobra meeting about the weather but there has never ever been a Cobra meeting about illegal migrants invading this country.

NEVER

NEVER

[Rogue @RogueUnfiltered]

🤣🤣🤣

[Kelvin MacKenzie @kelvmackenzie]

Great line from Jeremy Clarkson who says putting Angela Eagle in charge of rural affairs ( no history in farming or business) is like putting Allen Carr in charge of the Army.

[Esther McVey @EstherMcVey1]

Absolutely staggered & furious that this Labour government has just agreed a £153million aid package for Pakistan, despite them refusing to take back Rochdale Rape Gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.
No doubt Burnham has given his blessing to this as the incoming Prime Minister.
It seems Labour are institutionally incapable of putting the interests of our country first. But this is a new low even by their standards.
We should have told Pakistan they will get nothing until they take Ahmed back, but instead Labour has decided to reward them for not taking him back.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

So now that FIFA has opened up a can of worms by enabling USA’s Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium after opting not to enforce an immediate suspension, will they now do the same for England’s Jarell Quansah so he can play against Norway?

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Well who wudda thunk it?! The Starmer-Reeves defence spending plan assumes £10 billion in defence ‘efficiencies’/savings — and leaves Andy Burnham to find a further £5 billion for defence in the next Budget for the figures to add up. Starmer-Reeves — shysters til the very end.

[Steve Davies @SteveDavies9]

@RobKenyonReform @silent_majori A win for you by just one vote would be so ironic

[Beav @beav1967]

6 clubs tried to end English football as we know it and were fined £22m BETWEEN them. Everton have now essentially been fined £52m plus a no doubt hideous figure on legal fees for simply trying to compete with those big boys (sadly failing) and building a stadium. It’s appalling