Steven Connell

Views are my own

[Conor Ryan @ConorRyan_93]

“Flower of Scotland” here in Foxborough. #WorldCup

[Scotland World Cup 2026 @WorldCupScotHQ]

No Scotland , No Party ⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸

[Steven Connell @connell85]

Absolutely outstanding

[Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown) @Malachians]

Hairs on the back of my neck. Absolutely incredible

[Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown) @Malachians]

Hairs on the back of my neck. Absolutely incredible

[Andy Burke @AndyBurke_]

Wonderful tribute from the brilliant @brianmoore666 to his friend and former teammate, the great Scott Hastings. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🦁

[The Football Writers' Association @theofficialfwa]

Congratulations to @B_Fernandes8 for being voted the Footballer of the Year. The @ManUtd captain garnered 45 per cent of votes, 28 ahead of runner-up Declan Rice, while Erling Haaland was third. He is the first United player to win our award since Wayne Rooney in 2010 #FOTY2026
https://t.co/S3Iwn7h1na

[Andy Mitten @AndyMitten]

Fernandes angrily urging more support...from the main stand. Fans in there standing up for the first time since Barcelona in '84 to respond.

[Wayne Rooney @WayneRooney]

Brilliant chat with @B_Fernandes8 for the latest episode of the podcast. Great guy and what a player. Got to win Player of the Year 🤝🔴

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

China just quietly killed the diesel heavy truck with brutal economics. 2025 data now in:
>231,100 electric heavy trucks sold (+182% YoY)
>Dec 2025 Market Share: 53.9% (EVs outsold diesel)
>Fleet owners saving $170k per truck over a 10-year cycle

https://t.co/rDj9yndSJa

[ESPN @espn]

Northern Ireland grit. Augusta glory 🏆

[Sir Kenny Dalglish @kennethdalglish]

Another great day at Aintree. Couldnae pick a winner between us! 🐎

[Ulster University @UlsterUni]

“I felt so proud shaking that man’s hand,” said Eric Dowey after he met Governor @schwarzenegger almost 60 years after their first encounter in Belfast.

Read more: https://t.co/5MWSSjmmAM

[Jefferson @Jefferson_MFG]

🇬🇧 We don't make anything anymore? UK manufacturing's Q1 highlights:

🔸British supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive opened a new facility at its stunning £300m McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey.

🔸BAE Systems announced plans to recruit 2,300 apprentices, graduates and undergraduates in the UK this year.

🔸Cummins announced plans to invest $50m expanding its power systems manufacturing plant in Daventry, Northamptonshire.

🔸AESC UK officially opened its new battery manufacturing plant in Sunderland.

🔸Oxford-based Airbus Helicopters was awarded a £33.6m contract by the Ministry of Defence to support the UK Armed Forces' new H145 fleet.

🔸Following a £450m investment programme, the new electric LEAF entered production at Nissan Motor Corporation's Sunderland plant.

🔸Diageo opened its new £73m Guinness Open Gate Brewery in London, marking a return of brewing to Covent Garden.

🔸Airbus opened a new central manufacturing hub at its Broughton site to support its Beluga transport network.

🔸Safran announced plans to open its first Research and Technology Centre outside of France in the UK.

🔸McMurtry Automotive Limited opened a new multi-million pound factory in Wotton-under-Edge near Stroud in Gloucestershire.

🔸FUJIFILM Biotechnologies officially opened its expanded medicine and vaccine factory on Teesside following a £400 million investment.

🔸Lucozade and Ribena maker Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I is set to invest £25m upgrading its Coleford factory.

🔸Cummins is set to significantly expand its engine manufacturing plant in Darlington, County Durham.

🔸Leonardo was awarded a £1 billion contract to build 23 new medium helicopters (NMH) for the MoD at its Yeovil factory, securing the site's future and more than 3,000 jobs.

🔸Rolls-Royce announced plans to invest £21.3m to double the capacity of its Advanced Blade Casting Facility in Rotherham where some of the world’s most advanced turbine blades are manufactured.

🔸Expected to create 500 jobs, Denmark's Vestas announced plans to build a new £216m nacelle and hub manufacturing plant in Scotland.

🔸Lockheed Martin is set to build a new £85m satellite manufacturing plant in Scotland.

🔸Airbus and Rolls-Royce secured a multi-billion pound order from US carrier Atlas Air for 20 A350F freighter aircraft, powered by 40 Derby-built Trent XWB-97 engines.

🔸Stellantis announced plans to invest an additional £50m at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire.

🔸British Steel is ramping up production at its Scunthorpe plant after securing one of its largest ever export orders – a £70m contract for port redevelopments in Nigeria.

🔸 GE Aerospace announced plans to invest more than €110m, and create over 1,000 new jobs, across its UK and mainland European manufacturing sites this year.

🔸Expected to create 150 jobs, British Engines won approval to build a new multi-million pound factory in Newcastle.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

200 – Games taken to reach 200 goal involvements for Man Utd in the Premier League era:

295 – Wayne Rooney (133G, 67A)
314 – Bruno Fernandes (104G, 96A)
339 – Cristiano Ronaldo (144G, 56A)
393 – David Beckham (85G, 115A)
424 – Ryan Giggs (90G, 111A)
564 – Paul Scholes (138G, 62A)

Icon.

[Manchester United Die Hard Fans @DieHardUtdFans]

Theo Walcott asked how Man Utd's 2008 team would compete against the current Arsenal team..

Rooney instantly: "We'd batter them." 😂

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

Wishing all the best to Sir Alex Ferguson on his birthday today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Steven Connell @connell85]

Tragic

[Premier League @premierleague]

A draw at Old Trafford earns @Wolves their first point since early October 🐺

[Marc Randolph @marcrandolph]

One of the best gifts I was ever given.

When I was twenty-one years old, fresh out of college and about to start my first job, my father gave me a handwritten list of instructions.

Here are my dad’s rules for success:

> Do at least 10% more than you are asked.

> Never, ever, to anybody, present as fact, opinions on things you don’t know. Take great care and discipline.

> Be courteous and considerate always— up and down.

> Don’t knock, don’t complain—stick to constructive, serious criticism.

> Don’t be afraid to make decisions when you have the facts on which to make them.

> Quantify where possible.

> Be open-minded but skeptical.

> Be prompt.

I’ve passed these same rules on to my own children and the original copy hangs next to my bathroom mirror.

[Truflation @truflation]

🇬🇧 Truflation UK CPI Inflation today is 0.81%, decresing 1.2% from last month.

According to our data, UK inflation has been in freefall, collapsing quickly from its September 4.5% peak to near-record lows, suggesting a strong trend reversal and deflationary momentum.

Our UK inflation index analyses +8M data points from 20+ data sources, reflecting inflation associated with real purchases and consumer preferences.