A man whose positive influence on our city can never be overstated.
While his mission has never been about personal acclaim, all at Stoke City are thrilled to see Lou Macari recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
@stokecity Club can’t win appoint someone who has worked with JW before people kick off appoint some from the outside people moan about what JW is doing. We have to accept the football side of the club is always evolving. Let’s hope it works out.
@PotterDave_ As reported by multiple people always on the piss would cancel training last minute and go home/to the pub for a pint. Would leave early You may be right that we would have finished above 17th but as a manager of a football club you can’t behave like that. Had to go for me
I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.
I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.
Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.
Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.
However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.
Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.
I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.
Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.
ENDS
It’s nice to see championship referees are just bad at there jobs not just when they are at stoke games. Clueless it’s like they are watching a different sport
@toby1863 Miles better than Bocat over 500 games most of which are at this level no lose situation with cresswell getting another year play half a season each
@PulisvsBojan@Podcastpotters Burger sold for what we paid most stoke fans would except that junho and manhoef should be sold this summer we won’t no if it’s a profit as it will be undisclosed. This guy worked for google is track record in football is questionable at all the clubs he has been at.
@PulisvsBojan@Podcastpotters This agenda that every decision made at stoke is wrong drives me mad. Feels like people want it to fail it makes them happy
@ground_guru@JackHiggins18@stokecity@AcademyFTFC@ftfc I don’t understand the witch hunt when you recruit in any business you want the best person for the job. This can also be someone you have worked with before you know there strengths and weaknesses. All the best managers do the same that’s why so many take assistants around.
That there should be every reason why Bazuna should never wear a Stoke shirt again.
Soton fans were right and if Stoke sign this fraud then I’m afraid the bottom 3 is our destination next season. Take note @stokecity