Steve Coates

What’s the point of #NewYearHonours if there’s no Sir Kevin Sinfield? #Knighthood #SirKev

"Which side are you on?" The England fan who emailed the FA hierarchy protesting about World Cup ticket prices, and got plenty of coverage in the media and support from other fans, has challenged the FA again. He’s a long-standing England Supporters Travel Club member and his email reflects views of many angry England fans. It reads.... “Nearly 48hrs on from my email, and nearly 5 days on from the fan-mocking pricing being released, we are yet to hear from you. During that period of continued silence, the outrage remains high and very public. You will have received emails along the same lines from other fans, communicating anger which we are ensuring is recognised by the media. “Your silence, and the longer it continues, can only be increasingly regarded as a dismissal of fans’ concerns, threatening to not only create a permanent rupture between the fans and the organisation charged with protecting the game here in England, but also risking toxicity seeping into the relationship between fans and the England squad itself. “Perhaps we are all going to be amazed later this week when Debbie (Hewitt), in her capacity as FIFA VP, delivers a stunning ultimatum to FIFA that meets the moment and damage caused by FIFA’s pricing? We do not hold our breath. “What has become clear is that the roles of FA Chairperson and FIFA VP, being held by the same person, are no longer compatible with each other. Whilst you might argue that it is better to have a foot inside the FIFA leadership tent, as it were, this is outweighed by being complicit in FIFA’s full-on financial assault against fans, demonstrated by continued silence. “It’s time to make a stand. As I said in my previous email, fans fuel the game in many ways. Teams would cease to exist without the outlay on tickets, merchandise and subscriptions. However, those who take that dedication for granted do so at their peril - it is not dedication without limits. “Ahead of awaiting, perhaps pointlessly, a response to this latest email, I ask you one final question: Which side are you on?” @NoContextESTCFB #ENG

Fifa releases statement highlighting “extraordinary” demand for World Cup tickets. Fifa claims “5m ticket requests” in past 24 hours. Adds that most requests are from the three host nations, followed by “top 10 countries of residence for ticket requests being Colombia, England, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Scotland, Germany, Australia, France and Panama”. Some, of course, may be looking to work the secondary market. Most sought after group-stage matches during the “Random Selection Draw” period so far: Colombia v Portugal; Brazil v Morocco; Mexico v Korea Republic; Ecuador v Germany; and Scotland v Brazil. Following extensive criticism from England and Scotland fans understandably outraged at ticket prices, Fifa attempting to change “greed” headlines with statement adding: “As a not-for-profit organisation, Fifa reinvests the revenue it generates from the Fifa World Cup to fuel the growth of football (men's, women's and youth) throughout the 211 Fifa member associations globally”. It’s still greed. It's still pricing out many fans who supported their teams through qualifying. #FIFAWorldCup

Norris won the f1 world championship which lasts most of the year. Hampton won the domestic treble and the Euros, Kelly won the Champions league and the euros, Ellie Kildunne won the rugby world cup scoring 5 tries. Luke littler has transformed darts. All 6 are worthy winners.

What Australians refuse to admit is he presided over premeditated, systematic cheating. No other heads rolled except him & the other 2 but everyone knows the whole team knew. They’re still going on about a ball change in 2023 but no one noticed why Starc got reverse after 10 ov.