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Brendon McCullum's moves since taking over as England coach can hardly be questioned. However, the Kiwi, who has overseen a dramatic upturn in the fortunes of the Test side, may want to think twice about his actions on social media.

McCullum has been promoting an Indian bookmaker ahead of the IPL via a number of tweets and videos promising the best odds with 22Bet India, who have a mammoth 208 followers. It comes after it emerged Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who recently joined

Gareth Southgate's staff as attacking coach, was to stop providing promotional content for betting firms after he was slated for giving an interview to a gambling company banned from operating in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, passengers on a Ryanair flight from Naples were surprised to see Chelsea legend Hasselbaink, dressed in full England gear, among them. An admin issue meant he could not join the Three Lions' charter service back from Italy

Brendon McCullum has recently been promoting an Indian bookmaker on his social media

Gambling firms unlikely to disappear from view 

While gambling companies could soon be banned from advertising on the front of Premier League shirts, they are unlikely to disappear entirely. It can be revealed that at last week's meeting, top-flight clubs wanted assurances that other assets, including shirt sleeves and LED boards will be exempt. 

Insiders have disclosed that a large number of clubs suggested obtaining cross-party assurances in the event Labour win the next General Election. Another meeting is planned. 

Despite a ban set to come in place on gambling shirt sponsors - they are unlikely to disappear entirely from view

Clubs dismayed by social media giants' no-show

EFL clubs were less than impressed with two social media giants after they declined to attend a meeting at Stockley Park last week. Officials from Twitter and Meta (the firm behind Facebook) instead decided to call in remotely to the summit with representatives from across the leagues, despite the matter of online abuse and safeguarding being high on the agenda. 

To make matters worse, one of the two was interrupted mid-presentation while the other had an issue with the Teams platform being used. ‘They don't have the courtesy to come to the meeting and then they can't use the software,' said an official from one club. ‘Unbelievable.'

City counting cost of fewer away supporters but increased security

They may have smashed rivals Liverpool 4-1, but Manchester City were left counting the cost. Sportsmail revealed that City had reduced the away allocation for the fixture by 20 per cent (600 tickets), following issues at recent matches between the two. 

On advice from safety officials, City had to draft in larger numbers of stewards and police officers. That additional cost coupled with the lack of sales is thought to have totalled about £40,000. Relations between the clubs at the fixture were described as fairly cordial 

Manchester City were forced to count the costs after fewer Liverpool supporters were admitted than usuai

It never rains, it pours

It never rains but it pours for Nottingham Forest. On Saturday Steve Cooper's side, who are in the thick of a relegation battle, blew a 1-0 lead against Wolves and saw three points turn to one. 

Players were then stunned when they returned to the dressing rooms to find water gushing from a leak in the roof in the corridor outside. A red bucket was placed on to the floor, along with a blue towel, to make sure no players slipped and made it an even worse afternoon. 

It never rains it pours for Nottingham Forest after the players found a leak in the dressing room

Improvements underway after The Cliff exposé

Less than 24 hours after Sportsmail revealed that The Cliff, the iconic former Manchester United training ground, was in a state of disrepair, the first improvement took place. 

Our exposé found that the facility, now used for academy and youth training following the departure of the first team in 2000, was a crumbling relic. Along with rotting windows, discarded chairs and scaffolding, a sign on the main building warned against entering. It was dated 2014.

Agenda has been told it has now been taken down. Meanwhile, after this newspaper contacted United, an operations team not seen at The Cliff for some time, according to insiders, arrived for an inspection. United say their visit was planned ahead of proposed improvement works this summer. 

Giggs' son on trial at Sheffield United

Sheffield United have taken Zach Giggs, son of Manchester United winger and former Wales manager Ryan, on trial. Zach, 16, a left back who has come through the ranks at United, has also represented Wales Under 15s. Agenda understands that Giggs will not be offered a new contract at Old Trafford, and that other clubs are monitoring the situation. 

Ryan Giggs' son is to leave Manchester United with a number of clubs monitoring his situation

Concerns mounting at West Brom over ownership 

West Brom fan group leaders united this week to ask majority shareholder Guochuan Lai to state his intentions for the club with concerns mounting.

With Albion's annual accounts published late last week, fears are growing for the Championship club, who were forced to reiterate Lai's apparent intention to repay multi-million pound loans taken from the club.

On Friday Albion's fan group Action For Albion joined forces with the club's small shareholder group Shareholders For Albion, to hand deliver a letter to Lai and ask for a meeting with him and his sole representative on the board, former CEO Xu Ke.

Ke is due to fly to China to meet with Lai in the coming weeks, and will take the letter with him. The letter was also signed by the Albion's supporters' club and former players' association.

Guochuan Lai has been asked to state his intentions for the club by West Brom fan group leaders

United-Wrexham promotion does the trick

An entertaining video ad that featured Wrexham's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney plus Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson appears to have done the trick — with tickets for the summer friendly between the two clubs in San Diego close to selling out. 

The game is at the 35,000-capacity Snapdragon Stadium and tickets are going for more than $1,000 on resale sites — despite United saying their side will be made up of mostly academy players. United have held back 300 tickets for their official US supporters clubs to ensure locals do not get priced out. More games against high-end European opponents across the US are expected to be announced.

Howe wishes Latchem well 

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe was among those to wish well BBC Radio 5 Live sports presenter Chris Latchem, leaving after five years on the breakfast show. Agenda understands Latchem, a Bournemouth supporter, is swapping radio for television, with a new role to be announced shortly.

Idea of legacy driving Russian re-inclusion 

There is confusion in the Olympic world whether and how to allow Russians to compete as neutrals in the qualifiers for and during Paris 2024. President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, seems obsessed on having at least some Russians taking part under a neutral flag if they meet certain conditions. 

However, insiders say it is less to do with his once close relationship with Vladimir Putin, and more about having a legacy that reflects the Olympic ideals. Either way, several international federations believe the wily IOC have cleverly ensured that Bach's mission is carried out by them during the Games qualification process (starting now), giving the IOC cover for the huge Western media backlash.

President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, seems obsessed on having at least some Russians taking part under a neutral flag

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