Burnham is Mayor of Greater Manchester
I wrote to the Mayor's office asking why he used the office of the Mayor of Greater Manchester to write in support of a company outside his remit and why there has been no defence of a company based in the region especially one that supports one of its cities After a lot of pressure for a reply I got the following reply
"I have been a lifelong Everton supporter and my comments and actions were made in a personal capacity, not through the Mayoral office. They were challenging the process used by the Premier League and the manner in which they imposed pints deductions on Everton.
I have also stated on a number of occasions that I will support Manchester City FC in getting a fair hearing and outcome from the Premier League.
We are not yet at that point and MCFC are taking legal action against the PL and it would not be proper for me to involve myself in a legal action.
I will continue to call on the PL to set out a clear and consistent process that will be transparent and fair to MCFC and all other clubs".