Parafox

His nose is on the brown, now he's looking for the pink.

We have 3 bins, one for garden waste, one for recyclable waste i.e card, glass, tins and solid plastics (not those people you see at Old Trafford BTW), and a third for general waste. We can't recycle soft plastics in any form unless we separate them and take to a soft plastics recycling skip or receptacle if we can find one. I'm not one for rooting through my waste to peel off every bit of polythene/shrink wrap/sticky tape from everything that goes in the various bins. Even the wrap around labels on milk cartons has to be removed before the container can go in the recycling. I accept the need but it's a ****ing chore and sometimes I CBA! Also, if the brown bin is for compostable waste like leaves, grass cuttings etc why can't I dispose of vegetable peelings? One time, we missed the recycling collection. I phoned the council to request a special collection as the bin was full. They said just chuck it in the non-recyclable waste. So then, I might as well not bother with the effort of recycling...

Eamonn Holmes and Anne Diamond, the deepest thinkers of the journalistic profession. Along with Kate Garraway and that creepy bloke from Tipping Point.

Why are they always so far away. Surely they know their customer base are by majority, borderline incontinent.

Not the first, mate. Was it just random or did you say something controversial or offensive without realising?

A good looking man walked into an agent's office in Hollywood and said 'I want to be a movie star.' Tall, handsome and with experience on Broadway, he had the right credentials. The agent asked, 'What's your name?' The guy said, 'My name is Penis van Lesbian.' The agent said, 'Sir, I hate to tell you, but in order to get into Hollywood , you are going to have to change your name.' 'I will NOT change my name! The van Lesbian name is centuries old, I will not disrespect my grandfather by changing my name. Not ever..' The agent said, 'Sir, I have worked in Hollywood for years... you will NEVER go far in Hollywood with a name like Penis van Lesbian! I'm telling you, you will HAVE TO change your name or I will not be able to represent you.' 'So be it! I guess we will not do business together' the guy said and he left the agent's office. FIVE YEARS LATER..... The agent opens an envelope sent to his office. Inside the envelope is a letter and a check for $50,000. The agent is awe-struck, who would possibly send him $ 50,000? He reads the letter enclosed... 'Dear Sir, five years ago, I came into your office wanting to become an actor in Hollywood , you told me I needed to change my name. Determined to make it with my God-given birth name, I refused. You told me I would never make it in Hollywood with a name like Penis van Lesbian. After I left your office, I thought about what you said. I decided you were right. I had to change my name. I had too much pride to return to your office, so I signed with another agent. I would never have made it without changing my name, so the enclosed check is a token of my appreciation. Thank you for your advice.' Sincerely, Dick van Dyke

That seems like a book for me and Mrs Para. Thanks.

I'm probably behind everyone on this but we've been watching Kinahan, the true story of the Irish mafia on BBC iPlayer. I never heard of this before and it's shocking as it's such a huge international cartel with murders and beatings, torture and assassinations across the world all from a low key (at first) Irish drug business building into a worldwide drug industry worth billions and rivalling the Narcos of South America. It's also relatively close to home, as one of the major players lived in Tamworth! Tamworth, I mean, what?

Scarily though, redneck MAGA supporters will watch this and think it's real and be like, yeah go Donald, in you we trust.

No. Leave it for his testimonial.

I hold you at odds on many of your posts (mainly political) but this I have to agree with you. We don't know and no-one is about to tell us. Which is to the shame of the club. We all invest in it to some or other degree, by buying a matchday ticket, buying a season ticket, buying a very expensive box, buying merchandise etc. Therefore are we not in some small measure, also investors? Surely investors, even at the most basic level, should be kept informed? But no. As I have posted earlier, football clubs seem to be above any type of honest declaration. If we knew what was happening, we'd understand and that would generate support. As it is, we're waving hands in the darkness hoping someone will make a connection to reassure or at least acknowledge our concerns. Being kept in the dark and not knowing why fails us as supporters. The club do not respect or acknowledge us anymore. Thanks for the cardboard clappers by the way. And yeah, your "beer" is shite. The "food" is overpriced and the toilets are rank. But you don't care. £££££. Let's stop paying them. But the sheep won't. Stifle their income. That's the only way. Don't go to games, don't buy the shitty merch, don't go to meets n greets with players who've done fk all for the club. Withdraw your support. It's the only way. Top will never be bankrupt but he needs to either invest more or **** off.

I'm not sure what you see wrong in my post. Name a club that is outright honest and genuinely engages the supporters focus groups? I can't think a single one outside of the PL and Championship. Those in league 1 and below don't have the resources to enable them to be financially and morally secretive and disingenuous to their fans. Unlike us and probably all clubs in the PL. We don't know where the investments and funding comes from. It could be Turkish barbers for all we know. At least they (in lower leagues) can mostly be open and honest with their fanbase as they're not invested in the pursuit of the riches of the PL. Sure they want success, but they know what they're about and they get on with it. They're not about to sell their soul to the devil. I just want honesty and openness. And we ain't getting that anytime soon.

Is there any (PL) club that divulges the inner workings of their board and the decisions they make, to any officially recognised supporters group?

Don't. I'm already anxious.

I only saw what I saw on TV. He got a knock from Mads but nothing significant to stop the game. I saw the replays which you wouldn't have and from what I saw the contact was more shoulder rather than head. He went down holding his head for the hope of a stoppage. In any case it was weak and as a result we conceded. What treatment did he receive? A cursory check by the physios. He didn't have even have to leave the pitch.

Jeez. Even I wouldn't drive home in a sweaty shirt after 5 a side on a Monday night!

Didn't he beat us in some cup game a while back?

Winks has been a **** at his previous clubs, why are we surprised by his arrogance?

I wouldn't know his car

Do you think they are that influential, though? They're nobodies at the club. Had you said Vardy or Ricardo, I might see what you mean.

Sometimes I feel older than bread

Not beyond possibilities but who do you think they might be.

How do you know this? Creepy.

He didn't have a head injury. He got bundled over by a flapping Mads and just lay on the ground instead of doing the better thing and getting back up to help defend.