Don Woods

Bonfire night is upon us once again...so as usual the hospitals will have plenty to do dealing with burns and damaged eyesight...personally I cannot see the point of watching money go up in smoke to the sound of OOOH!... AHH!... from onlookers....but then again I appreciate some folk have nothing better to do ....we have just had the wonderful American import "Trick or Treat" which brought out the youths of certain parts of Merseyside throwing bricks through car windows and throwing stones at houses causing pointless damage....and guess what....there wasn't ONE 70 year old involved. ....we really needed to win that game which would have been a major boost for the sport...as it is we now have to listen to "they did well to get so far" which aint what it's about. ...but as someone remarked on Facebook that they have often required the assistance of a doctor or a nurse but they have never required the assistance of a pop star or footballer....food for thought? I know this is only a minor point and there are