Speeder was in need of a number two

BANK TO THE FUTURE: Tom is now smart and busy having pulled himself out of the gutter – and bottle bank

profanity in public. For that he was also fined. Tom said: “This is the kind of petty stuff that you expect from a young footballer. “But the truth is, Wayne isn’t a young footballer any more. He’s a dad- of- four and whether he likes it or not he’s a role model for millions of young people.

“That said, I learned the hard way that the party lifestyle is difficult to leave behind. Indeed, I didn’t realise I was in trouble until Sunday Sport found me living in that bottle bin.

“After I appeared in the paper, the truth hit me like an express train. It was time to grow up and sort myself out.

“I stopped supping the dregs and for a while got myself in a hostel. Then I got bits of work here and there – I’m still a damned good welder – and pulled myself out of the gutter.

“Wayne’s not in the gutter. But maybe he can give me a call and get some words of advice or inspiration.”

Tom now divides his time between freelance welding and life coaching earning up to £ 1,000- a- day motivating groups of up to 100 people for businesses and local authorities. And there’s more. He said: “Panto season’s coming up and I’m booked solid until February. I can’t believe that earlier this year I was living in a bottle bank. It’s a huge turnaround and I feel like celebrating.

“But I won’t, of course.” A DRIVER caught speeding at 110mph on the A1 told police it was because he “needed the toilet, a number two”.

A silver Mercedes was stopped by an unmarked police car near Yaxley in Cambridgeshire.

It was seen speeding and undertaking in “awful” weather conditions.

An officer from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Roads Policing Unit wrote on Twitter: “The ‘ professional’ HGV driver was very sorry but he ‘ needed the toilet, a number two’. Err that’s okay then. Reported.” Drivers caught speeding in excess of 100mph face disqualification

from driving.