Nicky Butt has been banned from his local recycling centre after a reported raging row with staff. The former Manchester United midfielder was left fuming when workers deemed his Range Rover a commercial vehicle – all because he had the seats folded down.
Disposal attempt leads to chase
Despite the dispute, Butt still disposed of his 'smelling bags' before being pursued by an employee. According to The Sun, Butt said: "There's this guy at the gate bit, and he flags me down and goes, 'Put your windows down I need to look in the back of your car'. I'm going, 'What for?'
"I've got a lot of crap from the house, bit of cardboard... I missed the bin man last week, so I've got a few smelly bags. So I put the windows down, obviously my seats were down and apparently I'm not going in because it's a commercial van.
"So I'm raging, literally. I'm putting a bit of cardboard in the tip."
Accusation of sneaking rubbish
Butt also insisted he was accused of trying to sneak rubbish into the tip because the blacked-out windows on his Range Rover made staff suspicious.
"I thought, well, I'm there now, I'm gonna go for it," he added. "So I've got up the ramp, I see this bloke getting up... Trying to chase me up the hill, but he's got his walkie-talkie out. So I've literally got up the top, throw all the bags out, and I'm going back down the hill, and he's going mad at me. Anyway, I'm banned from the tip."
Career highlights
Butt was a vital component of the United team during the 1990s, claiming six Premier League crowns, three FA Cups and the Champions League before departing for Newcastle in 2004. He remained at St James' Park for a further six years, including a loan spell at Birmingham City, before retiring following a switch to China.
Since finishing his playing career, he has occupied various positions at United and owned a share in Salford City – where he worked as CEO between 2022 and 2024.
