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Caption competition winner No 91
England's best take a break from training ahead of the match with Paraguay.
And we offered a Sport Online goodie bag to who came up with the best caption to match. As England prepared to take on Paraguay in their last home friendly before the World Cup, some of the players seemed a little distracted. Wayne Bridge, Michael Owen and Kieron Dyer all played a part in England's 4-0 victory, although Matt Jansen failed to step up from the fringes of the squad. And it was Ian Raisbeck from England who won with this witty one-liner: The lads didn't know where to put themselves as Sven demonstrated his scoring techniques against the Swedes... Congratulations Ian! Your goodie bag is in the post.
Here's a selection of the best of the rest:
The England team are unimpressed by Wayne Bridge's Prince Charles impression.
As the squad queue to use the referee's toilet, they vow to never eat another doner kebab on the way home from the pub.
Team mates remain respectfully serious as Captain Owen declares that he thinks he looks as hard as Roy Keane with the new stubble look
The auditions for Lock, Stock... 'The Sequel' were in full flow.
Owen "I think that's Garth Brooks over there boys, just act naturally, we're gonna be on TV!"
"Hands up if you want to play left wing!"
"Come on Michael, you'll just have to tell Sven that the lads' golf weekend is always in June..."
"Enee menee minee mo, Jansen you're the odd one out."
Who thinks we're gonna win the World Cup?
The squad attempted to avoid all eye contact when asked where Paraguay was.
The England players practice penalty shoot-outs.
"At this level, I thought THEY supplied the ball."
Dyer and Jansen look on as Bridge prepares to take a bite of the Back of Michael Owen's head...
"Life is full of opposites" philosophised Owen. "First the manager tells us to get our kit on, then he tells Ulrika..."
The lads are playing the Sports Talk Trivia Quiz - and the question is "Who is England's Swedish born manager?"
Owen's teammates help him look for his throat lozenges.
The sultry look was in, apparently.
"8...9...10." Wayne and Kieron look on in amazement, as young Michael counts to ten unassisted, but Matt thinks he could do twelve.
I could have sworn we parked in Lot D!
Littlewoods unveil their "spot the farter" competition.
The caption competition setters' attempt to get back at the public with an organised YMCA, didn't allow for the fact that none of the players could spell it.
Matt Jansen's teapot impression ruled him out of England's "Snatch" posse.
No four-play please... we're British...
Well Michael, do you still think we are playing at this stadium?
Sven's decision to put Jonsson on the right in place of Beckham didn't go down too well with the rest of the team.
Only Wayne Bridge was bothered to sing the "one potato, two potato, three potato, four" song.
Being professional sportsmen, England players even took games of 'musical statues' seriously.
The auditions for "Grumpy Old Men III" were not convincing.
Owen's ploy of wearing the same kit fooled his team-mates in a quick game of hide and seek.
The boys show their joy at the announcement of the new England captain.
England's preparations for the World Cup were so comprehensive that training even included National Anthem pose brainstorming sessions.
Oh, I'm sure there'll be a bus along in a minute.
Boyzowen? More like Dyer Straits.
Sven: "Right boys, some mental training for you - what's two plus two?"
England's team impression of Michael Jackson, Owen goes for the high pitched voice and Dyer prepares for moon walk.
No matter how hard they looked around They couldn't find Richard Day's sense of humour. So one last time! Y.. M..
England's Haka scared nobody.
The youngster's ignorance of anatomy was brutally exposed by the England physio's request they touch their metatarsals.
It was unanimously decided that Michael should go down the pub to find the rest of the team.
Did someone forget to tell him we'd changed building societies?
The attempts by the England players to audition for the sequel to Reservoir Dogs were not going well.
With only four uninjured men left in the squad, the English team waits for Sven to put his kit on.
Owen: "Like this Wayne, if you pinch your throat like this you too could talk in Beckham's high-pitched voice and captain England one day."
Recreating old Stranglers album covers was a favourite game for the England squad during breaks in training.
Owen (to Bridge and Dyer): "I know he's got a stomach bug, but that stinks".
The England youngsters cursed their luck as they were forced to judge the swimsuit competition between Carragher and Neville for that priceless 23rd squad place.
The England squad found it hard to understand why YMCA gags are no longer funny.
Stunned silence followed when someone asked "Just where is Paraguay then?"
England's defensive wall technique needs some help.
When Sven told the boys to be more intelligent in their new England roles, he didn't expect them to take it quite so literally.
Obviously Michael isn't a popular choice as captain.
The others couldn't believe that Michael Owen had taken all the strepsils.
Owen: "Musical chairs just ain't our game, boys."
The "last one in the bath's a cissy" call was always tough for certain players.
Members of the England squad try to remember the last time there was some excitement at White Hart Lane.
A sign of things to come - Jansen gets left out in the cold when they don't even give him an England jacket to wear.
The players listen while David Beckham delivers one of his motivational speeches.
Y..M..C... Oh sorry, that was last week.
"Football?...Damn, I knew we forgot something."
Paraguay wasn't causing them any problems, but the thought of Sven and Ulrika twisted their innards with fear and despair.
The England boy band 'BoyzOwen' attempt the new World Cup anthem, but are thwarted when lead singer Michael gets a sore throat.
Yeah, sure - we're absolutely delighted for the boss and Ulrika.
I can take vindaloo but that South American spice is just too much.
Owen gets the raspberry for turning up for training unshaven.
Line dancing was not one of the squad's talents.
The England boys are perplexed and distressed by the ever-increasing difficulty of the BBC caption competition.
Should I tell him it was me who nicked his belt?
Oh no lads! Looks like Keiron pulled his groin again!
The compulsory listening to Sven's new CD was one of the players' least popular parts of England training sessions.
"Now who can remember where we left off at our training session before lunch, with regards to the interface of our mid-field and attacking positional play?"
"OK, which one of you three has got my anorak?"
Owen: "Clown to the left, joker to the right and a strange one behind. Do I really want to captain this lot?"
There was total silence as the England squad observed a minute's silence for David Beckham's foot.
Wait until you hear 'Aim,' then run like hell.
Perhaps entering a team for University Challenge was one of Sven's poorer decisions.
Dyer shows the ball control that got him picked for the national side.
The lads didn't know where to put themselves as Sven demonstrated his scoring techniques against the Swedes...
The hunt is on to find out who put the itching powder in with the team uniforms.
Michael the veteran was heard to mutter "Do I have to pose with these kids?"
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