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Sunday, 26 May, 2002, 15:17 GMT 16:17 UK
Caption competition winner No 96
Builders in Dublin peer through a billboard where Roy Keane's face has been removed, after it was announced he would be returning from the World Cup.
But who came up with this week's funniest caption to capture a BBC Sport Online goodie bag? Dublin builders tried to get behind Roy Keane's hard man facade after the giant advertisement was defaced earlier this week following the midfielder's decision to leave Ireland's World Cup squad. Congratulations go out to Doreen McFadden from England who brought a smile to our faces with her caption: "Quick duck down, Mick is throwing coconuts!" Well done Doreen, your goodie bag will be winging its way to you very soon.
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