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Sunday, 26 May, 2002, 15:17 GMT 16:17 UK
Caption competition winner No 96
Builders peer through a defaced Keane billboard
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?

HAVE YOUR SAY

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.


Best of the rest:

Paddy: "Another fine job by Ego Demolition, no ego too large or small."
Phil Peacock, UK

"Can we have our ball back please?"
K Brennan, UK

"Well lads' it's the biggest mouth I've seen"
Barrie, England

"Opens in June":

"The Republic Stikes Back!"
Tom Roberts, USA

A bit of a come down on the face of it!
David Best, England

Proof positive that Roy Keane is a faceless wonder.
Stewart Miller, England

Let's face it, Ireland will miss Roy like a hole in the head.
Jonathan Edmondson, UK

Roy Keane was proud to pull on the green jersey. Unluckily for Ireland it was the one paid for by 7-Up.
Richard Day, Singapore

Having been the first one voted off in the new series of Big Brother World Cup, the posters advertising Keane to stay in the house was trashed by the adoring Irish public.
Oli Wright, England

When asked about his face-off with Mick McCarthy, Roy just gave a vacant look.
Jon Andersson, UK

The two surgeons' emergency mouth-ectomy came too late to save Keane's World Cup hopes...
Sue, Canada

Keane cut from Irish World Cup squad.
Marcus Graham, USA

After all the "trekkin" the star could just as easily been "Spock".
Collin Stenhouse, Azerbaijan

It's been proved that not only Mick McCarthy could see straight through Roy Keane!
Kevin, England

Patrick: "Roy needed sending home like he needs a hole in the head." Mickrick: " Funny you should say that Patrick..."
Chris B, England

When the Irish joker told his friends he was going to deface Roy Keane, he literally meant it!
Max, Singapore

They said Roy was a man of many faces!!
Chris Hill, England

The builders got a tad confused when they heard about the "face off" between Keane and McCarthy.
Duncan Nagle, United Kingdom

Keane: "A part of me will still be with our boys in Korea."
Marcus Graham, USA

With an ego bigger than Dr Evil's there was only one choice for Keane. Introducing Maxi-me!
Richard Day, Singapore

The builders are very 'Keane' to stop the Ireland captain 'facing' Cameroon.
Mr Verney, UK

Roy Keane had his face removed today after a row with satellite TV over image rights.
James, England

With the World Cup being held in Japan do you not think they might spot we have automated players?
Nicola Chisholm, UK

Queen apologizes; Roy Keane's knighthood ceremony goes terribly awry.
Marcus Graham, USA

Keane: I keep hearing an evil footballer's voice in my right ear telling me to do insane things.
Psychiatrist: Er, that would be your voice Roy.
Richard Day, Singapore

Living up to the 'larger than life' image required team-work.
Tom Roberts, USA

Brainless!
Sling, England

I'd love to be there when Mick McCarthy finds it stuck to his bedroom ceiling.
Bert B, England

At last, proof that there isn't anything in between the ears of a United captain!
John Attard, Australia

Workmen are sent in to "keep Roy's chin up" after his early departure from World Cup 2002.
Andrew Tipper, Wales

The men in hard hats confirmed that Roy's conscience is indeed quite clear.
Mitesh Shah, England

Roy shows off his rather bizarre facial tattoo.
Craig, US

Builder: The doc was right - nothing between the ears. Now let's see what's in his heart, United or Ireland.
Richard Day, Singapore

"He'll be really cross when we paste in the picture of McCarthy's bum..."
Andy Seed, UK

While the good and bad builders inside Roy's head fight to gain control of him, they fail to notice the imminent kick in the ear that will send him off into another rage.
Anthony, UK

After measuring Keane, Fifa contractors discover that Mick McCarthy is still the biggest Eire Head...
Adrian, Canada

Who said Keane was all mouth?
Christine Clenshaw, England

7 up - more like one down (10 to go!)
Dave Whte, UK

Builder one: We can't work here. It's like a car park. Builder two: What do you mean, it is a car park.
David Hamm, UK

Tim Sebastian's researchers prepare for Roy Keane's appearance on Hard Talk. Looking for the person behind the persona they find nothing - as expected.
Richard Day, Singapore

The Irish sea tunnel project team were a little off target when Murphy misread his instructions and drilled the Royk face.
Gerry Slawson, UK

The angel of football on his shoulder had tried to convince him to stay, but the gremlins inside had the final say.
Graham, Edinburgh

It's all in your head, Roy.
John Fenlon, Ireland

Looks like Roy's face doesn't fit in Mick's plans anymore.
Kevin McFadden, Liverpool

'Damn, I knew I should have checked to see if my head really was big enough to fit in this hole before cutting it out!'
Rich Loosley, England

That's the amount of people who are needed to fill Keane's boots in the World Cup.
Mark, Scotland

In strictest confidence, Roy told his doctor that the little voices in his head told him to run the team.
Tom Roberts, US

Roy Keane out of the squad? That's torn it!
Bert B, UK

Mick McCarthy's right. Theres nothing in here but pictures of Alex.
Noel Roberts, UK

Poor Roy's been out in the sun so long his face has started peeling.
Rob Falconer, Wales

This one's an Eire-head, Mick!
Tom Roberts, USA

'Are you keen?' 'No - are you?' 'No' 'Ok - tea break then'
Bob Neish, Scotland

"Roy's done more damage to Ireland's reputation than Tom Cruise in Far and Away."
Connor Limerick, UK

"Stop laughing Seamus and run - here comes his mother..."
Andy Seed, UK

Workmen are sent in to "put on a brave face" for rejected Roy Keane.
Andrew Tipper, Wales

Only those with hard hats were allowed to enter Keane's unstable world.
Tim Ellis, UK

"Jeez, I knew Roy had a big mouth but this takes the biscuit!"
Max, singapore

Finally we see who controls the robot Keane!
Stuart Lockhart, England

Builders start rebuilding Roy Keane's face after he got too hot headed and melted!
Paul Redsell, England.

Roy Keane loses face in Irish World Cup dispute.
Nick, UK

Builder: "Well this definitely proves all those people who said Roy was two faced, wrong."
Scooter, Northern Ireland

Quick duck down, Mick is throwing coconuts.
D. McFadden, England

Nobody believed Roy when he said he could hear voices inside his head.
Mark Thomas, UK

Keane loses face off with McCarthy.
Anthony hart, UK

"Well, Mick McCarthy did say he'd wipe the smile off his face."
Mark Whitmore, UK

Due to the recent tirade, work has begun in Roy Keane's head to ascertain exactly what his problem is.
Hasit Bakhda, UK

People for years had been trying to get inside Roy Keane's head... now they have, there's nothing there!
Matt Allen, UK

Revealed: Roy Keane and his new part in Men In Black 2 !!!
Rudi Tapper, England

Builder: "Hummmm....this is gonna cost you Roy!!"
Johnny King, England

The genetic engineers repoprted finding nothing but Asian travel brochures inside Roy's head.
Tom Roberts, US

Builders try to reconstruct Roy's face after he meets a mob of supporters in a local nightclub.
Wafer Head Kennedy, Ireland

Experts are called in after complaints about the size and quality of the Irish world cup special issue stamps.
Nick, UK

The demons in Roy's head came to the fore after McCarthy tore a strip off him.
Alan Baxter, UK

I didn't think Roy would be able to show his face around here!
Rob Falconer, Wales

After his return from Japan, Roy Keane decides to undergo extensive plastic surgery and change his identity.
Rob Falconer, Wales

At last... photographic proof that Roy Keane is actually controlled by leprechauns!
Valerie Falconer, Wales

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