Caption competition winner 122

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry offers a few words of consolation to Tottenham's Robbie Keane after the Gunners' 3-0 victory in the north London derby.

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Henry's superb goal put Arsenal on course for victory against Spurs, and underlined the gulf in class between the north London rivals.

Keane's first London derby was one to forget - the Ireland striker barely had a sniff on goal as the Gunners ran riot.

Henry was the first to console him as the pair left the pitch, but even the eloquent Frenchman may have been lost for words.

This week's winner was Barbara Speed of the UK, who came up with this excellent pun:

Henry nearly gets sent off for tickling from behind.

Well done Barbara! Your goody bag is winging its way.

See below for this week's second and third-placed captions - plus the best of the rest.

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Second place: Andrew Fachau, UK
"Go on, my son. Show us your eagle eyes..."

Third place: Deep, UK
Henry: "I bet you were pleased initially when your agent said you were moving to a top London club."

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The best of the rest:

Le Tel: "Ah, found the brain. It's Robbie and not Roy then."
Hugh Jarse, Singapore

Henry: "It is amazing how the English fans know that the referee is a steward behind a bar in his spare time".
Gerry Slawson, UK

"Look at it this way Robbie, with Thompson's as your club's sponsor, you'll get into Europe for cheap."
John Gamble, England

This is the sort of picture that ends up in a caption contest!
raj, uk

Sorry, Robbie, I can't seem to get my hand off the back of your head.
Daniel Goodridge, England

Due to an unexplicable design fault, Gerry Slawson's puppet master suddenly becomes visible.
Monty, Ireland

Le Tel: Tell me, what's it like in the second round of the World Cup then?
Richard Day, Singapore

Ray Allan and Lord Charles struggled for recognition after a long holiday in the sun.
Hugh Jarse, Singapore

"Renault Clio, one careful owner, the old dear only used it on Sundays. I'll give it yer for £6995, I can't say fairer that that, can I guv".
Michael Eaton, England

Henry nearly gets sent off for tickling from behind.
Barbara Speed, UK

"You must be Keane to Thierry hair out after that performance."
Richard Webber, England

Professor Gunther von Hagens leaves his work lying around for anyone to find.
Rob Morris, UK

The continual growth of the wart on Henry's hand was not a concern for Arsene Wenger.
Mark, England

No wonder you played badly. Your coat hanger's still in there.
Valerie, Wales

We just lost 3-0 and you expect me to say something funny?
Marc, Wales

Le Tel: Come on you can tell me, are the shirts really made to measure?
Richard Day, Singapore

Le Tel: Ha! Kappa my foot! It says "Made in Taiwan" on the label!
Hugh Jarse, Singapore

Keane's a bit of a misnomer, isn't it?
Clare, Wales

Quick, Robbie, make a funny face so we can get on the BBC Caption Competition!
Stephen Tucker, USA

Thierry apologizes to Robby that his shirt manufacturer didn't quite get the score right...
Adrian Wade, British Columbia, Canada

It's OK Robbie, I'm going to beat you no matter where you play.
Stephen Tucker, USA

What did you say to Freddie?
Stephen Tucker, USA

Thierry has to hold onto Robbie for support when he hears that England can still bounce back from an Ashes defeat...
Tom Copeland, England

Henry: "I bet you were pleased initially when your agent said you were moving to a top London club".
Deep, UK

Cheer up Robbie, it could be worse, you could still be back at Leeds.
Jason, New Zealand

It's like this, Robbie. The only way you'll get into Europe is by visiting your sponsors.
Stuart Stratford, United Kingdom

Pity you're not French, we could have done with you in the summer.
Steve Frazer, UK

Don't worry about losing - with hair this soft and shiny you can be in the next L'oreal footballer.
Wendy Clarke, UK

Not keen on the curls Robbie, too Kevin Keegan for my liking.
Natalie Frazer, UK

This way sonny, only goalscorers and footballers allowed on the pitch.
Macflip, Scotland

Seems you can't get away from dead wood, firstly the bench at Leeds and now your team-mates at Spurs...
Martin Potten, England

Henry consoles Simon on the fact that the BBC don't think his captions are funny enough to print...
Simon, UK

Thomson's? I'm not sure you'd be able to book a holiday far enough away.
Jerry Chambers, UK

You need to learn O2 play, Robbie.
Donald Key, UK

"Go on, my son. Show us your eagle eyes..."
Andrew Fachau, UK

Henry: "Ave eh vous cuppa?"
Keane: "Nah mate, we've won nuthin' in years".
Gerry Slawson, UK

Gottle of geer, gottle of geer.
GMcD, Edinburgh

"Mate! Scoring is like buying a car, it's all about the service."
Ian Brown, England

Thierry was Keane to drum into Robbie just how badly he played...
Susan Treherne, United Kingdom

"You'll only get your own TV ad if you move away from Spurs, Robbie!"
Sarah L, UK

Freddie looks on in disgust as Thierry gives his 'post-match pat' to an opposing player rather than him!
Sarah L, UK

Thierry takes Robbie back to basics in his heading master class
L Dzarchite, England

As part of Glen Hoddle's innovative training methods, Spurs players are made to carry heavy oxygen canisters shaped like their north London rivals.
Duncan Nagle, United Kingdom

And if I move my little finger this way his eyes move slightly to the left.
Gaven Johnson, Britain

Henry regretted throwing away the receipt when he realised the eyes did not move on his new action man.
Adrian Brent, UK

"Looks like Chas and Dave are going to have another barren year."
Peter Hayes, England

Very carefully, Thierry placed the "Please Kick Me" notice on Robbie's back.
Garry Waddell, UK

"Now zat, Robbie, is what you call va-va-voom"
Alex Rose, England

Henry faces FA rap when his post goal celebrations take a turn for the worse - a ventriloquism act.
Brownie, UK

"I hope you don't mind me saying this Robbie, but you've got the cutest ears I've ever seen."
Mal Walker, Australia

"It is a shame you are not French, we would have liked you here at Arsenal."
Ashley, UK

"It wasn't until after the game that Henry realised Keane hadn't been switched on..."
Ian Raisbeck, England

"Voulez vous couchez avec moi?"
Dave Harrington, UK

"Don't worry son - you could be playing for Leeds!"
Javed, England

"When you grow up to be as big as me sonny, you might be as good."
Steve Penn, England