A couple of weeks back we told you about David Wilson's tremendous discovery that "Dead muffin" is an anagram of Damien Duff. Since then we've been inundated with two e-mails from Shane Tierney and Carl Higgins, who have fiddled with the names of a few more current Republic of Ireland players, to splendid effect. Goalkeepers: Hey! Saving (Newcastle), An idle key (Charlton), Leaky 'n' all (Blackburn).

Defenders: Energy bar (Coventry), Vote sanest nut (Aston Villa), Hunky 'n' 'n' menacing (Wimbledon), Darned urchin (Manchester City), Neat hair (Leeds), Sharp centre (Spurs), A bonny ride (Newcastle), The orgy yard (Spurs), Ho, ho! Jeans! (Manchester United). Midfielders: Okay Erne (Manchester United), Arms link leak (Charlton), Celery sale (Everton), Blink via knee (Sunderland), Dire events (Millwall), Key men drank (Wolves), Ethnic maps help (Millwall, on loan), Old prayer (Southampton). Forwards: Beer on a bike (Leeds), Minors in control (Crystal Palace), Irish Ladder car (Millwall).