Gary Beckwith won't have you criticising Dida for trying revive a lost art form. "Who said mime was dead?"Photograph: xBut John Leonard sees our hero as more of a classical performer. Photograph: xEither way, some of you seem to think it's time to start handing out the gongs. "For his performance at Celtic Park," eulogises Martin Myers. "He wins the eponymous Dramatic Injury-time Diving Award." Photograph: x
But Martin Nicholson won't stand for all this mocking of a man still recovering from a terrifying near-death experience.Photograph: x"I'm not sure if it's a comment on Dida's acting skills and Sylvester Stallone's goalkeeping skills, or vice-versa," ponders Andrew Ferguson.Photograph: xGood thing God's own Ricky Kaka was on hand to resurrect fallen Didazarus, eh John Barry?Photograph: xJoseph Duca's got another trophy for our hero.Photograph: x"Dida demands a rematch," chortles Peter Price.Photograph: xWhereas Craig Lam has seen secret video analysis of the fall.Photograph: x"Remember the famous bout between Celtic fan Jocky Balboa and Apollo Dida," demands Howard Jones. "What bravery between two fighters!"Photograph: xTo be honest we suspect Alex Keys didn't really know where he was going with this one.Photograph: xMagda Szopa saw all this coming back when Silvio Berlusconi first unveiled Dida at Milan. Photograph: x"Dida can't miss an oppurtunity to do a spot of milking," guffaws Reuben Duffy. No, us neither, but he did submit a prize-winning effort last week, so we'll let him off.Photograph: x"I was going to send in an incredibly witty Dida picture and caption," parps Michael McGrath. "But I’m still waiting for him to fight his way out of this wet paper bag." Honk!Photograph: xHonestly Will Parker, if you put your caption on the photo then what are we supposed to write in this bit here?Photograph: xBlake Gadman was on hand for Dida's dying words: “Tickle me Hardy”. Photograph: xOK Dan Norton, so we get what you've done putting "Dida" on the trainer, but what on earth does this caption mean: "The Brazilian soon regretted his half-time deep fried Mars bar"?Photograph: x"This graphic would really work if that Celtic fan's name was Johnny," admits Paddy O'Gorman. "And if he looked like Jack Nicholson. But at least it shows Dida squealing like a four-year-old girl."Photograph: x
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