Manchester City takeover

"Following the events of recent weeks Sparky felt like he was starring in an epic movie ..." chuckles John Barry Photograph: n/a

You might need to be a fan of Yellow Pages adverts to fully appreciate Adrian Moore's effort, but there's a pleasing subtlety to be admired. Photograph: a/n

A team effort here from Omer Vermot, Jonathan Wachsmann and Ouriel Daskal. We'll be impressed if they've translated the club motto from the Latin into Arabic, though we suspect that's not the case. Photograph: n/a

“Yes, pondered Mark, it was a relief to know that the Academy was safe, but surely they didn’t all want to work with the young lads at the club.” Michael McGrath riffs on Sparky of Arabia. Photograph: n/a

Another makeover for the City club badge, this time from John Barry. Photograph: n/a

Biting satire here from Alex Garman: "'I want that one...and that one... and that one...' says Dr Al-Fahim." Mark Hughes can only dream of that sort of hairstyle these days. Photograph: n/a

"The Man City Wags are not too happy with the new dress code," chuckles Rob Schofield, which is rather similar to what he's written at the top there, making this caption rather redundant really. Photograph: n/a

"The new Manchester City merchandise machine was in full swing with the launch of a spiffing new postcard," parps Neil Pollock. Photograph: n/a

Here's Michael McGrath once more: "Aya our kid, I knows he came up wiv a kickin name for the band like, but I still think we should drop the drummer.” Photograph: n/a