Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town. "How about renaming the stadium 'The Greatest Farce On Earth'" suggests Morgan JonesPhotograph: n/aJason Froggett gets out his crystal ball and predicts a sponsorship-strewn futurePhotograph: n/a"The web masters at sportsdirect were confident that their work reflected the fine tradition of Newcastle FC," chuckles Richard HookerPhotograph: n/a
Adam Harvey appears to have turned Mike Ashley into the world's largest man in this offering. "Ashley's next money making scheme was the best yet"Photograph: n/aEmma Roberts' Photoshop skills aren't quite up to the same standard. "With the real Mike Ashley locked in a cleaning cupboard, Niall Quinn sets about making 'that lot up the road' look really silly"Photograph: n/a"Terrible effort I know," says a self-deprecating Tom DawsonPhotograph: n/a"Mike Ashley shows that he's sensitive to Newcastle's fans," parps Geoff MorleyPhotograph: n/aAnd here's the first of the supermarket-themed offerings. "Mike Ashley soon realised that the pitch was only used once a week for a couple of hours," chuckles Richard Owen ...Photograph: n/a... although Andrew Wraight reckons Tesco@St James' Park has a better ring to itPhotograph: n/a"Even though the name has only just changed, Google have already updated their maps of the area," chirps Mark IrelandPhotograph: n/aTim Freeman's effort may be geographically inaccurate, but he cheerily wished us a good week in his email so all is forgivenPhotograph: n/aNeil Pollock's Ashley-bashing needs no captionPhotograph: n/aHere's Daniel Cooper: "A spokesman from The Comedy Store denied intentionally sponsoring Newcastle. 'I was bidding for a comedy outfit on eBay', he told reporters, 'Next thing, I've bought naming rights to the club, the ground and a 75% share in Shola Ameobi'" Photograph: n/aMike Ashley's beer gut makes a reappearance courtesy of Brian Corcoran. "When asked about how he came up with a new stadium name, Ashley replied, 'Ah wes pelatick.'" We didn't really get the caption either ... Photograph: n/aThomas Nycz-Losi rounds things off by displaying his grasp of the English language. "Put sportsdirect.com@St James' Park into an anagrammer and you get this. I would think that a very dyslexic signwriter might come up with something similar"Photograph: n/a
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