Setanta's fight for survival

"The Setanta money men make one last ditch attempt to raise some cash," reckons David Smith-Nicholl. And you can forget any funny captions this week, 18 people have called in sick today and time is of the essence Photograph: n/a

"James and Rebecca try to put on a brave face despite the channel's lack of content and technical glitches," chortles Eamonn Dalton Photograph: n/a

"The extra Guardian shifts begin to take their toll as James Richardson looks to replace his lost Setanta income," says Thomas Nycz-Losi, who will be hearing from our graphic department's lawyers before too long. And AC Jimbo too Photograph: n/a

Alain de Montfort goes for the classic scream interpretation Photograph: n/a

"Despite a lack of funds, Setanta still managed to find some football they could cover," says Adam Michie Photograph: n/a

Paul Berry wrote a very long explanation about why it's impossible to reach the end of a rainbow but we don't need to publish it here Photograph: n/a

Joe Richardson's effort is fairly self-explanatory Photograph: n/a

"I call this one 'Setanta’s Nightmare', 'Mickey Mouse kills hope' or ‘When in Sky’s house, don’t call on the mouse,'" says Frank Streicher Photograph: n/a

"I'm sure you'll recognise the chap in yellow," winks Martin Nicholson Photograph: n/a

"To some he is the face of football. To others he is the Lynam curse. Setanta should have used Dickie Davies in their ads," whispers Mat Owen Photograph: n/a

Mark Fallon reckons Setanta need a bit more cheap populism Photograph: n/a