The Gallery 2008

John Mosedale was by no means the only one of you to riff on the messianical element of Kevin Keegan's return to Newcastle back in January, but he probably did it with the most style Photograph: n/a

"Will Emmanuel Adebayor be an Outkast after his little spat with Nicklas Bendtner?" asked Neil Pollock Photograph: n/a

This was the only other globe-trotter of Roy Hodgson's calibre that Ian Hudson could think of. For anyone whose cultural references don't stretch back to the mid-1980s, it's Uncle Matt of Fraggle Rock fame Photograph: n/a

"3.45pm January 8 2011, and the bosses of the Britney Spears Premiership admit they are a bit disappointed by the turnout for the top-of-the-table clash in Western Sahara," cackled Andew Tatem as he contemplated plans for the Premier League to go global Photograph: n/a

"George Burley is perfectly fine but he is a little dull," sighed Clem Halpin. "I much prefer my fictionalisation of him as a desperate Scottish football addict" Photograph: n/a

Sean Kearney knew The Gallery is a sucker for jokes at the expense of the big-boned. "After meeting the Irish squad, Giovanni Trapattoni realised the size of the job ahead," he chuckled Photograph: n/a

Rob Schofield reckoned Jonathan Woodgate is now Sir Trev's rival in the most-boring-anecdote stakes Photograph: n/a

"This is what Panini stickers looked like when little Paolo Maldini started out," wrote Andrew Ives Photograph: n/a

"Everyone knows that club mascots are always up for a punch-up, so why not make it an official pre-match event?" demanded Martin Nicholson as the FA Cup threw up a few surprises. "Here we see Toby Tyke taking a mean right hook from Cardiff's Bartley the Bluebird, whilst Baggie Bird and Frogmore cheer them on" Photograph: n/a

"Father Capello explains his vision," cackled Slimpickins as England's new manager settled in to his job Photograph: n/a

"It seemed the message has finally got through to Javier Mascherano, in a way at least ..." Dave Thomas took the respect initiative to its logical conclusion after the Liverpool midfielder's wee spat with Steve Bennett Photograph: n/a

"I don't know about you, but I'm fed up with Ashley Cole's endless bleating," wrote Morgan Jones Photograph: n/a

"Hundreds of figures within the game had tried to help David Bentley give up his underground pastimes," titters Laura Gladney as the then Blackburn midfielder revealed his former gambling problems Photograph: n/a

"South Park Ji-sung?" offered Martin Nicholson tentatively Photograph: n/a

"Ian Wright realised his unique blend of insight, humour and passion is by no means unique," sniggered Clem Halpin as SWP's dad swapped Match of the Day for Gladiators Photograph: n/a

If it was medium-to-poor puns you were after, Simon Coker was your man for the Champions League final Photograph: n/a

"And everything seemed to be going so well," sighed Laura Gladney as Thaksin Shinawatra's reign at Manchester City reached a bloody climax Photograph: n/a

Michael Ballack was well hidden in Martin Nicholson's entry, but his caption - "The Drog's Ballacks" - helped point us in the right direction Photograph: n/a

Frank Streicher found humour in John Terry's misery after the Chelsea captain missed a penalty in the Champions League final Photograph: n/a

"Now the door is open to endless lucrative marketing endorsements," guffawed Simon Coker after Dean Windass secured Hull's promotion to the Premier League Photograph: n/a

Jon Guest captured a nation's sense of frustration in his take on the opening games of Euro 2008 Photograph: n/a

"Are we witnessing the evolution of Chelsea's first Champions League winning manager," pondered Charlie Batho as he submitted his take on Phil Scolari's arrival at Stamford Bridge Photograph: n/a

Inevitable as it was, Tom Leonard's image of Luca Toni trying to connect cow's bottom with banjo still made us chuckle after the Italy striker's woeful showing at Euro 2008 Photograph: n/a

Gregor Boyd wasn't too impressed by coverage of the Euro 2008 final Photograph: n/a

After Andrei Arshavin's exploits at Euro 2008, Laurence Jones went for the obvious. "Andrei's advertising deals come flooding in after Euro 2008," he chuckled with childlike glee Photograph: n/a

"Wayne Rooney becomes the (massive) face of new site FaceSpace," guffawed Liam Sinnott when we asked for your takes on footballers' social networking pages Photograph: n/a

Something about Alex Ferguson's hunt for a new assistant brought out the worst in Alexandra Garman. "First on the agenda for Fergie and his new assistant is a little chat with Ronaldo," she tittered Photograph: n/a

Peter Kenyon may work for Chelsea these days, but John Barry wasn't convinced that he'd put his days as a red devil behind him Photograph: n/a

Liverpool's swoop for Robbie Keane prompted Richard Marsden to dig out his Max and Paddy DVD. Photograph: n/a

Reuben Duffy wasn't impressed by reports Man Utd had been struck by a mystery virus back in August. "You do look a little green, but no more then usual," sniffed Ferguson in his entry Photograph: n/a

This is was the first image that came to Michael McGrath's mind when the FA anounced their new Respect for referees initiative Photograph: n/a

John O'Reilly must have been feeling nostalgic when Brian Barwick announced he would be leaving his job as FA chief executive at the end of the year Photograph: n/a

Another busy transfer window left Niel Butler in a reflective mood. "The tropical storm named 'transfer window' beat its path to the English leagues, resulting in mass panic buying and even some cases of looting,'' he sighed Photograph: n/a

Soon Man City were being taken over again, prompting John Barry to give the team badge a makeover Photograph: n/a

"The cheeky little Italian blue with bite was determined to prove he was the big cheese at West Ham," chuckled Neil Pollock as Gianfranco (gorgon)Zola took charge at West Ham Photograph: n/a

Mark Ledbury's Mike Ashley effort needed little explanation for fans of King of the Hill. Just sit back and appreciate its simple genius Photograph: n/a

"This take on Arsenal's kids is rather obvious, isn’t it," sighed Kevin Josling. And also rather alarming ... Photograph: n/a

Neil Pollock sent in a picture of Fatman and Robinho. If you look closely you'll see it's Richard Dunne (who looks spookily similar to Adam West) under the Bat mask. Nice pie emblem too Photograph: n/a

"Fatally wounded by north-east media assassins at Dealey Mill roundabout, JFK lies in Jackie's lap deliriously shouting names of German footballers he'd hoped to sign." Rob Moline got extra points for the pretty lady in pink with his Joe Kinnear effort Photograph: n/a

"Under the expert guidance of Damien Comolli, Juande Ramos continued his quest to fit round pegs into square holes at Tottenham," chuckled Mike Roberts, shortly before Juande got the chop Photograph: n/a

It's in Rome, well, the Vatican, and perhaps The Last Judgment would have been more aposite, but we'll let Nick Sanders off for his fine depiction of David Beckham's move to Milan Photograph: n/a

Stuart Goodacre provided the most disturbing, yet brilliant, image to grace the Gallery for some time when he created a Tony Adams/Sarah Palin hybrid. "Some No2s should never be given the top job" Photograph: n/a

We were particularly fond of Mr Van Persie in Dom Bartolo's homage to Rory Delap's part in Stoke's victory over Arsenal Photograph: n/a

"First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get Scotland," chortled a jaunty Paul Berry in this tribute to Scarface and Diego Maradona Photograph: n/a

"Harry demonstrates his faith in his goalkeeper by giving him some extra responsibility." Sam Smith equated Heurelho Gomes with Only Fools and Horses for some reason Photograph: n/a

"Before being reincarnated as a Wigan striker Amr Zaki was a certain big jawed Bond villain," revealed Thomas Nycz-Losi to our shock and awe Photograph: n/a

It'll be goodbye supermodels, hello supermarkets for footballing folk in the recession, reckoned Jason Froggett, rounding off our tour of 2008 on a cheery note Photograph: n/a