The Gallery: football's answer to the IPL

'I'm expecting it to be a celebration of football,' declares Gareth Johnson, rather unconvincingly Photograph: Photomontage

We don't believe Koichiro Yamamura either: 'I designed a logo for the IPL and it doesn't imply the football is as slow as a cow' Photograph: Photomontage

James Tyler draws on Robert Pires's chequered penalty past to bring us this entry Photograph: Photomontage

'The pace of the new football IPL was expected to rival that of Serie A,' bleats Ben Somner Photograph: Photomontage

Peter Wickett has a paddle in his hand. Anyone for a Pires ...? Photograph: Photomontage

... or a Jay-Jay Okocha ...? Photograph: Photomontage

... or a Robbie Fowler? Photograph: Photomontage

Here's Robbie again. 'You're not in Toxteth anymore,' snorts Gavin McCoy Photograph: Photomontage

'As my last entry clearly put you off your cornflakes, try this,' says Fotoshopgal, in a nod to the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum Photograph: Photomontage

'Robbie had a nasty shock on his first day of training,' booms Paul Butler Photograph: Photomontage

And Paul is back for seconds as he rounds things off with some wise Hindu words Photograph: Photomontage