SPOT THE JOKER

SPOT THE JOKE -see if you can spot why the Blackpool players are laughing in this line-up (and check Ben's picture below if you can't)

WE finally managed to do something this week that most teams achieve within the first week of the season.

No, not win at home - but have our team photograph taken.

It's always a bit of a chore so the lads normally do do something to lighten the mood.

A couple of years ago Adrian Forbes and Danny Coid put their hands on each others knees, so when the photo came out Forbesy looked as though he had one white hand and Coidy looked like he had one black hand.

I've also seen a player leave a condom on his shoulder that went unnoticed until it was too late.

If you look closely at most team photos someone will be doing something stupid. Have a look at our one above and see if you can spot the joke!

When I told my wife, she just asked when I was going to grow up!

We all know we have to do our bit for the sponsors and for our fans, so we're always happy to visit kids in hospital or turn up at charity days or make public appearances.

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The public are used to seeing David Beckham on the red carpet or Freddie Ljungberg strutting around in his Calvin's but the best I ever did was a fashion show in Hull, along with my team-mate Boaz Myhill.

The clothes could only be described as 'country casual'.

Bo and I dressed in our polo neck jumpers and tweed jackets entered this makeshift catwalk in front of a group of older ladies, who whispered surprisingly lewd comments to us as we strode past.

We did get a £50 voucher, so at least my dad got a new jumper out of it.

Awkward moments can also happen when faced with school kids in a question and answer session. I have known a few players that have fielded questions (if you can call them that) like "my dad thinks your rubbish", or "why don't you score more goals?" Actually that last one is a pretty good question!

We've all had a few days off this week because it's been an international week.

We decided we needed a team bonding session and all sorts of suggestions were made - Dublin, Ibiza, Las Vegas.

Where did we choose? Bowling and Frankie and Benny's down the road in Preston. Now that's what I call living the football dream.

Not such a dream for Joe Martin who finished bottom in our bowling competition with a measly 46. We made him leave his trainers behind the counter and go out in his red and white bowling shoes as a forfeit!

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