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As England march triumphantly into the final in South Africa, we’re very excited to reveal this… oh, wait, what?? They got beat by WHO? Something appears to have gone wrong…

Forming part of our series of guest blogs around the finals, we’ve collaborated with our favourite football cartoon Studs Up to create what we hoped was a celebration of English success in the tournament – a limited edition t-shirt, featuring an exclusive design from Chris Toy, the man behind the massively popular site.

As we know, you can’t rely on the England football team for this kind of thing, but we still have a terrific t-shirt featuring the design at the top of this page, featuring some of Chris Toy’s best known characters, that we want to offer to you, our readers. Perhaps we can wear them when we’re cheering on the England Under-19 team in action next week?

They’re pretty special though, so we’re not just going to give them away. To be in with a chance of grabbing one, we want you to add a caption to either of the special Studs Up cartoons below.

We know England didn’t do as well as we hoped, but we’re looking for people who can see the funny side and create something funny out of it – so submit your caption suggestions as comments here on the blog, as Facebook comments, or via Twitter and we’ll pick out the best ones to receive an exclusive, one off Umbro/Studs Up t-shirt. You’ve got until next Friday, July 16th to get your entries in, so get thinking and get your ideas down! We’ve put our best efforts underneath each picture to inspire you…

OPTION ONE:

“Don’t cry mate, if we win the bid for 2018 we’re guaranteed to qualify!”

OPTION TWO:

“Got my tickets ready for the big match, ready to support ENGLAND!!!!!”
“Erm, mate, we’re not in the final….”
“Yes we are!! COME ON HOWARD WEBB!!! WEBBOOOOO!!!!!!

From The Terrace

On 9 Jul 2010, at 4:27 pm Rob Morris wrote:

“Can We Turn The Spain Vs Holland Game Off, Its Getting Tedious”
On 9 Jul 2010, at 4:41 pm J. Gray wrote:

Son, Tears didn’t help Sampson so I doubt they’ll help Rooney
On 9 Jul 2010, at 4:46 pm Christian wrote:

1st pic: dad – dont cry son, mommy will come back even though i bet your college fund on england.

2nd pic: dad – hey! hey hey hey! turn that frown upside down I GOT TICKETS TO CATS. i mean since the “Lions” failed i figured we’d start small.
On 9 Jul 2010, at 5:03 pm Eduardo Henriquez wrote:

“I’m sorry to tell you mate, but I’m not Wayne Rooney.”
On 9 Jul 2010, at 5:19 pm al wrote:

we have got the penguin we might get the joker
On 9 Jul 2010, at 6:35 pm Vic Russell wrote:

Sorry, you don’t have a patch on Gazza, mate. Still, plenty of years to practice. The octopus says 2066 is our year.
On 9 Jul 2010, at 6:43 pm Vic Russell wrote:

Wahey! Two tickets! We’re going home, we’re going home, we’re going…
On 9 Jul 2010, at 7:36 pm ken wilkinson wrote:

Caption 2-”Great news,son,I`ve won two tickets to a Vuvuzela Concert.”
On 10 Jul 2010, at 11:26 am Anonymous wrote:

option 1: ‘YOU’RE crying?! I just spend a weeks’ wages on these shirts!’

option 2: ‘Never mind, I’ve just got us England memberships. Now we can go and watch ALL of the qualifiers together!’
On 10 Jul 2010, at 11:26 am Oliver Sparrow wrote:

option 1: ‘YOU’RE crying?! I just spend a weeks’ wages on these shirts!’

option 2: ‘Never mind, I’ve just got us England memberships. Now we can go and watch ALL of the qualifiers together!’
On 10 Jul 2010, at 2:56 pm Tommy sweenie wrote:

option 1 – Dont cry we can try again in another 4 years!!

option 2 – Promised you tickets to the final, its errr for the mixed pairs at the bowling club though!!
On 10 Jul 2010, at 6:52 pm ken wilkinson wrote:

Option one-”Sorry son,I `m going to keep showing the England v Germany DVD until the Hosepipe ban is lifted,the Garden needs watering.”
On 10 Jul 2010, at 10:12 pm Greg wrote:

Option 1: I’m sorry son, John Terry is your real father.
On 11 Jul 2010, at 1:40 am MadKris wrote:

“Don’t cry mate, if we win the bid for 2018 we’re guaranteed to qualify!”
On 11 Jul 2010, at 2:17 am Raciel Diaz wrote:

Option 1: Santa won’t come this year, son. He bet on England winning the World Cup, too.

Option 2: Who wants to see “The Wiggles” on the 11th, instead?
On 11 Jul 2010, at 3:13 am Jesus Mujica wrote:

Option 1: “Have they told you you look just like Robert Green?”

Option 2: “Good news son! Since England is not in the final… I changed our tickets for these ones of Toy Story 3″
On 11 Jul 2010, at 4:01 pm Aezi wrote:

OPTION ONE: Son, you’re adopted… from France
On 11 Jul 2010, at 6:15 pm Geoffrey D. Wessel wrote:

1) “The GOOD news is, Rooney’s still got at LEAST 2 more Cups before retirement…”

2) “And just think, these Final tickets with England on them will be a STEAL on eBay! ‘DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN’ eat your heart out!”
On 11 Jul 2010, at 7:02 pm Roger Miranda wrote:

Option 1: “At least we weren’t a circus show like the french…”

Option 2: “By the way, got us tickets for Cirque du soleil.”
On 12 Jul 2010, at 4:08 am Adrian wrote:

Option 2: ” Cheers,son,unlike the 30 other teams,I’ve got you a ticket to the World Cup finals!”
On 12 Jul 2010, at 9:32 am Brett wrote:

Option 1: “I’ve got us tickets to see England.”
On 12 Jul 2010, at 1:00 pm Alex Savvides wrote:

option 1: Got 2 tickets to see England v Hungary son!

option 2: sorry you had to see Emile Heskey up front again..
On 12 Jul 2010, at 5:54 pm Jo Bacchus wrote:

Option 1: So do you want the good news or the bad news?

Option 2: The good news is that I’ve got two tickets to the final!…
On 12 Jul 2010, at 9:25 pm Siobhan Garrigan wrote:

Option 1
“It’s not all bad news kid, Heskey will still only be 36 for Brazil 2014″
On 13 Jul 2010, at 4:11 pm Tawsif B Akkas wrote:

1. “i know England lost but at least we have Andy Murray in Wimbeldon! … oh no wait …”

2. are you Hungary for the pitch side seats? Huh huh? huh?
On 14 Jul 2010, at 2:54 pm Anonymous wrote:

Chin up, Rooney was under-19 once!
On 15 Jul 2010, at 4:56 am Paul Pearson wrote:

“Now, remember our deal, son: Unless you clean your room, take out the trash and wash the lorry, we’re going to the friendly against Andorra.”
On 15 Jul 2010, at 3:11 pm Dave - Graphic Design Essex wrote:

1: I’m sorry son, but your real father is Peter Crouch…
2: …but I can cheer you up…Shrek 4?