Model plastic players beat photography ban!

An evening newspaper has come up with an ingenious way to beat League One Southampton's ban on photographers, reports Sky News.

The newspaper resorted to the tiny plastic figures so Swindon Town fans could savour their team's 3-0 drubbing of the Saints on Wednesday night.

They were treated to five key moments of action from the game, which saw the Johnstone's Paint Trophy holders go out of the competition in the first round.

Sports writer Anthony Marshall said: "We were left unable to print images of the match unless we paid Southampton for their own copies.

"But, along with almost every paper - regional and national - across the country, we boycotted that idea and decided to come up with something original and innovative instead."

That is where the Subbuteo models came in.

Said Anthony: "Several members of the sports desk raided their parents' attics and came up with quite a collection of items from the childhood game.

"After a quick paint job we were able to go back to our youths and recreate the key moments from the match."

Anthony, who was at the game in Southampton, sent back pictures from his mobile phone to make sure the Subbuteo re-enactments were as accurate as possible.