Hall of Fame

Many are called - especially on Sunday mornings when we're short - but few are chosen. Has your favourite ex-Joker made the cut? If he ever managed the team, took money, booked pitches, or played in goal, the chances are he did.

Ollie Keen

Keen makes it into the Hall of Fame on two counts: firstly, as an integral member of the 2003-04 promotion team, where he played at right-back; secondly as the man who donated the Nepalese Academicals shirts to the kit bag, thereby ending a long-running dispute over what colour the new kit should be. Famous for sitting in his clapped out Proton on a freezing night in Haggerston with the kit. As kick-off approached there was no sign of Keen who had failed to note the arrival of his teammates as 'my windows had steamed up'. With seconds to go before kick-off, both Keen and kit were retrieved by an irate Sterne.

Ed Norry

Red wine drinking, ex-smoking, goatee wearing Norry gave off a whiff of Bohemianism, soon dispelled when you actually talked to him. He is also the Jokers' record scorer, despite playing most matches with a hangover that needed copious amounts of Red Bull to subdue. Was at his best in the Red and Black kit (when the team played midweek and hangovers were less of a factor). Famous for playing under the influence and saying that the rest of the team looked 'like a bunch of cartoon characters' - no change there then. The Jokers only got to pair the dream (if short) striking duo of Wilby and Norry once. Both scored hat-tricks. Typically, the Jokers lost 7-6.

Gabe Sterne

Would have earned his place here as a result of many seasons of combative defensive midfield work, combining the aggression and decent short passing of his hero, David Batty. But Sterne also managed the team for donkey's years and was virtually ever-present throughout. Got knocked down a lot, but got back up again every time, sometimes with a dazed look on his face. Can't complain about the lack of goals from his position, so if he had a weakness it was throw-ins, memorably upending himself while delivering one. Eventually played long enough to see the Jokers promoted in the 2003-04 season. Now in the US where he earns a Beckham-type salary, but lacks the endorsements and celebrity friends.

Dave Wall

Did the Jokers have a keeper before Pete Linter? The answer is yes and his name was Dave Wall. Wall was never happier than when coming off his line and never sadder than when the opposing forward waltzed round him twenty-five yards out and rolled the ball into an empty net. This happened a lot. He was, however, a decent shot-stopper. The half a season the Jokers played without a regular keeper emphasised to the rest of us what a difficult job he had. Left to pusue an MBA, making one comeback appearance where he introduced himself to an unfamiliar back four by saying 'if I call keeper's ball inside the six-yard box, it's mine; if I call keeper's ball outside the six-yard box, just ignore me'...

Chris Salmon

 James

Adrian