Woodcock has a go at soccer

After avoiding everyone on the field, it is rumoured this woodcock has signed up with Manchester United for 2013:

Newcastle vs Reading - Bird on the Pitch - YouTube

Strange how it landed after the first flight. Kind of like a belly flop

When I read the thread title I was under the impression that Tony Woodcock, the rugby player, was having a go at football :P

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ryan

When I read the thread title I was under the impression that Tony Woodcock, the rugby player, was having a go at football :P

---

That would be like Wladmir and Vitali Klitschko having a go at tiddlywinks

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rushy

Strange how it landed after the first flight. Kind of like a belly flop

---

You can see how the "king of gamebirds" would be hard to find in thick cover without a dog... I wonder how many thousand km it had migrated just to land in that soccer game?