Lincoln-based Greenback FC Under-10s have been making youthful waves of their own, by signing a sponsorship deal with Motörhead.

"It was from a bizarre idea one evening. I sent an email off to them and they came back and said it was a great idea. They were totally up for it," explained the team manager Gary Weight, a former roadie.

"I knew Lemmy years ago and for him, I think, the thought of a football team running out with the Motörhead logo made him chuckle a bit."

The team now run out to the Ace of Spades and wear an all-black strip emblazoned with the band's skull logo.

"They play better than I ever have!" laughed Lemmy, who, with the rest of the band, will join the youngsters for a team photograph ahead of their gig in Nottingham this Sunday.