Camera stunt

Lethal Weapon 2 film poster
Lethal Weapons: Martin Riggs and Roger Murtagh

THE CORRIDORS of Kenna HQ have long echoed with reverence for five seconds of Mel Gibson in 1989, but the bubble has sadly burst.

A closing shutter door to the league’s underground executive car park prompted a YouTube search for a remembered gem from Lethal Weapon 2.

The film features two veteran homicide detectives with terrifically well-managed hair fighting the evil spectre of South African Apartheid, which takes the form of snappily-dressed diplomats with clipped accents, automatic weapons and equally high-maintainence bonces.

In one scene madcap martial arts expert Martin Riggs, played by Gibson, enters a restricted area at the South African consulate by rolling underneath a closing shutter door without breaking stride. A true masterclass.

Unable to find the extract posted on YouTube, the Kenna HQ LoveFilm account was pressed into service and a DVD of the film hired for that purpose.

Zeut alors! Upon closer examination it was found that what was previously thought to be an unbridled display of letter-jacketed panache turned out to be two camera shots neatly spliced together.

“A two-minute silence will be observed before every fixture this weekend,” read a missive from Kenna HQ.

League table

Week 27 - 5 March 2013
Week 27 – 5 March 2013

Weekly scores

    Manager Points Goals
1 FC Testicluadew James N 61 3
2 Lokomotiv Leeds Ben S 46 3
3 Greendale Rockets Stu 42 2
4 Dynamo Charlton Alex 40 2
5 Bala Rinas Lewis 38 2
6 Judean Peoples’ Front Sholto 37 0
7 Hairy Fadjeetas Aiden 35 2
8 Sporting Lesbian Ben M 33 4
9 Just put Carles Carles 32 1
10 Vasco De Beauvoir Stix 28 1
11 Piedmonte Phil 27 0
12 Newington Reds Dudley 25 1
13 Headless Chickens John N 25 0
14 Still Don’t Know Yet Pete 25 0
15 Northern Monkeys Hugo 23 1
16 Spartak Mogadishu Abdi 23 1
17 Woking Mike 21 2
18 Wandsworth Window Lickers Will 18 1
19 Pikey Scum Jack 16 0
20 PSV Mornington El Pons 13 0
         
    Points Player  
  Player of the week 17 Suarez, L – LIV – STR  
    Club Sporting Lesbian  
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Author: The chairman

Ascended to the chairmanship of the Jeff Kenna League Fantasy Football League in 2007 after co-founded the league in London in August 2005.