EVER wondered what it would be like to hear some of the biggest personalities in football having a crack at Karaoke?

Well now you've got the chance after a number of 'top artists' including Blackburn Rovers' Matt Jansen have got together to record an album called 'In A League Of Their Own' - the most anticipated football release since Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle hooked up to perform 'Diamond Lights.'

Throughout the ages, football records have gained a musical reputation almost as famous as footballers' haircuts - all classics in their own right just like the mullet, the bubble perm and the brush over.

Decency prevents me from naming the offending discs but you know them all - shout-a-longs with lyrics about 'being on the way' or 'doing it again.'

Often, they will also be accompanied by a cheesy video featuring our sartorially challenged heroes wearing huge headphones gathered around a sheet of A4 from which they must simultaneously learn and 'sing' the lyrics whilst trying not to choke in the fug of Brut.

Well, the professional performances on 'In a League Of Their Own' tries to relegate these nightmares forever - or at least that's what the press release accompanying the demo copy which landed on my desk earlier this week promises, anyway.

Producer Gordon Lorenz claims to have redeemed the battered reputation of the football record with this 'masterpiece'.

The result is interesting to say the least.

'Big' Ron Atkinson 'sets his stall out early doors' and murders the old Sinatra classics 'Come fly with me' and 'That's life,' as well as a track called 'That's when the rain begins' - a song he actually wrote himself especially for the album.

Then there's Leicester City defender Frank Sinclair, a man famous for scoring the odd classic own goal in his career, who certainly scores another one here with his version of Wet Wet Wet's 'Angel Eyes.'

And what about Ally McCoist and Gabby Logan serenading each other with 'Something Stupid'? Frank and Nancy must be turning in their graves at the thought of that, although it's not quite as bad as McCoist's version of 'Donald, Where's Your Troosers?' - a musical experience to be avoided at all costs!

But just when you think things can't possibly get any worse, Chris Kamara suddenly pops up with a 'soulful' rendition of 'Summertime' to the accompaniment of Dion Dublin on sax!

Thankfully, Jansen saves the day with some rare moments of quality in the sea of bad taste.

The Blackburn striker has three numbers on the 15-track album. He does an admirable job of performing the David Gray classic 'Babylon,' followed swiftly by an equally impressive version of 'Walking in Memphis,' before demonstrating his musical prowess on the piano with a classic rendition of the Elton John instrumental 'Song for Guy.'

So if you're stuck for a present this Christmas and you want to hear some of your favourite football personalities as you've never heard them before, then 'In A League Of Their Own' is available in all 'good' record shops as from Monday.