But, when you have an iconic player whose wages are delivered on a fork lift truck, you can see why the manager took a chance.

BBC: Chick Young's view

The bells began their journey back to Chile in April, first being lifted out of the seaside church's porch with the aid of some "small fork lift trucks and some strong men".

BBC: Historic bells sent home to Chile from Swansea church

At around 01:45 BST, a fork-lift type truck was driven into Wilkinson's Financial Services Office in High Street, Ruskington and the cash machine was stolen.

BBC: Lincolnshire

Between 23:00 BST on Monday and 03:00 BST two firms, a petrol station and a convenience store were targeted - one with a fork-lift truck.

BBC: Lincolnshire

The Sun newspaper reported Friday that one of the images showed an Iraqi POW gagged and bound, hanging in netting from a fork-lift truck driven by a British soldier.

CNN: UK probes 'mistreated POW photos'

With irises, you first lift a cluster of them from the ground with a spade or, better yet, a garden fork.

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