Pictures of the week – October 28

Friday 28th October 2011, 12:00AM BST.

Walsall's pumpkin man Simon Patel showed off his astounding Halloween creations at Essington Fruit Farm and revealed that he is setting up his own business.See more pictures of Simon's pumpkin designs.

Walsall's pumpkin man Simon Patel showed off his astounding Halloween creations at Essington Fruit Farm and revealed that he is setting up his own business.

See more pictures of Simon's pumpkin designs.

Mick McCarthy becomes the target of Molineux boo-boys, pumpkin man shows off Halloween designs and Mario Balotelli’s weird weekend all feature in the latest pictures of the week.

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