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The language barrier

Peter Goulding

Monday, February 4th, 2008

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Some like which way the penny flips,
Some say it’s all baloney,
But the latest name on people’s lips
Is Signor Trapattoni.
While many rush for betting slips,
Some think the news is phoney.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Giovanni can’t converse, they say.
His English is too broken.
The Irish players are not au fait
With Italian, as it’s spoken.
Communication is the way
Our passions will be woken.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 But don’t dismiss him out of hand,
Though fears might need allaying.
He’s one of just a tiny band
Who’s worth the cash we’re paying,
And very few could understand
What Jack or Stan were saying.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 It isn’t right to make a fuss
Of lack of English, is it?
Don’t board the xenophobic bus –
Invite him for a visit,
For English might well be a plus
But it’s hardly a requisite.

© Peter Goulding 4th February 2008

Notes

Trapattoni’ll do for me.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-language-barrier/