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John J O’Connor commented on a poem on Football Poets 1 month, 1 week ago
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was […]
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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
So here we are again
Ready and braced for
Another nine month marathon
Of Premier League hot air
And classic cameos
Local rivalries and
Household names,
Legendary spats,
Familiar friends
And foes, […] -
John J O’Connor published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Gareth penned a letter
His decision he laid bare
And he passed it on to Postie
Who passed it on to Soho SquareThe F.A. suits read Southgate’s note
Then went out to drink and dine
And ten hours later t […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Two nations went to Germany
In search of Silverware.
Now read these lines of poetry
To see how they both fared.The Scots played with true grit and pride,
But they could not progress.
Their fans […] -
Mike Bartram published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Onto the Wembley pitch Eddie races.
Wearing his jacket, tie and braces!
Fleet of foot, he leaves behind the law.
And why not Eddie, 2-2 now the score!
This is the famous Eddie Cavanagh tale.
One cop […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
A haunting silence
Falls across English
Football once again
Like a hollow bowl
Of emptiness
So near and yet so far
Another tournament
That promised jewels
On German foothills
But only yielded
A pitiful […] -
Gacina Bozidar published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Roberto Mancini and Zlatko Dalic
and so what ? Who would have thought about this :
Roberto Mancini once visited
Medjugorje in 2011
He made pilgrimage in that
picturesque region of Herzegovina
He prayed in […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
And so the nation bids farewell
To Gareth Southgate
The one man who immortalised
Waistcoats, beards
And smart designer shirts
On Sunday at least
Quite possibly Fred Perry,
Gucci, some may already […] -
kevin halls published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
So it’s not coming home
as England lose to Spain,
it just wasn’t meant to be
for Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane.
So it’s not coming home
a case of so near but so far away,
but the Spanish were the better […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
even though we swear we won’t
something sucks us in
armchair managers emerge
when the games begin
once again we do it all
ev’ry time it seems
caught up in the flow and vibe
caught up in the […] -
Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Who cares if it wasn’t a pen, against the Dutch,
When luck rolls its dice, we’ve not had much,
Maradona’s handball in ’86,
A dirty trick that history couldn’t fix,
In France 98, all our hopes were marred, […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
And so we bow our heads again
The final word from Berlin
Is Auf Wiedersehen Gareth
Or maybe not
Once again England slump
To the ground
Heads buried in silent
Incomprehension
The pain of […] -
U Rowe published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
So near and yet so far….
and yet here we are
beaten finalists
beaten by a better team
who tramped all over
our burgeoning dreamWorthy winners Spain
brought pain
to our shores…
we rowed our oars
to […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
the flags have all appeared again
on buildings and on cars
except the Farmer’s Market
or posh and trendy bars
my wall chart hangs resplendent
a multi-caloured sheet
a hand-filled record of it all
of […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Oh, England, England
How your country needs you
To just win, nothing else
Nothing more
Picturesque, rural
Spread out like a picnic
Hamper over the fields
And timeless meadows
Across the matchless
Lake […] -
U Rowe published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
We stand at the water’s edge….
shall we succumb
to Salacia’s salty stare
and drown in our sorrow?
Or will tomorrow’s
final
be the time to draw upon
our modern armada – a flotilla of faithful fans
egging […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
So here we are back
In Berlin
On Sunday evening
Not a sign of a divisive wall
That stopped dialogue
For so many years
Political childishness
Between West and East Germany
Meanwhile in the bodegas
Of […] -
kevin halls published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
England in final
it’s coming home isn’t it
Southgate jubilant ?
Against Netherlands
they did play a lot better
deserved victory.
They have rode their luck
and huffed and puffed in matches
but never gave […] -
Gacina Bozidar published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I recall two similar events involving
16 years old Wayne Rooney in an Everton shirt16 years old Lamine Yamal in the Spanish shirt
You know
The same
Everton v Arsenal 16 years old Rooney
Spain v […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 month, 4 weeks ago
nights like this are special
times like these are rare
savour ev’ry moment
when you know you’re there
you can call it fortune
who cares what they say
when that moment happens
failure falls awa […] - Load More
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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