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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Forest back in the big time
Where once Cloughie lorded
It on high
Pacifist against QPR
When long ago
The League Cup
Threatened his tranquillity
But Cloughie rounded on
Violators with the wildest
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Some talk of Peter Shilton,
And some of Gordon Banks.
Ray Clemence and Bonetti,
And others in their ranks.But of all the world’s great Keepers,
There’s none that can compete
With the Big Fella from […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Real Madrid 14 Liverpool 6
It was a privilege and pleasure
To watch you both
Footballing brilliance
Season complete
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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Ah yes
Amid the boulevards
And cafe au lait,
Where the Champs Elysses
Greets Champions League giants
Or European Cup leviathans
In the old money
Welcome to Paris
Be sure to savour croissants
At the Gare […] -
joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Oh the commotion and rumpus
It’s the end of the season
And now the close season
Football in summer holiday mode
The empty void between high summer
And early autumn sooner this year
Since World Cup carnivals […] -
Ian Martin published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
You can boil an egg
Make a sandwich
Return a phone call
Pay someone a compliment
Or you score three goals
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Ian Martin changed their profile picture 2 years, 4 months ago
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Richard Tindall published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Wembley Way
the foil off an FA Cup
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kevin halls published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Manchester City
they win the Premier League
by a single point.
Liverpool second
so the quadruple now gone
so hard to achieve.
But Leeds United
they win away at Brentford
final day escape.
Burnley lose at […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
you were the one we loved to hate
your reputation wasn’t great
we dreaded when we knew
and evr’y time you ever came
we taunted you throughout the game
with “It’s All About You”and in the middl […]
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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
After 38 editions of private teeth clenching
Month after month of emotional investment
The Premier League finishing line finds
Its final bend, the last chicane, the gallop to
The post. It has indeed gone to […] -
Gacina Bozidar published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
The history repeats
at Goodison
Glorious!
Wimbledon game in 1994
in which Everton came back from 2-0 down to
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
End of a stress-laden Season.
Vital points needed for safety secured.
Each to his own –
Relegation for some, but no Drop for us.
Too good, too big, too great to go down.
Onwards and upwards.
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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Mark Noble claret and blue
Through and through
Mr West Ham
Farewell for now
But you’ll be back,
You’ll never lack
18 years at one club
Above the hubbub
It only seems like yesterday,
But never […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Farewell Inter, Milan, Juve,
Farewell Roma, Lazio too.
Farewell Spezia, Fiorentina,
Fair Verona’s Gialloblu.Bye Bologna, Atalanta,
Udinese, Empoli.
Ciao Torino, and Sassuolo,
Sayonara Napoli.Lastly […]
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joe morris published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
It’s been 16 years since the red stars
Were aligned when the Albert Dock
Flung open its blinds, stretched and yawned
To the realisation that Liverpool had done it again
When Steven Gerrard fired a destructive […] -
Paul Tubb changed their profile picture 2 years, 4 months ago
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Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
Liverpool win 6-5 on pensDogged Trent, Hendo, Mane
Salah hands Jota the wheel
Virgil off, but there’s Matip and Konate
Mentality monsters are realBoth sides do all but s […]
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Alex Saynor published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Then I realised there is no central being,
no person in a back room with an Akashic list
or metaphysical clipboard in Hammersmith.
Ultimately, ‘Fulham’ does not exist.No single person can validate your […]
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Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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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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