Football Poets

In the Euros’ first week, the tension was tight,
No easy games, every team had to fight.
Portugal edged the Czech’s, just by a hair,
A 2-1 victory, nerves in the air.

Denmark and Slovenia, an ent […]

“There is little difference
between obstacle and opportunity.
The wise are able to turn both
to their advantage”. Machiavelli

We just need Foden
to turn both defenders
slide an inch perfect pas […]

Dutch courage
Orange blossom
Poles far from greasy
And slippery
Total football
Reincarnated

Danish bacon
Save the best to last
Pastries all around
Slovenia draw level
Honours even

England oh […]

in the late late show
Poland shine but just fall short
Oranje wall stands firm

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Eriksen strikes first
Danes hed by Slovenia
stalemate helps us […]

Bouncing Albanians
Arms linked in show
Of solidarity
Yet Italian stallions
Like stately galleons
Just kept passing
Never fasting
Goals galore
Swiss never miss
To gobble up Hungarian
Goulash for […]

Magyars toil in vain

Swiss roll over Hungary

in a sea of red

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with Yamal’s sweet pace

though outnumbered in the stands

Spain lay down their mark […]

It was the opening night
Of Euro 2024 hostilities
The smoke and carnage
Of a Bavarian evening
Scotland, thumped and thrashed
By frightening Germans
It shouldn’t have been like this
But it did happen
We […]

In 66 we won the cup,
The football world was shaken up.
But since then, it seems, we’ve had a curse,
Our football luck’s been quite perverse.
In 1970, we gave it a try,
But in the quarter-finals waved […]

Germans set the bar

deadly class and swagger sees

Scotland left in shread

All aboard for the biannual Wurlitzer
This year it’s set to be one hell of an achterbahnfart -think Alton Towers twister
Who will emerge out of the rest ?
When we know full well that we are far from the best […]

Oh we’ve heard it all before
Ad infinitum
The speculation, excitement
Hype and hyperbole
It’s this year
It has to be
It’s in the stars
And destiny calls
England, European Champions
Everything is in the […]

‘England to win the Euros ? ‘
so here we go again,
every competition they’re in
it’s always been the same.
We get caught up in the hype
‘ it’s coming home we all cry,’
wear our England colours proudly
and […]

the George Cross flags are absent
no wild hysteria here
the local pubs are closing down
It’s hard to watch somewhere
but I’ve got all I need at home
before they kick a ball
my Euro 24 Wall Chart
is here […]

Now we knew it would happen
Sooner or later
Because it always has
Like a venerable uncle
Who everybody loves
A priceless Ming vase
Or decorative
Constable painting
Real Madrid, yes
Those peerless […]

We’ve had the Premier League Campaign,
Plus two domestic Cups.
Three European Tournaments,
Now isn’t that enough?

No, we have not yet had our fill,
Our thirst is still not slaked.
There’s more to […]

What’s in a name?
ambassador for example :
‘an authorised representative /messenger’

As an unpaid volunteer at Forest Green Rovers
I am a ‘Senior'(as in old!) Ambassador for a club I love and know a lot […]