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Alex Saynor

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    it’s still a long road up ahead
    we’ve only just begun
    we’re right back where we started
    among the fallen ones
    the mountains that we’re facing
    draw strength to just keep on
    as our belief grows strong […]

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    WE must NEVER forget
    never, ever, forget
    in the same way
    that we never forget
    our first match
    our first goal
    our first victory
    our favourite dink
    our favourite nutmeg
    our favourite skill / tackle / […]

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    She spoke to me, did Kamala:
    “It’s OK, to feel sad and disappointed”

    I’d forgotten
    that we had shared ground:
    each a true Blue!

    But still
    I imagined her woes today
    seemed to Trump mine own (or maybe […]

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    Selling to survive is an art.
    Some clubs do it exceptionally well.

    They flog their star player for a princely sum,
    Then unearth two nuggets that make their Ground hum.
    Two young, bright prospects who […]

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    like them all before

    I’m one more who makes their way

    through this old turnstile ~

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    The whole week long we trained hard for this match.
    We practised corners, throw-ins, penalties.
    And free kicks too, from fifteen, twenty yards.
    Next came an hour of dribbling around cones,
    To make sure […]

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    Toto,
    you broke our hearts
    but as life departs
    we can only weep and pray
    and thank God that we saw you play

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    Football has always interjected into my life:
    intervened at my lowest points
    in reparative fashion, putting a smile on my face
    and mapped a path, back to the rat-race;

    It has capped my highest […]

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    Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 months, 1 week ago

    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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    Well I don’t know why we’re feeling this fright,
    But it’s clear that something ain’t quite right.
    And our noses feel so out of joint,
    Three games played and not a single point!
    Clowns in the Boardroom, […]

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    “football is
    beautiful and cruel”
    rave on Sven

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    far from the finished article but back for the start
    still reeling from two relegation seasons
    we board the coach with renewed hope

    Ewan who I’ve never met before
    shows me images from away games
    and w […]

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    When I was just a little boy,
    I asked my mother who I’d support.
    Would it be Villa, Leeds or Man U?
    Here is her proud retort:

    “Que sera sera,
    Whatever will be will be.
    You’re gonna be a Toffee, […]

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    whose woods these are I do not know
    but to a hilltop ground they go
    and as we climb in Summer heat
    this well trod path beneath our feet
    will lead us high above the town
    and carry us both up and down […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    So near and yet so far….
    and yet here we are
    beaten finalists
    beaten by a better team
    who tramped all over
    our burgeoning dream

    Worthy winners Spain
    brought pain
    to our shores…
    we rowed our oars
    to […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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