Football Poets

I watched Croatia versus France –
The Final is a must!
But all the time kept thinking
That it could have been us.

Us out there on that Moscow pitch,
Us strutting proud our stuff,
The Trophy giving a […]

France 4-2 Croatia

spoiling things again
VAR the villain here
on this final night

never lying down
oh how brave Croatia fought
when injustice reigned

never at their best
once again Les Bleus […]

when we pause we know
like some epic video
we have far to go

games like this are hard
damage limitation time
with a stronger foe

meaningless to some
I know we’d have taken fourth
at the very […]

From laps to lapse

So what happened?
What went wrong?
What was it killed our anthem
Our unifying song?

Was it because
I watched it in a different place?
Or that you
Didn’t wear your lucky shirt?
Was i […]

no time now for tears
we went further than we hoped
so much to applaud

from euphoria
to the first cold light of day
let us not be sad

time to stand up proud
chances come and chances go
we will learn […]

Croatia 2-1 England (aet) haiku

Waistcoat Wednesday
We came. We saw. We costumed.
Defence unstitched

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Down the tube.

Is this the end of the line for Southgate?
Nah.
Cockfosters.

I am a plain and simple fan
Loving the boy from down the Lane
The Queen wants to bid him “Arise”
And I’m hoping he’ll cause the Croats pain
And I wish I could be like Harry Kane

Fa, fa, fa
Fa, fa, fa

A […]

The tension rises,
So does the thermometer,
And so will England.

France 1-0 Belgium

on a Summer’s night
promising so much in class
two great sides lock horns

in among such stars
like some Winter Russian sky
Mbappe burns bright

Red Devils impress
Hazard b […]

Tuesday 10th July 2018, Semi-Final 1

France 1-0 Belgium

“some shrink, some blossom” *
Kylian Mbappe shoots
right before our eyes

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Mbappe top drawer
Kev de Bruyne under […]

10/07/2018 14:00 haiku – breaking news!!!

Rescuers win through
Miracle, science or what?
Wild Boar FC free!

Brit divers on team
Thais will now support England
Three Lions and Wild B […]

ENGERRRRRRRRLAN!!

England 2-0 Sweden; haiku

Harry scores the first
Familiar name on scoresheet
Maguire not Kane tho

Dele Alli heads
Ball nestles in onion bag
A much needed goal

For every […]

Belgium 2-1 Brazil; haiku

Courtois builds a wall
Brazil breach it too late
De Bruyne stands out

France 2-0 Uruguay; haiku

Cavani missed
Muslera flaps, Griezeman claps
Pogba’s pals go thru

EU h […]

He’s not the only Jordan –
There’s also Henderson.
This one’s the lad decked out in green,
He’s England’s Number One.

A reassuring presence,
Between the sticks he stands,
So far no clangers has he […]

I like visiting the Albert,
I like the way it commands a crossroads,

Welcoming all cardinal points of the compass,

Just like a traditional inn should,
I particularly like it when the football comes hom […]

can we start to dream
or are we fooling ourselves…..
why not all the way?

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Sweden 0-2 England

whatever you say
England swept the Swedes apart
with this new […]