Alex Saynor
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 7 months ago
Will you come to De Ferrari, will you come?
Not a shadow of a doubt that you’ll have fun.
There’ll be thousands in that Square,
If you have some time to spare,
You should come to De Ferrari, you should […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 7 months ago
Let’s consider certain beers:
Carlsberg Lager,
Watney’s Red Barrel,
DD (K9P).
These brews are quite undrinkable.Now ponder on some other things:
One’s own death,
A Tory win at the next General […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 8 months ago
on any street at any time
and right across the world
you’ll see them glaring from the shirts
of grown ups boys and girls
these gambling match day sponsors
who boldly underline
that betting is for e […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 9 months ago
once in a blue moon
comes a day when you can say
oh yes I was there
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 9 months ago
If you think that hungry schoolkids
Do not get enough to eat,
And you’re a famous footballer,
It’s easy – write a tweet.If you reckon Generation Z
Enough books do not read,
And you are a comedian, […] -
Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 9 months ago
It seems like forever
that we’ve heard that iconic-goose-bump-inducing signature tune…..
followed by incumbent presenter welcoming us all
to edited highlights, mapping a ball
then cameras rol […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 9 months ago
BBC confirm
here within our national game
free speech ain’t allowed ~
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
classic shots and lines from games
there are loads I know
the freezing figure of the man
just standing in the snow
blizzard howling round his head
empty pitch and stand
the patron saint of sheepskin […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
call him old fashioned but he had his own style
churned out facts like an old speed dial
started out way back in sixty nine*
Motty was a one off in his own time
call him quirky and say what you like
Motty […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
Abraham was set to sacrifice his much-loved son.
The good Lord intervened – Isaac reprieved.
Agamemnon needed wind to sail and conquer Troy.
Iphigenia? A nice gift for the gods!
But some say that a deer w […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
An out of work Gaffer named Sean,
Heard his phone ringing early one morn.
He accepted a job at a basket case Club,
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
We pray to every God
For all the people lost and impacted in Turkey and SyriaBack in my early days
at almost every game
you’d surely hear the chant
“Chopper’s gonna getcha, la, la, la, la!”
and there w […] -
Stuart Butler published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
It must have been 1965,
We were having a lunchtime kick-about.
‘It’s Good News Week’ by Hedgehoppers’ Anonymous
Was playing on someone’s transistor
Just behind the goal nearest the school,
Someone was puffi […] -
Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 10 months ago
They said we were ungrateful,
When we sacked Allardyce.
And now we’ve fired Frank Lampard –
We really are not nice.But football’s about winning,
We’re hungry for success,
So poor old Frankie had […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 11 months ago
If you’ve ever been there
If you’ve had the call
If you’ve had that feeling
Writing’s on the wall
Like some guilty party
In your heart you know
There is no alternative
When it’s time to goWhe […]
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 11 months ago
Where are we?
Joint Bottom!
Who we with?
With Soton.
Where are we?
Joint Bottom.
Rip it up, start over again.Past glories?
Forgotten!
Finances?
They’re rotten.
Where are we?
Joint Bottom. […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 11 months ago
The blue Azzurri fire that burned
when I first saw you on my screen
one Nineties Sunday Channel 4
Sampdoria your long time homethe passion in your play that shone
as bright as bright for all to […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 12 months ago
I was 10 years old when I first saw you
that steamy Summer of ’58 the World Cup …Sweden
when before you – for me
there had only been one hero…Jimmy Greaves.we’d only had our tele a year
but there y […] -
Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 1 year, 12 months ago
And lo!
God set man upon earth
And Pelé unto footballGod gave humankind legs
So that we might walk
And Pele danceGod gave us brains
So that our minds might reach to the future with emboldened […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years ago
one club man our George
gentlemanly on and off
his old Cottage pitch ~
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27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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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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