Alex Saynor
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years ago
Shoot! (Something we’ve also been screaming in vain at our team all season !)
Great memories Joe . Before Shoot, it was Roy of the Rovers comic too, dropping through my letterbox.
Anxiously waiting each week […]
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
The Hand of God ball
is up for grabs!
To be auctioned
to the highest bidder.And because he is no longer with us
it won’t go to the maximal fibber!
(God bless his memory
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
Even if your owner’s an eco millionaire
When the bubble bursts a bit you learn to fight despair
Remembering that months ago we had ourselves a time
Cheering dancing in the stands the champagne flowed […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
oh dear another four years on
and just like Russia and South Africa
the question arises again
Qatar – will we watch or not
and equally will we write poems about it ?
the football that isyeah it’s […]
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 2 months ago
“One poem follows another”
Just like Haaland’s goals
But elsewhere the scores dry up
And another coach’s head rollsAnd so it is
That tetchy Tuchel takes leave
But do mighty Chelsea
Have a handy replace […] -
Hy Koo published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 2 months ago
Striker like poet
Blesses ‘net with poise n prose
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 2 months ago
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At the wrong end of the Table,
Cos to win we are not able,
But we’re too good to go down.Here we sit acrest a slump,
Yet we’re not down in the dumps.
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 2 months ago
Great memories Greg. Took me right back.
Today I stand on a small terrace in the hills where I live watching Forest Green Rovers in L1, and keep up with Chelsea on highlights. It’s a far cry and a world away fro […]
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 2 months ago
see above
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
If not for you, I would never have made it to training, or to the match, or to the trials
If not for you, I would never have read my first word from the back page of your newspaper (Chelsea… and there began m […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
the People’s Games is distant now
they’ve redesigned our game
it’s like there’s just the Premier League
and nothing else remains
I can’t believe it’s happ’ning
they’re taking it away
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Denys E. W. Jones published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
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The Lionesses proved they are the Best.
Much better than the men are they by far.
Now here’s a thought that’s come into my head:
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Yeah Sharon….
We can be heroes for ever and ever
What d’you say?And this is for Lily Parr, Dik Kerr Ladies and all who played before.1915-1970 and the 1984 girls too..All those in the past 20 years .All […]
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 3 months ago
Thanks for your poem Emdad.
Interesting and forgotten tale. I also watched the Nevin documentary.
best C
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
watching on in pride
Lionesses roar as one…
could this be their year?
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Stuart Butler published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
It was all so just so Just William perfect:
Egg sandwiches, crisps and lemonade
Tucked into your duffel bag,
Together with autograph book, green, red and black biros,
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
I watch the Tour de France highlights
with a “rouleur’s” relentless interest.
I gasp as a chain chinks
and sit appalled as a prime performer punctures…
so many junctures
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Clik The Mouse commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
Fabulous John!
You had me going until I copped it!
So glad we got Charlie back from you, he steadied the ship when we had a bunch of youngsters coming through.
We also got Jerry MURFEE from you […]
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Clik The Mouse commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
A simple pleasure.
And crafted beautifully.
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Clik The Mouse published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 4 months ago
There’s a lot going on, out on the pitch
To-ing and fro-ing
Scenting and marking
A multitude of personal battles
As they hunt the ballLook at this pair –
Chasing down the line
Shoulder to s […] - Load More
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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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