Sharon Ingle
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S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 8 months ago
James Alexander Gordon
We all know the name
Voice instantly recognised
We don’t know the man
But he’s part of our livesClassified football results
Since nineteen seventy four
He reads the first half of the […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 8 months ago
It’s my world, my land, my stars
Each August when I smell that cut grass
The pitch of glory and mud-smeared kit
Dream your own ending, now this is itAnything is possible, how many points will we get
Just how […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 8 months ago
First home game
It’s always the same
Have a shower with “Grass” smell gel
Full English: – cereal dish
unadorned today by Weetabix
Make up a flask and pocket a Twix
Put on our shirts, lucky pants and scarves
We […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 8 months ago
Norwich City have a new away kit
The launch described it as red and purple
Which is really bad news for a football poet
As nothing at all rhymes with purpleThe shirt itself is quite a treat
One that I would be […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 10 months ago
It’s the World Cup soon, they say
Tournament countdown, it starts in five daysOh yeah, that – I’m not really interested
Watching England, it’s become a bit of a bore –
Then I remember: Hunter, Hurst and Bobby […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 11 months ago
When you hear the final whistle
You know that it’s official
Your club is relegated right enough
You’re feeling blue, it’s true
But there’s nothing you can do
No point being glum or in a huffAlways look on the […]
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S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 11 months ago
Why do we keep going season after season?
Non-believers around us can’t see the reason
They just see us after we’ve lost a game
They hear us moaning and feel our pain
The next weekend, we go back againWe’re away […]
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S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 12 months ago
Three games to go, just above the bottom three
Can we hold on, we can only wait and see
Who knows which way the cookie will crumble
One false move and we’ll take a tumbleA 5.30 kick off adds to our […]
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S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years ago
When I was a kid
A football shirt was hard to find
The two sports shops in my city
Sold hockey sticks and shin pads
Nothing fancy, nothing ‘designed’Best you could hope for was a scarf
Knitted by your Gran in […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years ago
“The Premier League – the land of milk and honey
Oh, how happy we would be to grab all that money”Norwich v WBA – another ‘must win’ game, no, a we really ‘MUST win’ game…(we lost)
Saturday was toxic
No […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years ago
I think I’m hearing things
Did he just say ‘knitted boots’ or have I cloth ears?
I can’t have heard what I just heard
I’ve heard nothing like it in all my yearsColourful boots are now the norm
Rainbow, neon, […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years ago
As if it wasn’t bad enough
Anticipating the ‘big’ game
It seems our atmosphere was lacking
And it’s us fans who are to blameThe club again patronised us
Providing clappers to help us make some noise
It’s like a […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 1 month ago
When you’re out of action
With your leg in traction
What do you do to pass the time
When injury strikes you in your primeHang about all day at the bookies
Drink gallons of tea and eat choc chip cookies
Can’t do […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 1 month ago
Aston Villa 4 Norwich City 1
The impact made by Hoolahan
lasted as long as a gnats attention span
Another horrible result
Hughton’s defence leaks like a watering canUnder Lambert we were pampered
Scoring goals […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 1 month ago
Can we have some decorum please?
Before the door on sportsmanship is slammed shut
I expect tactics and team talks from managers
With a handshake, not a headbuttThe game has to have physical contact
Players have […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 1 month ago
Hull City fans don’t want to be Tigers
The Bluebirds didn’t want to be red
It got me thinking ‘what if’ Norwich City
Were known as Delia’s Donkeys insteadWe’re famous for our Canaries
Those gutsy singing yellow […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 2 months ago
It was a good height for the keeper
An easy save to make
The forward shot straight at him
No problem, piece of cakeKeepers never get the credit
For acrobatic body swerves
Agility and concentration
And, facing […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 2 months ago
Getting ready for the next fixture
Talk selection, tactics, game plan
Cope with injuries and odd suspensions
Pray for attendance of the kit manBungay Town have been awarded some money
To level their sloping […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 2 months ago
What whiffs distinguish your ground?
Damp earth or lush green grass
Hot dogs, burgers and chunky fries
Muscle rub from changing rooms as you passThe stench of relegation
The sweet smell of success
Bovril, soup, […] -
S B Ingle published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 8 months ago
Everyone should be considered equal, all on a par
Let’s not get so insecure about who or what we are
Do people feel insulted by someone shouting ‘Man Up’?
Even those who wear a double dee cup?Why should we be […]
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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29th January 2024 at 10:03 pm
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
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10th January 2024 at 7:52 pm
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
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8th January 2024 at 4:45 pm
Thanks!
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8th January 2024 at 10:42 am
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
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4th January 2024 at 10:13 am
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
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19th November 2023 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
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7th November 2023 at 6:34 pm
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
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6th November 2023 at 4:43 pm
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
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