Football Poets

Final game of the season
nails bitten to the quick,
will we be on cloud nine
or just left feeling sick ?
The CBS Arena will be rocking
a packed out sea of sky blue,
they’re up against the Boro
and a win […]

In Heaven, did you hear the Kopites roar?
Liverpool FC, are Champions once more!
We won it at a canter…it’s not even May.
So to Yew Tree Cemetery, I made my way.
A bunch of red flowers, I left at Dad […]

Anfield roared, the banners flew
Spurs in town, the title due
For Ange, all this a boyhood dream
Now faced the might of Slot’s Red team

Solanke rose, the old ties strong
A headed goal, a jarring song
Yet L […]

The expression
“Football lost its soul”
is very very old

It has been repeated for years

Who knows how old it is
1/4 of 21st Century had gone

But whatever is the soul of football now
the football fan […]

Nothing came easy, 15/4/89 the date.
For every bit of truth, they made us wait.
Stuck together like glue, skilled in lying.
The first lie was told as fans were dying.

Duckenfield said fans stormed the […]

‘Please help us Policeman, help us please.

Don’t turn your back, walk away or freeze.

My friend needs help, he’s gasping for air.

He’s just a young lad, he needs your care’

‘Move back’ you s […]

I was told this today, of which I wasn’t aware.
Liverpool’s Croxteth Park, my Dad went there!
With his Niece Janet, my Dad went to play.
To think, I was in Croxteth Park the other day!
They played foo […]

In Season 65/66…in came a new law.
It changed English footy for evermore.
If an injured player could no longer play.
A substitute player could ‘enter the fray’

Barrow’s Bobby Knox, in this new role. […]

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The Kop cover The Beatles and Cilla Black.
Give me a time machine, I wanna go back!
The accent is one, the accent is scouse.
Not a tourist to be seen in the house!

Working class scousers, t […]

The old Kop I loved as a young fan.
26 thousand Reds in a sardine can!
I started out in the lofty Boys Pen.
Along with lots of middle aged men!

But in 71’ a full time Kopite I became.
Liverpool v F […]

“No puede ser”
Julian Alvarez from the
spot…
The Waste Wanda Land
the Penalty taken and the goal denied
Although many neutral
football lovers can
enjoy Madrid Invincibility
The Waste Wanda […]

Frank Lampard new coach
replaced Robins a legend
fans undecided.
But play offs now on
Frank’s name sung loud at matches
he’s turned things around.
Chelsea superstar
yet had so many critics
but doing […]

This Universe
is that one book
Yes
And one football result
both have the Meaning

There is only one Catch
Catch 22

And there is only once
last ever Goodison Mersey Derby
Two Two

Through winter’s breath and icy fate,
A dream took flight yet met too late,
Young hearts that burned with fearless grace,
Were lost upon the sky’s embrace.
Geoff Bent, a loyal soul so true,
A servant str […]

The engines roared, the snow fell white,
Through winter’s grip they took their flight.
A team of promise, young and bold,
With dreams of glory yet untold.

But fate was cruel, the sky grew black,
The third a […]

I see lots of Mums and Dads.
Lots of girls and lots of lads!
Fans chilling out, old and new.
The common colour being blue

County Road as busy as can be!
As Everton kick off soon at 3.
KFC is doing a […]

When he takes a long haul flight
through the sun’s dipped beams outlining grey,
when everyone sleeps he stays awake.

When others revise for future tests
or diverted minds shift between screens,
Erling takes […]

At a table of dreams where legends convene,
Three giants of football, immortal, serene.
George Best, with flair like a brushstroke divine,
Bobby Charlton, the heartbeat, steadfast and fine.
Denis Law, a […]

From the granite city he rose, bold and fleet
A Scottish marvel, with skill so complete
In Aberdeen’s shadow, his story began
To rule the pitch as the Lawman

Under Shankly’s watchful and guiding eye […]