Football Poets

here in these times with the sadness we’ve seen
just like we’re watching a film on a screen
science or fiction it’s tricky to say
feel like a child who can’t go out to play
you say it’s easing and lockdown w […]

Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool

A guard of honour it is
Before the Etihad car crash
It was to be expected
After a week on the lash

So a strong start with no goals
Followed by a period of disjoint
That […]

Inspired by “The Wind” by RLS Robert Louis Stevenson
& by the anthem of Gerry & The Pacemakers

I saw you tear apart each team
To keep alive your burning dream;
And all around I heard such praise
In your que […]

From the city of sailors and dreamers of dreams
We have marvellous stories rolling in off the sea
I thought I’d seen everything Anfield to Rome
Welcomed the world to our Liverpool home
Saw Sir Bob Paisley b […]

Chelsea 2-1 Man City

Pulisic, De Bruyne, Willian
End a three decade black out
A global pandemic couldn’t stop
An end to that Red drought

Kings for the nineteenth time
Hold your heads up high
On a f […]

Liverpool 4-0 Crystal Palace

Pre match Jurgen was coy
Admitting to once studying Roy
Saha’s injury is a bitter blow
Trent’s strike lighting up the show

With the Reds on half press
It’s easy on the eyes […]

Derby
Merseyside
Gwladys Street
Bullens Road
Park End
The Blues
The Reds
No goals
The recorded chants
5 live without Great Alan Green
Why BBC didn’t renew his
contract
Sad sad sad commentary […]

Everton 0-0 Liverpool

Live games return to Merseyside
Football without fans is nothing
Moise Kean’s cameo the highlight
Minus Salah the Reds lack sting

Contemplation for those we’ve lost
All pre […]

football won’t feel right
‘til we get all fans on board….
which could be tricky

Jimmy Hill came to Coventry in the 60’s
who were a lowly third division team,
he promised a football miracle
with his amazing sky blue dream.
Some fans thought it was all a gimmick
my dad said that he won’t […]

I know they’re cut outs
even so shouldn’t they be
two metres apart ?

am I now the only one
thinking this should not be done?
common sense sometimes there’s none
made behind closed doors

all these lives that we have lost
all theses bridges we have crossed
let’s hope games […]

Notes on a summer’s eve jog, during the pandemic

they all look on…
the raucous rooks rollick:
“hey porky, you’re too unfit”
the jiggedy jackdaw japes:
“you’re too infirm”
the swooping swifts swipe: […]

In 1990 a notice that some parcel had arrived
was in my letter box
in the LENIN STREET in Sarajevo

The joy was alike the high shining star
who has been awarded its place in the
Cosmos by the Cosmos […]

Can we do it?
Yes we can!
And we did
We went out and we played our matches
Bettered the opposition when we could
And enjoyed sporting contests
With fluent football to the fore.

But now we regrettably […]

Drink was flowing by the River Ember
under placid skies above Island Barn Reservoir
where The Bell was surrounded by Alsatians
scattered on burnt grass in black and umber,
fresh from the water to kettle their […]

#mondaymotivation Every #homeless person has a story worth listening to. They didn’t just wake up one day and find themselves in destitution! #thewanderinglondoner

Homeless during the Coronavirus p […]