Football Poets

So near and yet so far….
and yet here we are
beaten finalists
beaten by a better team
who tramped all over
our burgeoning dream

Worthy winners Spain
brought pain
to our shores…
we rowed our oars
to […]

We stand at the water’s edge….
shall we succumb
to Salacia’s salty stare
and drown in our sorrow?
Or will tomorrow’s
final
be the time to draw upon
our modern armada – a flotilla of faithful fans
egging […]

Ollie, Ollie, Ollie
Oi, Oi, Oi!
Ollie
Oi!
Ollie
Oi!
Ollie, Ollie, Ollie…
Ploy, ploy, ploy!

Ollie, Ollie, Ollie
Oi, Oi, Oi!
Ollie
Oi!
Ollie
Oi!
Ollie, Ollie, Ollie…
JOY! JOY! JOY!

I could not sleep
I could not work
all this pent-up nervousness
just drove me berserk!

And so I tried listening to Bob Dylan….
“the nerves, they are a-changing”
yes indeed they are…. escalating […]

Pre-match…
our hopes were muted
any overt optimism disputed….
and just like the election
there’s too much circumspection

mid-match…
well, our overall play has improved
if only slightly
but dare we say […]

“There is little difference
between obstacle and opportunity.
The wise are able to turn both
to their advantage”. Machiavelli

We just need Foden
to turn both defenders
slide an inch perfect pas […]

Hey Potch!

Howdy pardner….
Come and join us, for a scotch
as we review the season:
there is no reason
for us to be happy
so we’ll make this snappy….

we failed to notch
any home runs
we did not win […]

When a player dominates a game
to the extent
that no other could be considered extant….

When a player cruises
beyond bruises
and delivers shock and awe…

and a four purloined score…

how then
to ackno […]

When was the last time England really got me excited?
I forget
Who was the last England manager that I really, really trusted to lead our troops?
I forget
Why was it that Lampard, Gerard, Scholes didn’t g […]

14th March, annually; where Pi = 3.14159 etc

IF ONLY
my team could generate Pi for points
based on: not only winning
but winning well
with audaciousness
with commitment and effort
with an extra element […]

This little-boy-masquerading-as-senior-citizen
still dreams –
but it seems
reality is ever more clear-cut;

for every piercing pain
or aching joint
brings an inevitablility of non-attainment
to this football-nut!

I buried myself in my sport
There’s no doubt I gave it my all
For whenever a match was mentioned
Without fail, I always heeded the call

Put a ball at my feet
And I was off like a whippet
Always to the s […]

It’s coming home!
It is….
Isn’t it?

Not to wash or cook or clean
But on achievement of a dream
Where the Ladies
Will be lauded, applauded, and awarded
The freedom of every city
Achieving legendary statu […]

“C’MON YOU BLUES!”

My team
My chant
But I just can’t
Bring it to bear
Tonight…
Not because I don’t care
But because
There are teams of similar hue;
Don’t get me wrong
I’ll always be true
To me an […]

Come together….
Every man, woman and child
And watch our spirits run free
As we turn football wild!

Let’s take all the shackles off
From playing with precision
And let the hearts dictate the pla […]

Tennis cricket golf
The fans are all out in force
Wrong type – new ball please!

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Kit calligraphy
“Subsumes history in hues”
New season coming!

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Numbers – talk to me!
Fantasy squads now […]

Iggy has a Lust for Life
I have a lust for the game
Since my initiation
My life has never been the same!

Stepping out onto Albion’s shores
from the ironsides of Windrush
came future friends
future trends
future stars

they assimilated….
but it was a struggle
as the Muggles of middle minded Eng […]

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 […]