Football Poets

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 […]

We pray to every God
For all the people lost and impacted in Turkey and Syria

Back in my early days
at almost every game
you’d surely hear the chant
“Chopper’s gonna getcha, la, la, la, la!”
and there w […]

And lo!
God set man upon earth
And Pelé unto football

God gave humankind legs
So that we might walk
And Pele dance

God gave us brains
So that our minds might reach to the future with emboldened […]

SF1: MmmmMessi

Messi’s magical masterclass…
More memorable than most?
Mesmeric in front of the masses
Mercurial medallist dumbfounds (immoral) host

Morocco’s momentum
Offers a modicum of optim […]

Sat 10/12/2022
France 2-1 England

For me, that was even stevens
Two great teams, giving it their all
Just what you want
When it comes to the very best of football

But then….
Where there’s nothing to cho […]

Messi, Messi, Messi,
Bless he, bless he, bless he
Guess he, guess he, guess he
Doesn’t need advice from me!

And when you draw breath and think about it
A misplaced pass from Messi
Is about as commonplace […]

There was a young fella named Bertie
Whose predilection didn’t include Gertie(s)
He went to Qatar
They found him bizarre
And now he’s banged up watching CR7 get shirty!

Hey Mr Cool
don’t be no fool –
make sure you give out
berate and sharply shout
at all those around you
whomsoever may confound you;
those not pulling their weight;
those late –
into a tackle;
those not p […]