Football Poets

A football club was formed
in the year of eighteen eighty three,
calling themselves Singers Football Club
but now known as Coventry City F.C.
Fast forward to the present time
and what a long journey it has […]

The season is now in it’s final stages
excitement and apprehension abound,
some supporters feeling confident
while others are worried inside the ground.
Will their team get promoted
even become champions […]

She said he was unromantic
a cold fish of a guy,
as he much preferred football
drinking beer and eating a pie.
She said he was unromantic
wished she’d never became his bride,
as even on their honeymoon […]

My nan just loves her football
she goes to matches every week,
but now she wants to play as well
saying she’s strong and at her peak.
“But nan you’re in your eighties
and around six stone wet,
you’ve got a […]

First game of season
it feels great to be back home
amongst fellow fans.
Supporters singing
the atmosphere electric
a sea of sky blue.
First half to Forest
they score the opening goal
a good one as […]

A new season is nearly here
it’ll be nice to Get Back,
all our fans will Come Together
to see the team on the attack.
A Day In The Life of a supporter
a new Revolution is underway ?
as Yesterday has now […]

Just seven days ago
fans streamed down Wembley Way,
Sweet Caroline they sang loudly
it’s surely going to be England’s day ?
Just seven days ago
optimism replaced by doubt,
it’s still all level at the end […]

Keep those emotions in check
it’s all part of the game,
you win some,lose some,
we all feel the same.
Keep your chin up
even though you want to scream,
Italy had more of the possession
and were the […]

Watching the game in the club
get in early to get a seat,
they’ve installed a big new screen
it really does look smart and neat.
An hour to go before kick off
the place is now filling up,
they’ve come to […]

So England go on through
while playing not that well,
can they lift the trophy ?
only time will tell.
Yet with only two goals scored
but an impressive clean sheet,
they aren’t a fluent attacking side
yet […]

England huffed and puffed
liked passing the ball back,
no real creativity or guile
reluctant to go on the attack.
Harry Kane the invisible man
Three Lions with no bite,
look void of ideas or threat
so not […]

Where’s Southgate’s waistcoat
does anybody know,
has anyone seen it
where did it go ?
Where’s Southgate’s waistcoat
as he isn’t wearing one,
did he look in his wardrobe
and it mysteriously had gone […]

The season is ending
a strange one without doubt,
being played behind closed doors
no fans seen or heard to shout.
Football needs it’s supporters
the lifeblood of the beautiful game,
they belong inside our […]

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 […]

The draw was being made
for the fourth round of the FACup,
Coventry or Bristol Rovers against Birmingham
” you couldn’t make it up. ”
Coventry will be the ” home” team
If they knock Rovers out of the Cup,
so […]