Crispin Thomas
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years ago
so true for so many clubs Denys
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 1 month ago
still swapping shirts with Willie the Shake
taught us words can make the heart ache
showed us life is just a stage
where we run and strive and guage
this Peoples’ Game that carries on
until the day that we […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 1 month ago
eighteen years of verse
sixteen thousand five hundred
poems on football -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 1 month ago
I for one will miss
paper tickets for the match
when they scan my eyes
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 1 month ago
I recall that Saturday like yesterday
a steaming summer
our first home game in ‘58
excitement
and childlike expectation in the air
August in London and sweltering
“stand clear of the doors!” “wear […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
everything I ever did
couldn’t keep emotions hid
back when I was just a kid
ev’ry time we’d play
captured by a moving ball
from the time when I was small
have I really changed at all ?
waiting for the day […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
brand new season same old same old
blank green canvas big clean slate
new beginnings better endings
grab the handrail take the baitbrand new season same old same old
keep on longing live the dream
keep on […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
Great poem Peter .I’ ve mucked about with the way it appears on the page if you don’t like it let me know.
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
France 4-2 Croatia
spoiling things again
VAR the villain here
on this final nightnever lying down
oh how brave Croatia fought
when injustice reignednever at their best
once again Les Bleus […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
when we pause we know
like some epic video
we have far to gogames like this are hard
damage limitation time
with a stronger foemeaningless to some
I know we’d have taken fourth
at the very […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
no sadly…it’s my good mate Fred Chance…Sharon..great live music pub…in our village..
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
no time now for tears
we went further than we hoped
so much to applaudfrom euphoria
to the first cold light of day
let us not be sadtime to stand up proud
chances come and chances go
we will learn […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
France 1-0 Belgium
on a Summer’s night
promising so much in class
two great sides lock hornsin among such stars
like some Winter Russian sky
Mbappe burns brightRed Devils impress
Hazard b […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
can we start to dream
or are we fooling ourselves…..
why not all the way?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sweden 0-2 England
whatever you say
England swept the Swedes apart
with this new […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
he used to be compared sometimes
to Gobbo out of Noddy
he’d stand their all close shaven
his look was never shoddy
it came together suddenly
it altered points of view
a manager type masterstroke
brought […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
Europe holds the cards
France and Belgium semis bound
in this mad World CupUruguay 0-2 France
such a strong display
France begin to look the part
wil they go the course?always in control
one sweet […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
there’s a question that’s burning inside me
and it’s burning inside you I’m sure
we’ve been hoping and longing for years now
and we’ve felt it a few times before
now the pundits are rating our chances
and […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
Sweden England next
hopefully play-actingless
and a finer game~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sweden 1-0 Switzerland
Zlatanless but through
One deflection is enough
To cut this Swiss rollfurnished with […]
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
Brazil 2-0 Mexico
like some yellow tide
strolling to that samba beat
will this be their time?always second best
Mexico do eve’rything
ev’rything but scoreNeymar rolls and cries
but relentless as […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 3 months ago
such contrasting games
endless passing – huff and puff
in the end it’s pens~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spain 1-1 Russia
Russia win 4-3 on penaltiesmastering defence
Russian grit defies the odds […] - Load More
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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