Crispin Thomas
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Colombia 1-2 Japan
in this yellow sea
Cafeteros self implode
Samurai stand strong~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Poland 1-2 Senegal
Lions pride ensures
with the most bizarre of goals
Africa’s first w […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
just brilliant KEV!
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Sweden 1-0 South Korea
South Korea raise
more questions for V A R
on that Sweden pen~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Belgium 3-0 Panama
Belgium at a stroll
like the sculptors they’ve become
carve new boys a […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Legend!
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Great verse..
Listened to two lovely bubbly female Irianian fans on 5 Live …chatting excitiedly about how amazing it is to wear modern clothes and go to a game! Ouch.
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
yeah i saw that
cringey or what!
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Hazel just confirmed. Ronan Keating headlining. Hazel on around 2.45pm. Hazel will be performing with Clare Hirst on Sax (Bellestars/Communards/Bowie) & Sarah Fisher on keyboards (Eurythmics) and will be joined by […]
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia
Costa Rican zest
stung by Kolorov’s sweet strike
Serbia come good~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Germany 0-Mexico 1
sleepy Germany
cannot break El Tri’s brave wall
Olé […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Russia FIFA shams aside
feelings we all share
put my cynic hat away
happy to be heremoment’s fin’lly come around
as it sometimes will
this time it’s indifference
that’s replaced the thrill […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
what is Robbie like?
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
You are not alone Kev!
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
France 2-1 Australia
even with such stars
France rely on VAR
Socceroos so close~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Argentina 1-1 Iceland
with volcanic rock
Iceland freeze the Argies out
Messi fluffs from […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
sublime
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Egypt 0-1 Uruguay
toothless Suarez finds
La Celeste left lacking bite
til that late late goal* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Morocco 0-1 Iran
95 upon the clock
in another late late show
settled […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Now that’s what I call ‘fast work’ (ouch) Emdad!
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Russia 5*-0 Saudi Arabia 0
host strike oil on cue
hapless Arabian knights
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
quite some epic here
Willie sprays it on the line
World Cup haiku’s back! -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
Good to hear from you Peter..Not sure what you mean by:
“The images on our TV
In black and white they transfixed me..”…being a bit dodge Peter? Can you explain?
“We got our first B/W TV in […]
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
it’s hard work watching England
like watching fresh paint dry
the old guard have departed
we’re giving kids a try
we lower expectations
the flags are far and few
we should at least be grateful
we made the […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 4 months ago
I wonder will there ever be
aside from this facade we see
a World Cup for the human race
and not this FIFA run disgrace
so far removed now from its youth
this World Cup without love or truthwhere we […]
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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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