Crispin Thomas
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
great verse Kev…always believe the Sky blues will be back….you might as well..as fans we have to…believe ….even when we’re losing 4 nil with a minute to go…
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
apologies Eddie…i received your comment (Stuffy)b y email initially…and i was thinking it was about the site being Stuffy…still getting used to it all…….ouch….
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
We must find that cover…Gonna ask Clik if he still has it..it seems to have disappeared from my files? .It was a brilliant take on the iconic Moore Pele World Cup handshake …but with Shakespeare and who (Was […]
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
sometimes we’re in lock-down
the pressure is immense
it’s different at this level
but always it’s intensesometimes it’s confusing
the crowd subdued or bored
sometimes you can’t quite make out
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
Would love to have that vibe and sound at FGR…
…but wait – we do have cardboard clappers…ouch.
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
Looking at the two previous poems in the trilogy as suggested in your notes Denys… on a personal level join the queue for clubs with new mangers on the not so merry go round…(FGR & Chelsea)
Our hearts go […]
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
stuffy in what way feedback widse Eddie?
…it will change we’re working on what we can do on this platform..I’m crap at IT but we will get there…..i want sections and the good old World Cops and Euros […] -
Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
the only china offer we ever got offered for the new site was a couple of old football mugs from the old car boot…
will let you know when we do the book thing ,,for football poets books on Amazon..
.it wa […]
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
agreed E Power
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
Two great lines Andrew.
.and you might not be on Twitter…but your poem with an image of Bobby is on the FP Twitter page today 26th Aug….keep on…
such a young age to go…
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
Notes: Bobby Stokes (30 January 1951 – 30 May 1995) was an English footballer, well known for scoring the winning goal in the 83rd minute of the FA Cup Final for Southampton F.C. against Manchester United in 1 […]
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
Not sure if you’re on Facebook but your poem is for today (24th Aug) with a scarf….
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Crispin Thomas posted a new activity comment 8 years, 1 month ago
Cool image. We’re trying to encourage all poets- as they join- to have a pic of themselves or anything..after running the antiquated old ground of a site that was for 16 years with its limited options.
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
great Jane.
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 8 years, 1 month ago
sixteen thousand strong
all your football poems here
in these sixteen years
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Crispin Thomas posted a new activity comment 8 years, 1 month ago
Mike… you need to reclaim all your Hillsborough and other poems they are all waiting for you if you can’t figure out how to do it can you contact Christian via the submit query bit.. otherwise it looks like you’ve only got 1 poem lol! We maanged to save nearly 16000 poems but people who posted them need to reclaim them .It’s also a bit like…[Read more]
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Crispin Thomas posted a new activity comment 8 years, 1 month ago
Welcome Mike.
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 8 years, 2 months ago
rain drenching toe curling
deep defending wind swirling
early days time to gel
late pen but all is wellsigns of something different days
ditch the moaning yell your praise
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 2 months ago
The world has gone insane with transfer fees and salaries Jane….nice poem…and welcome to Football Poets.
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Crispin Thomas commented on a poem on Football Poets 8 years, 2 months ago
Great imagery and lines Andrew
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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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