Crispin Thomas
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
why are you weeping – now that summer’s here
why are you disheartened – wipe away that tear
two steps forward and one step back
we’re getting there- we’re getting there-we’re never going backwhy are we pointing […]
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
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like finished chocolates
could we be tempting fate? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
by a thread like spiders
but still there
like un-movable gypsies -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
lampshades for bobble hats
these fearless fireflies
what price champions? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
fearless dark horse
a pandora’s box
what will they do next? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
giving their all – no blame
so brilliant so close
so it was -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
a nation dreams aloud
in town and village
a time for strong shoulders -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
driven and poised
fire-blooded and desperate
but will it end in tears..again? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
sweeping like waves
relentless reckless and beautiful
but who can stop them? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
tiny and organised
working in numbers
like s-club seven and ants. -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
boring predictable
emotionless flukey
why do we love them so? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
one ecstatic fan
digitally re-enhanced
but back home who cares? -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
one heart
beating for africa
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 4 months ago
we chase we strive we give our all
while they are glorious on the ballwe run we break we stretch we try
while they glide effortlessly bywe hurry moves and struggle on
while they’re content to glide like […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 5 months ago
ever outspoken win or lose
like football poets
playing with words
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 5 months ago
there has to be a space – there has to be a place
for ev’ry single member of the whole human race
but it starts in the playground – it starts as just a lark
it end up on the journey home-it ends up in the p […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 5 months ago
so how did it go this season
how was the season for you
all of those hopes and euphoria
what were the things that came through?did you go higher and higher?
or was it a case of exist
all of those moments wasted […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 6 months ago
to see the world cup
with a pinch of salt
and to watch
at some un-earthy time…
hold “remotes” in your hand
in case you still sleep
while England
take on Argentine
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 6 months ago
til soled or healed
wise players take it all
one step at a time
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 6 months ago
what weeks ahead
what tragedy
what twist of fate
what alchemywhat fearsome group
doth lie ahead
while Beckers rests
his foot in bedfor feet are feet
however long
and wait we must
til pain has gonebut pray […]
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Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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Latest Comments
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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