Dennis Swift
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Dennis Swift changed their profile picture 7 years, 9 months ago
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 7 years, 9 months ago
It’s been a terrible dire few seasons
For us Bolton fans to take
We have suffered two relegations
And a winding up order heartbreak
Our Chairman sadly passed away
Phill Gartside we’ll never forget
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Dennis Swift became a registered member 7 years, 9 months ago
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 8 years, 8 months ago
He came to us with great expectation
After his stint at Celtic park
But Neil hasn’t cut the cloth
He’s way below the mark
His team selections are baffling
And the fans have had enough
Another relegation loo […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 9 years, 7 months ago
For quite a while now I’ve been dormant
But I feel I must express my feeling
My club could have been relegated
Because this season has not been appealing
For years we’ve been terribly managed
And Freedman was the […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 10 months ago
Oi Freedman!!! What’s going on
Are you sure you know what to do
This a nightmare your putting us through
It seems that you havn’t a clue
Well that’s the fans point of view
Are we gonna end up playing Crewe […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 2 months ago
Does Doogie realise we’re bad or has he turned a blind eye
I sat there on Saturday as 90 mins passed me by
How can a team be so shot shy
Time for Zat to say bye bye
And go and buy myself a black tie
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 7 months ago
I went to the reebok today to see my beloved team
And I ended up listening to a live Radio stream
Cos I went with a season ticket in order to upgrade
But I was short of the tariff which left me dismayed.The […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 8 months ago
We shall never forget that January night
When Bolton fans turned Anfield white
A display by our team that tore Liverpool apart
The memories that still pull the strings of my heartDavid Lee precise with his […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 10 months ago
We’d a terrible time last year when Coyle was in charge
He took us down a league
He talked a good game and his ego was large
But his players were unfit with fatigueWe thought he’d get sacked but the chairman per […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 10 months ago
Sixty two quid, are you serious or having a laugh?
I aint paying that on no one’s behalf
The working class fans cannot take anymore
My bank’s on the high street and not offshore
Well done City fans for sending […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 11 years, 10 months ago
Deluded Dug is the new man in charge
And is as stubborn as a mule
His team selections baffle
And he`s a complete utter fool
He waits until the team’s behind
Before he makes a change
And then he springs a right […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 4 months ago
What`s right and wrong in these political correct times
I`ve been visited by police for writing football rhymes
Bolton Wanderers had reported me over something that I`d said
Seems freedom of expression now is well […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 4 months ago
When two strange looking visitors came knocking at my door
I noticed they were in uniform what have they got in store
They said it`s really nothing just a complaint they had received
From Bolton Wanderers football […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 5 months ago
Another sad day another defeat
Even though we kept a clean sheet
Extra time and still no score
England games are such a bore
Our passing is terrible we give the ball away
Even our superstar Rooney was poor on the […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 8 months ago
He don’t know what he’s doing he hasn’t got a clue
He maybe Mr Bolton and a wanderer through and through
His team selection baffles and leaves us all in doubt
We see the same old rubbish week in week outAs you […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 9 months ago
In these days of fair-weather football my mind drifts back when I was young
We played on rutted pitches with long grass puddles and piles of dung
We sometimes played twice a week even after a hard days graft
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 13 years ago
If you were allowed to introduce a new rule what would it be?
I have an idea to double the points and gain an extra three,
Especially when you believe the opposition is a tad mediocre
That is the time for the club […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 13 years ago
It`s not looking good for Bolton as results have been so poor
And fans are now shouting for Owen Coyle to be shown the door
But who will replace him that could turn the rot around
We certainly don`t want to see […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 13 years, 2 months ago
Damn you Man Yoo you don`t half make it rough
This early evening kick off which was really bad enough
I’ve had to give my curry up and settle for a pie
Damn you Man Yoo all this because of SkyDamn you Man Yoo it […]
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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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