Dennis Swift
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Well done you whites you have finally come great !
Theres plenty more games but is it to late !
Lets hope we can end in a play off spot !
But its wembley again and it costs a lot !
But never the less we must save […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Some Wanderers fans can`t leave it alone they`re always complaining and having a moan,
a really good win and performance to match , the best this season on our own patch,
were third in the table and going so well, […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
HUMBLE PIE
Since that boring opening afternoon
The Reebok whites are bang in tune
Six other teams have been laid to rest
And now to Blackburn our sternest test
As to what wev`e seen so far this year
This […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
A battling performance we showed once again !
After the Wanderers unluckily were reduced to ten men !
We had the brilliance of Bergson and Fish at the back !
To the elegance of Gudjohnson alone in attack !
All of […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Iv`e seen many grounds some old and some new,
And you can`t beat the Reebok for a near perfect view,
Most grounds you visit the leg room is thin,
you sit in your seat with one`s knee under your chin,But some […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Poor Alex on Sunday hit a technical hitch,
He blamed the defeat on the state of the pitch,
No more rugby it`s now on a ban,
Or was it the fault of the Trafford grounds man,
Look at the Reebok the pitch is a […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
The reebok roar has always been
Just a faint whisper from the Burnden scene
Who could forget those glorious nights
When the wanderers regularly hit the heights
Its now a far cry from those nights of old
With the […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Its not my place to criticize
With comments so unkind
Its not my place to comment on
The players who`ve been signed
Its not my place to write them off
Before the ball is kicked
So lets not write the Wanderers […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Our slippery Fish is swimming away
He aint quite himself and it shows in his play
His contract is up at the end of the season
And would have to go soon for a fee within reason
He was hooked from the pitch for not […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Since Sam came along the whites are on song and all is going well,
Although we are in debt and the way things are set certain players he will have to sell,
But all is not lost as its being well bossed and he`s got […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
I used to go a wandering
Down yon burnden way
I used to stand the lever end
And watch the Wanderers playI used to have a bulls eye brown
I used to have a pie
I leaned upon a barrier
And watched the game go […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Big Sam admits it aint no joke no money to spend the club are broke,
All he needs is a few hundred grand for a new center forward he`d like to land,
The club says its hard to make ends meet when the stadiums full […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
RAIN MAN
With the rain coming down and the sprinklers in flow
How could these wanderers stoop so low!
Ravaged with injuries the game couldn`t be played
A little bit of cheating to get it delayed!
Poor Cardiff […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
I cannot remember how a team could surrender the lead like England did last night,
They were two one up in the euro cup and lost like to reet pile of shite.It’s the fault of them Nevills who play for them d […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
The era of Colin is almost now clear
There are a few players who still remain here
Now Sam reviews contracts and brought in players new
The memory of Colin remain very few
So now to the future with a good open […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Sam`s having no rest trying to sign the best
He`s not been off his phone
He`s signing one soon from Cameroon
And a Dane who`s signed on loanWhen Sam is in need he can trust Peter Reid
He`s offered us players […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
My day began on Tuesday when I got out of bed
With lots of might be images going through my head
The thought of commentating and thinking of what to say
Were giving me the jitters for the first part of the […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
Us Bolton fans are full of praise
For the pompey fans who did amaze
You really were the best we`ve had
And to come so far you must be mad
We had to laugh but bloody hell
A bit out of tune with his bugle and […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
I was walking along some foreign beach
Taking my time I was way out of reach
Lookin at the sights I was so alert
So proud I was wearing my Wanderers shirt
So many people asked who the hell are they
I told them […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 23 years, 9 months ago
„h Those footballing writers need a little advice
The manager of the month should be Sam Allardyce
His management skills deserve a special award
If not from the writers then our directing board
We see all these m […] - 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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