Dennis Swift
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 months, 1 week ago
Wanderers fans divided
Ian Evatt is to blame
Fans are going mental
Because we don’t win every game
But many have a solution
They think they know it all
Then get them to the training ground
with a track s […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
They came to the reebok and rode out their luck
Morecambe so wise as the wanderers came unstuck
The shrimps parked the bus right in front of our goal
And prevented our players from scoring a shoal.Chance […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
Here is a story that’s directed
To all football fans who believe
That their team is the best and above all the rest
And regularly under achieve.When you struggle with a donkey centre forward
Who couldn’t b […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 10 months ago
I lost my football appetite when Bolton fell from grace
I didn’t renew my season ticket as the team were out of place
The premier league was special and the thought of not being there
And the return to the C […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 2 years, 11 months ago
We’ve done it, the lads have gone and done it
The whites are going up
The celebrations ran through the night
As if we’d won the cup
It means so much for the fans of this club
After the mess they’d been put t […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 1 month ago
It was our final day of existence
When our club was saved by the bell
After those previous dodgy owners
Placed our fans through sheer hell
Their grasp was like a tightened vice
Unwilling to let it go
They […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 2 months ago
I miss going to Football
Covid 19 keeping fans away
It’s on TV so I suppose its ok
And it’s on every day
Artificial crowd noise accompany the play
Nothing like watching from stands I sayI miss going to […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 2 months ago
Another defeat and all to do
If were not to stay in division 2
Fans moaning doom and gloom
not good enough I can only assumeGames running out we need a win
Manager taking it on the chin
Same excuses week […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 2 months ago
A journey from the Premier league
To the point of going bust
How the hell did we end up
With owners we couldn’t trust
The EFL seemed blinkered
Not a care for club nor fans
They couldn’t pay the players or […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 3 months ago
Ohhh Covid you’re such an invaded pest
I cannot watch my football team
Your presence I do detest
I miss the football banter
Whilst watching from the stand
But as long as Covid is around
Us football fans a […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years ago
Country stuck on lockdown
Can’t travel or go anywhere
Football Grounds are deserted
To what seem like germ warfare
All fans are in solitary confinement
Yet many ignore the pleas
Do as the Government t […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years ago
I have never known a time so scary
Where football came to a halt
And should the season end so soon
It won’t be football’s fault
This nasty man-made virus has caused all sport to cease
And even the Champions L […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 7 months ago
What a day for the Whites
we’ve almost signed a team
Nine new players signed today
This week seems like a dream
Football Ventures took us over
what more could we ask
If we are to Survive in division o […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 8 months ago
Now that’s a big relief
A massive weight off the shoulder
Our football club has been saved
But still the problem smoulder
Were not out the wood as yet
And we start the season no less
with no big thanks to t […] -
Dennis Swift posted an update 6 years ago
Atherton Collieries FC
What a tremendous effort
From the Atherton Collieries team
The topping of another league
Is every managers dream
But this guys in a league of his own
Michael Clegg you are a star
You have those special qualities
Which has taken your team this farNext season we’ll be watching
With an extra intrigue
As the Colls start a…[Read more] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 1 month ago
They charge a lot for admission
To watch our average teams
In an over hyped premier league
Because that is what it seems
They’re knocked out in the Champions League
But praised for getting that far
They a […] -
Dennis Swift‘s profile was updated 7 years, 2 months ago
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 7 years, 2 months ago
There’s a new sensation that’s going around
Like changing the name of your team’s ground
It takes a while to get used to a new name
And to many of the fans it isn’t quite the sameTake Bolton Wandere […]
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Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 7 years, 2 months ago
What a rotten lot are those on the board
They are ruthless without any thought
This now poor embarrassed Groundsman
Must feel helpless down and distraught
His 27 year stint just came to an end
Because the […] -
Dennis Swift published a poem on the site Football Poets 7 years, 2 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 heart
David Lee precise with his […] - Load More
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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29th January 2024 at 10:03 pm
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
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10th January 2024 at 7:52 pm
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
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8th January 2024 at 4:45 pm
Thanks!
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8th January 2024 at 10:42 am
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
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4th January 2024 at 10:13 am
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
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19th November 2023 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
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7th November 2023 at 6:34 pm
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
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6th November 2023 at 4:43 pm
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
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