Dylan Foley
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years ago
Fulham and flares in Croatia
swallows moths and mountains in the floodlights
who said Europe wasn’t important?
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years ago
What is it with goal-less derbies?
end to end – frantic and breathless
o for an Osgood or a Haynes
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years ago
peace one day – just one day of peace
right across the world from the west to the east
easy to say – but it’s harder to do
one day of peace between me and you
one day of peace where they scrabble to survive
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years 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 ago
IF you become a football poet…. for Sven
(with apologies to Shinguard Strapling)if you can score with words not feet
unmoved by form success defeat
if you can give each game your all
and never ever kick a […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 1 month ago
dear mister very big football club bloke
when i opened your letter i thought it a joke
and i with the deepest regret must decline
to dwell at your club like some partner in rhyme
but thank you again for the […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 1 month ago
still pointless but strong
from Forest Green to Bolton
May is a long way away
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 1 month ago
now they say if you recall the sixties
you probably weren’t even there
but i can still see it as clear as the day
all those flowers and dreams in your hair –
from the first of the CND marches
to football games m […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 1 month ago
I remember that summer of 58
August in London and swelteringstand clear of the doors…
all change for Fulham Broadway…
official programme – sixpence a go!
wear your colours!
roasted peanuts – tanner a […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 1 month ago
it was one summer’s day when the news it came by
you could search high and low and not find a dry eye
and it wasn’t the news that you prayed it would be
but the same awful moment for you and for me –
while awa […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 2 months ago
you are like football the grace and thrill
you are excitement a beach in Brazil
you are a stadium theatre of light
you are a temple brilliant as nightand you are like football
the way you endure
like flowers in […] -
Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 2 months ago
tis summer when at last the sun
doth lend a moment to these shores
and lo what’s this which like some snail
doth lie here by this cottage dooralone discarded -season done.
as dark as night and plastic too
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 2 months ago
we’re staying open In the long close season
staying open to the earth and sky
staying fluffy when the going gets roughy
staying in touch while the days go bywe’re out grabbing the four days of summer
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 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, 3 months ago
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 months ago
by a thread like spiders
but still there
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 months ago
lampshades for bobble hats
these fearless fireflies
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 months ago
fearless dark horse
a pandora’s box
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 months ago
giving their all – no blame
so brilliant so close
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Crispin Thomas published a poem on the site Football Poets 22 years, 3 months ago
a nation dreams aloud
in town and village
a time for strong shoulders - Load More
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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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