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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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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Apollo Gees commented on a poem on Football Poets 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Let’s Hope for your sake Denys, that he doesn’t turn out to be from La-la-Land!
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 9 months, 3 weeks ago
A poem on Football Poets that is all about trains is all right in my trainspotting book!
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 1 year, 8 months ago
To put it politely!
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 1 year, 9 months ago
I remember Tony Dorigo! Australian full back. Scored the only goal for Chelsea in the Full Members Cup Final v Middlesbrough in 1990 (had to check Google). By pure chance I had a ticket for the press box. […]
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 1 month ago
‘Roman holiday’ … good line, Joe. As a Chelsea fan, I can’t get my thoughts together on all this yet. I suppose it would be nice to write something before the Big One drops
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 5 months ago
May I be the first to roar my approval for this poem, Steve. Well said, and well done.
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A Bidewithme commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 6 months ago
A great poem from Llew Beaton.
Andrew Watson was back in focus in 2021, see this related article….
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 7 months ago
‘Oh to be back there again’ … ‘the hapless days when we were poor / when he’d grab three but they’d get four”. Sadly I never saw Greaves play at Chelsea, a little before my time. We have to admit that Spurs […]
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 7 months ago
Your poem immediately made me think of that article, Crispin. When I moved up to York in 1976 almost the first thing I did was go to watch a game at Bootham Crescent. It was my way of anchoring myself in the […]
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 10 months ago
This must be the definitive list of football cliches, or as near as dammit … Great stuff!
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 10 months ago
A football lover’s lament. Beautifully measured poem on the great divide. Thank you, Crispin.
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 2 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for this, Crispin, a souvenir of a memorable night. Reading it brought tears to my eyes. Commiserations to City fans, I thought your name was on the trophy this time.
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Greg Freeman commented on a poem on Football Poets 3 years, 1 month ago
Intriguing poem, Dave. I don’t think that Geoff Hurst shot would have survived VAR or goalline technology, and then where would the history of this country be, eh? Mind you, the Germans got their revenge in South […]
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Carlo Thatsyerlotti commented on a poem on Football Poets 3 years, 1 month ago
Thanks for sharing Denys,
I always look forward to your poems.
“Blue is the colour” as my tribe would say!
And happily, we followed your suit!
One nil win at Anfield for us last night.
Though […]
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Attila The Stockbroker published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 6 months ago
When the ref blows three times on the whistle
It’s the moment a football match ends.
Except when you’re playing Man United.
When that is the case, it depends.
If injury time isn’t sufficient
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Dachlan Cartwright commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi Denys, it’s great to have another Toffee posting on Footy Poets. I haven’t contributed for some time, but if you click my name you’ll find some Everton poems going back several years.
Yes, now we’re all made […]
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A Bidewithme commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 6 months ago
Kev….. the Rev, of that place that rhymes with Les Fridge!
🙂
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Dachlan Cartwright commented on a poem on Football Poets 5 years, 2 months ago
What s superb poet you are Sharon! This from a Toffee.
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A Bidewithme commented on a poem on Football Poets 5 years, 9 months ago
at least the waistcoat is coming home then? 😉
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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
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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