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Joe Williams

Joe Williams

Joe Williams is an award-winning writer and performing poet from Leeds. He tells tales about lost love, people in pubs, and the best ways to insult footballers in Spanish. His latest book, The Taking Part, published by Maytree Press in 2021, is a short collection of poems on the theme of sport and games. His […]

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Crispin Thomas
27th November 2024 at 5:55 am

‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.

You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.

I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.

We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.

Best C

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Crispin Thomas
26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm

Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.

Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!

More please.

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Crispin Thomas
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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John J O’Connor
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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Clik The Mouse
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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Crispin Thomas
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.

Manchester City

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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joe morris
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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joe morris
28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm

Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.

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Denys E. W. Jones
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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joe morris
25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm

Hi Denys,

Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.

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