• Cold light of day.
    We are used to the cold In the far North East If the match is cancelled We go out on the piste. Or a spot of ice skating Out on the Tyne Roast chestnuts washed down With strong ginger wine. Half naked fans behind the goals In the land what produced The nation’s coals Lads […]
  • Sold to the fans in the Toon.
    Dear Mister Ashley,We’ll be in touch soon We have finally raised enough money To lodge a bid for OUR toon We have sold all our programmes Which took us years to collect We have even sung carols outside Sports Direct. At boot sales and on E-Bay We sold material things Such as cars and our […]
  • PEDRO.
    Impish, with a cheeky grin A mercurial, magical goal scorer There’s only one Peter Beardsley. Idolised in Black and White A legend in Liverpool Red And a hero in Everton Blue Any better? they were few Geordie lad Through and Through.
  • Early Goal.
    Huddled around the wireless Crackling in the voice Minutes until the final whistle And all Tyneside would rejoice. It’s May the Third 1952 And I am still a boy George Robledo scores the winner To fill my young geordie heart with joy. And our silent colliery village Would burst into life quite soon And they’ll […]
  • Five foot Six-between the stix.
    If I had grown to Six foot Four Instead of Five foot Six I would have been a goalie A legend between the sticks. I was always brave as a lion Despite being very slight So I worked hard on my press ups And stretches every night. I used to hang from crossbars To add […]