Emdad Rahman
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 8 months ago
Cardiff 3-6 Liverpool
Hail Pistol, double player of the year
Does anyone even come any near?
Yes, Sturridge, attacking with no fear
Gerrard and Hendo providing the steerA brace from goal machine […]
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 8 months ago
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool
Taunts at the skipper from the Stretford End
No teacups or flying off the bend
Just a spot kick before the half term rush
Theatre of Dreams reduced to a hushAnd there’s yet more […]
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 8 months ago
Southampton 0-3 Liverpool
Pistols’ first goal in six
Sterling sugar coats the mix
Two nil to Brenda’s stunnersIcing from Steven G
A well placed penalty
Reds leapfrog Arsene’s Gunners01.03.14
© emdad rahman
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
bentivoglio’s
trademark now so rife, custom
jaws clamped round the knife© emdad rahman
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ravanelli
silver feather’s five
gifts wrapped for sofia, by
penna bianca~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Penna Bianca
silver feather’s five
sofia felt the pain, of
ravanelli’s manenumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
Liverpool 4-3 Swansea
Sturridge and Jordan a brace
Reds heat up the title race
Hendo a shoe in for the World CupApplause for Jonjo Shelvey
Another two for Bony
Reds back line needs a shore […] -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
houchen glides full frame
bennets shrewd dink lays claim, to
fa hall of famenumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
harry redknapp felled
hurst blasts high above the waves
banks of england savesnumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
thought that was a goal
us both, banksy’s an old gem,
he used to hold themnumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
Fulham 2-3 Liverpool
Kolo’s Cottage slice far from clean
Richardson with John Sixteen
Brendan’s All Stars look to the topSturridge and Coutinho potent
Amazing Olympiakos moment
Stevie G the king of the […] -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
From the fields of Preston’s Holme Slack
Emerged the king of the English attack
Debut goals wearing a different number
Jinked with Mathews did the Preston plumberThree Lions gifted with the goal spree
For E […] -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal
Norf London can we play you every week?
Behold that frenetic twenty minute burst
Furious flashes from that Red hot streak
Škrtel’s knee from Gerrard for the firstŠkrtelnator emphatic w […]
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
David Pegg, Mark Jones, Eddie Colman,
Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor,
Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Billy Whelan,
Retiring John Berry and Jackie Blanchflowernumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
munich six o six
busby twice read his last rites
his babes evergreennumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
as the sun shines bright
iron ladies legacy
justice is comingnumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 9 months ago
Foul mouth tirades aplenty
Insomnia was set free
Joe got twenty mil for CabayeLambeze, Ben Afree
Kebab and Amamobi
All whilst on the phone to Fergienumber7
© Emdad Rahman -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 10 months ago
West Brom 1-1 Liverpool
Super Suarez with the Hawthorns heave ho
Sizzling Sturridge at the far post
Reds gear up for another goal show
But the Baggies stoke the pot roastToo Pepe Mel-odramatic for me
You see […] -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 10 months ago
Liverpool 4-0 Everton
On a wet and cold night on Merseyside
Stevie Gerrard with a bullet of a header
Magician Coutinho urged the Red tide
Sturrridge over Howard’s right shoulderToffee’s back four ripped to a […]
-
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 10 months ago
FA Cup 4th round
Bournemouth 0-2 LiverpoolStriding into a jog trot
Victor opened with a low shot
Brendan’s birthday clock stood tickingNo penalty for Eddie Howe
On the hour Sturridge took a bow
Goldsands never […] -
Emdad Rahman published a poem on the site Football Poets 10 years, 10 months ago
Liverpool 2-2 Aston Villa
Weimann and Villa have first say
Anfield hushed by Benteke
Sturridge waltz on the stroke of the breakPressed Lambert’s young crop
Stevie G in front of the Kop
Suarez again deadly as a […] - Load More
About This Site
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!
My Account
Latest Poems
joe morris
26th November 2024
Denys E. W. Jones
26th November 2024
Gacina Bozidar
26th November 2024
Wynn Wheldon
26th November 2024
joe morris
17th November 2024
Crispin Thomas
17th November 2024
kevin halls
10th November 2024
joe morris
10th November 2024
Clik The Mouse
10th November 2024
Clik The Mouse
6th November 2024
Crispin’s Corner
In Memoriam
Kick It Out & Christmas Truce
Latest Comments
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
See in context
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.
See in context
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
See in context
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.
See in context
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!!!!
See in context
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
See in context
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.
See in context
28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
See in context
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.
See in context
25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
See in context