Football Poets

To the robustly built boy from Rio
Baton passed from Garrincha his hero
Incredible Panther like flow

Jair cross after skinning the flanks
Pele’s Salmon leap whilst nodding much thanks
Thwarted by the English […]

Kuyt today with just the one
Rodriguez down the wing for me
Joe Cole with the coup de grace
On the day Maxi plundered three

Spearing, Robinson, Flanno
Kenny’s fledglings fast making a mark
Fluid and decisive […]

Twenty years to the day
Since 96 innocents had bled
I watched from the Kop like a bird of prey
Remembering Hillsborough’s dead

“It doesn’t become easier”
Voice to my right softly muttered
Lifted the roof for t […]

Carra knocked out stone cold
Way too close by Johnny Flanagan
Jonjo Shelvey embodying the youth
Quick as you could say Jack Robinson

Fabregas upended in the box
Young Spearing forfeits a penalty
Minute to go and […]

It was just magnificent
La Platine, Gigi Giresse
Completing the Magic Square
Don Tigana, Luis Fernández

“Magic because there was an understanding,
“Each one of us knew what we had to do,
“I couldn’t play like […]

Reminiscing Hillsborough’s fallen
Hushed Kop the focal shrine
Pass into the net by Kuyt
Double thunder from Sweet Carroll Nine

“Puts away like a number 9 should do”
Thrilled Kev & Marg recommend
“Fernando who?” […]

Steel City for one day became Merseyside
No blots on the horizon point to trouble
The Red machine is in full swing
All conquering on the road to the double

Through the peak district to Sheffield
Fans savour […]

Revenge for recent nightmares
191 day Anfield reign
Hawthorns gained three priceless points
Easing the Gaffer’s Red pain

Dalglish’s army handbaggied
Outfought by Odemwingie
Spot kicks hammered by the […]

Cup replay in eighty one
Ricky Villa took a Wembley stroll
Waltzed through City’s rearguard
Sharp gasps at the dancing goal

Dinking, jinking, sashaying
Buenos Aires to Seven Sisters
Caressing slalom bull […]

Africa’s most loved figure
Pitched in by King Kenny
Gyan, Mensah, Muntari
Stood to welcome Lou & Andy

With the comeback of the Cattermole
Mensah gives Tommy Pickles a clout
Dalglish’s men lead one nil
Dirk with […]

Gerrard proclaimed Red war
Carra bounced Nani out the door
Anfield bayed for more
Behold the mighty Kop roar

Suarez with an outrageous card trick
Skrtel ever the sturdy Red brick
United right in the […]

Reds all out for three points
Hammers notched the opener
Thunder erupts at the Boleyn
Fireworks from Scottie Parker

Upson rock solid at the rear
Reds lost at the Bazaar
Hitzelsperger added spark
Two nil at half […]

(1-0 aggregate win for Liverpool)

Another sojourn to Anfield
With Khairul, Shelim and Taj
All determined to witness
King Kenny’s men on the charge

Repka led the mission to frustrate
Beckoned an extra time […]

Brazil’s prolific boy wonder
Flagged by Jairzinho
Muller’s record was shattered
By the lad from Ribeiro

Greatest showman in the world
Samba flicks and tricks to the full
Grace of a refined ballerina
Weight and […]

Kenny planned to dominate
Latics though came to war
Ditched contain and capitalise
Not more than a score draw

Suarez mean and brutish
Yet another Raul volley
Twice thwarted by woodwork
Meireles’ form is no […]

So Torres at the Bridge
Departed with no good reason
Stevie Clarke the biggest cheer
Maxi with the miss of the season

Goal attempt threatened Pepe
Foiled by a sliding Carra
Innocent elbow to the nose
Hatchet job […]

“Leave Liverpool??” I blurted
When Torres thought to ditch
Swapping heritage for riches
Yacht trips with Abramovich

Kensington in London
Where the other half live
Kensington in Liverpool
Deemed much less […]

He said he loved Liverpool 
El Nino claimed to be a Red 
Forgotten when Begovic reflexed  
When Meireles put his team ahead  

When Kenny came a calling 
El Pistolero couldn’t refuse 
Scored at the Kop on his deb […]

Hangeland off the goal line
Reds hold for a scrappy win
Full blooded Pantsil
Slicing Torres’s deflection in

Handshake from Dalglish
Sparky with rousing footwork
Dembele let down the Cottagers
Constrained by R […]

The legend of Dalglish
Three points to begin
Molyneux the venue
For Kenny’s first win

Goal up before the break
Meireles with a total beauty
McCarthy’s men no match
For Raul’s raw energy

Torres sealed a […]