Football Poets

Great poem Clik – witty and memorable, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.

Great poem Sharon, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.

I really like this poem. So many great phrases: “striped and manicured”, “a crowd of heads go drooping”, “and maintain home advantage”, “when Mum blew for dinner”. Much appreciated! Thank you.

“beyond the gated community of stones”. Beautiful.

Brilliant imagery. A great poem.

A fine poem, much appreciated.

Brilliant.

So evocative! Love it.

Yes. We played footy in the street, and Peter Lorimer (not me) broke the window-pane at number twenty-eight. Kenneth Wolstenholme was particularly impressed, and Leeds meet Chelsea in the semi-final.

A touching tribute to a quaint old ground, with its compact pitch and small white gable.

The poetry of adversity. Flowers watered by our tears. Thanks for a great poem Kevin.

A wonderful poem. Profound and heartfelt.

Barry Hines’ story “A Kestrel for a Knave” was turned into a moving and powerful film. In one scene, the PE teacher (Brian Glover) intervenes in a muddy school game of football, takes the ball through, and […]

Kun Aguero’s way of celebrating was to pretend to have a “punch-up” with the corner-flag.

Hull City manager Brown had kept his side on the pitch at half-time in order to berate them publicly. In a later match, against Manchester City, the Hull goal celebration was to re-enact the scene, with one of the […]