• Jude the Supporter
    Now I’m not sure if there’s a debate here about determinism and free will, Or whether there’s just some sort of reflection on 40 years spent going to the match, That LS Lowery feeling of being lost in a crowd, That loss of sense of self that meant strangers were friends And friends were never […]
  • LIFE IMITATES ART
    The car broke down at the Groundwell Farm Industrial Estate, Technology’s triumph over the plashy rural world Signified by names like Arkwright Road, Stephenson Road and Hargreaves Road. It was like reading an old O level text book, Whose pages told a tale of Progress, Prosperity and Efficiency; Meanwhile the car broke down. After two […]
  • The Best Game Ever with the Best Players Ever
    Joint goalies could be Lieutenant Stewart, Of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, And his anonymous German pal, “He toured Britain last year with the Leipzig team and beat Glasgow Celtic 1-0… We arranged Boxing Day from 2-4pm for a football match. This, however, was prevented by our superiors at HQ.” At number 2 will be […]
  • POETS X1
    In goal, I would place Caedmon, For if any Viking made a raid upon His goal with a shoal of longboats, He would repel them with Anglo-Saxon wit And make them flit. At full back, Percy Bysshe Shelley could welly The ball past Castlereagh and well away From danger too, And so prevent another Peterloo. […]
  • Come Back Dad (Again)
    Come Back Dad And hide “British History For Boys” Underneath my pillow while I’m asleep, As a surprise coming home present. Come Back Dad And bring home Mars Bars and eucalyptus sweets On Thursday pay nights For our weekly treat. Come Back Dad And tap the beer barrel At 5a.m. on Christmas Day morning, Exclaiming […]