new season on it’s way!
… and i’ll miss the start! Family holiday in France.
I’ll not offer any predictions for the season,
but I proffer the gift of Hindsight and the glory of Triumph
Hindsight
it’s only at the back-end of the season
that we’ll really see the front-runners;
rewind
foresight here and now,
might just crystalise the Gunners?
or perhaps we’ll be seduced
pre-campaign
by the billions from Roman urns
and Chelski’s free-flowing champagne?
but elsewhere, ambition also burns
will it be the striped Magpies
who manage to steal away
with the cherished Premiership prize?
or will the pride of Merseyside
Houllier’s reds
regain their former glories
and tear the opposition to shreds?
yet at season’s beginning
when all are invited
it’s hard to see anyone winning
other than United
Triumph
Who shall prevail
as the winds blow stronger
and the nights grow longer?
Who shall prevail
as the pitches freeze
and ditches fill with trees?
Who shall prevail
when grounds are covered in snow
and morale is running low?
Who shall prevail
when the turkey and stuffing
seperate the perky and puffing
Who shall prevail
as we enter into Spring
and centre from the wing?
Who shall prevail
as the light returns
and ambition brightly burns?
Who shall prevail
as we spy the finishing post
and see, just who wants it most?
Blessed be the triumphant
for when everyone else has failed
only one team will have prevailed!
ulp!
in the season’s lull
we often mull
at this time of dull
from northern Hull
to southern Seagull
we start anew from null
then brimfull of bull
we feel the new season’s pull !
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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.
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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29th January 2024 at 10:03 pm
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
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10th January 2024 at 7:52 pm
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
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8th January 2024 at 4:45 pm
Thanks!
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8th January 2024 at 10:42 am
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
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4th January 2024 at 10:13 am
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
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19th November 2023 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
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7th November 2023 at 6:34 pm
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
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6th November 2023 at 4:43 pm
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
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