Archive for March, 2004
Welcome to …. Anne & Josh
Conscious of the fact that poems don’t get to stay too long on the home page, because of the increasing popularity of the site, I’m going to use this editorial slot to occasionally showcase some of our new talent. No favouritism is intended. Just a chance for newcomers to shine a little longer. This week, […]
The Tinkerman and Cartesian Dualism
Claudio Ranieri’s Football philosophies Spring from an artesian Well being Cartesian, But unlike Jaap Staam, “I tink therefore I am.”
History and Football Pieces
HISTORY History can sometimes feel like a dead weight, A yoke of worm-eaten dry as dust irrelevance, That somehow keeps its shape, meaning and pressure: All that love of stately home heritage, All that fetishisation of tradition and deference, All that limitation on freedom of thought, And all those manacles on the imagination. But sometimes […]
Welcome to …. Oluwaseun
Conscious of the fact that poems don’t get to stay too long on the home page, because of the increasing popularity of the site, I’m going to use this editorial slot to occasionally showcase some of our new talent. No favouritism is intended. Just a chance for newcomers to shine a little longer. DREAMS COME […]
South-South Divide (A Tale of Two Districts)
everybody’s talkin’ bout the South-South divide everybody’s waitin’ for the turnin’ of the tide everybody’s known for years – way down deep inside for Manchester and Liverpool it’s time to step aside from Elland Road to Tyneside the end is drawing near the wind that filled the Northern sails is losing strength I fear the […]
WSC and Sectarianism and Roy of the Rovers
To be honest, I normally speed read When Saturday Comes and rarely remember anything I’ve read. I recommend this month’s issue wholeheartedly, however. An interesting feature on sectarianism, bigotry and racism in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, coupled with a feature for Crispin who is crafting a poem on Roy of the Rovers. Also, new […]
John Charles tribute by John Toshack
Football fans were very saddened at the death of John Charles this week. There were many touching tributes to him, including a poem that John Toshack wrote and read at the funeral. We reproduce it here : ‘The Gentle Giant’ by John Toshack It really was an awesome sight, to see him moving in full […]
Note from the Editors
From the Editors : we’ll listen to any objections anyone may have with any of the poems on the site, but please, do have the curtesy to provide a valid e-mail address if you wish for a reply or any further action. It might take time, but we do fully intend to have some form […]
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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20th April 2024 at 12:04 pm
Hi Joe
Shouldn’t your title read your poem Farewell Europe England to everyone exccept Aston Villa ?
I know you mention them in your poem , but I do feel sorry for Villa re the national press .
Largely ignored. the hype was was all about Man City & Arsenal with a bit of a nod to the Hammers..but hardly a mention of Villa..
So well done to them
C
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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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