Archive for May, 2005
A May Welcome ……
A warm welcome to all the new poets posting in the month of May. They are, in chronological order …. Erin McDonagh (if the name seems familiar, it’s Daniel’s 10 year old daughter) James H. Gavin Monty de la Touche Trevor MacSlattishly Daryl Ellis Daniel Fletcher Elliott Conway Mr A. Sharma Catherine Inglesby Elaine Kilshaw […]
Womens’ Euro 2005 Poems ? Dick Kerr Ladies? Football Poetry Workshops?
.WELCOME TO CRISPIN’S CORNER firstly as you’ve been asking……. To Find Out About CHILDREN’S FOOTBALL POETRY WORKSHOPSs contact Crispin crispin@ctmuk.freeserve.co.uk tel 01453 757376 write:Crispin Thomas 4 The Retreat Butterow Stroud Glos.GL5 2LS and scroll down to 7 & 8 (section following the 6 poems below..). meanwhile ….six recent poems here…. I’ve included my poem on […]
F.A. Cup Final and Ecology
Our science class in Y9 is looking at footie and ecology today from www.ase.org.uk – perhaps we could get some poetic contributions on this theme from our pensmiths. Last year, 13, 000 burgers, 38,000 pasties, 59 tonnes of rubbish, 42 million kms of travelling for 73,000 fans from the match meant the equivalent of cattle […]
Gypsy Chants and Traveller Rants
It’s against the law To shout and bawl Racialist obscenities; Fanatics are taken from the ground, For no-one can be allowed To abuse players for their ethnicity Or for the colour of their skin. It’s a generation ago When bananas littered the snows Of the winter of our game, When Asian and Black Were routinely […]
Old Exercise Books and the Need to Listen
“So now I tell you not do to what I used to do, And I think you always knew That I used to do it too: Writing the names of girls (Where art thou, Pamela?) And football players, (But why Ken Skeen?) And all the words to Yellow Submarine, And names like The Small Faces […]
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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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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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