WHU+WC Poems+Poem Of The Week+Workshops
POEM OF THE WEEK
World Cup 2006 The Abiding Memory Peter Goulding
POEMS FROM WEST HAM UNITED LEARNING ZONE
5th July 2006 with Crispin Thomas
First visit students to the Learning Zone write with Crispin for the first time about their thoughts and experiences on football and living here in this country.
Football Is Like A Flame Shabana I Patel
Football And Me Mrs Ovasim
What Is So Special About Me? Salma Musseini
Football Is Fun Usman
What I Think About Football Herra Hamza
Most Of All Dammy
WORLD CUP WORKSHOP BISHOPS CASTLE PHOTOS 10.6.06
Check out some pics from the day with students and Crispin.
EVERTON FC ‘ Making A Difference’ Workshop Review Crispin Thomas
Session at Everton FC Extra Time Study Support Centre
FOOTBALL STUFF Crispin Thomas
BBC Video Nation (Real Player)
Crispin Live at Forest Green Rovers with poem, Casio and a ball
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YOUR 365 WORLD CUP POEMS 2006
18 Jul
Paying The Penalty Mark Thomas
14 Jul
C’Est La Vie, ‘ZZ’ Andy Lockett
Four Stars Denys E. W. Jones
12 Jul It’s Over…..It’s Over! kevin raymond
World Cup Final Haiku Sent Off Stuart Butler
Fab Cannavaro Haiku kevin raymond
Lippi Steps Down Haiku kevin aymond
Rooney haiku S B Ingle
4-4-2 Simon Le Merle
Golden Boot Haiku kevin raymond
11 Jul
World Cup 2006 The Abiding Memory Peter Goulding
ZZ Strop mark merriman
The Thousand Year Stare Haiku Eddie Gibbons
Lingua Franca Haiku Eddie Gibbons
10 Jul
“God” is human after all ‘trademark’
Your Boys Done The Biz Haiku Crispin Thomas
All Over Now And Gone Crispin Thomas
A Very Sad Ending! kevin raymond
09 Jul
WC 2006 : Day 31 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 30 World Cup Willie
World Cup 2006 Day Thirty One Peter Goulding
Zidane, le neuviẻme de Juillet, 2006 Andrew James
A New England Plan kevin raymond
Finally It’s France Italy! kevin raymond
ZZ Top mark merriman
Power-cut Pennos Haiku Stuart Butler
World Cup 2006 Day Thirty Peter Goulding
what happened to football keith oldrey
08 Jul
To The Real Support! kevin raymond
07 Jul
Twilight of the Gods? Haiku Eddie Gibbons
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Nine
Peter Goulding
WC 2006 : Day 29 World Cup Willie
And then there were two ‘trademark’
Couch potato B. Hind
Ode to a FIFA URN Brian O’Dowd
Every Little Breeze! kevin raymond
Will The Azzurri Haiku kevin raymond
06 Jul
This Is Art! kevin raymond
World Cup Willie WC 2006 : Day 28
WC 2006 : Day 28 World Cup Willie
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Eight
Peter Goulding
WC 2006 : Day 27 World Cup Willie
Has Tord Lost His Grip? kevin raymond b>
05 Jul
ZENEDINE ZIDANE, THE GOD OF SOCCER tri tran
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Seven Peter Goulding
Farewell England- All Over 4 4 Yrs Haiku
Eddie Gibbons
World Cup Semi-Final, July 4, 2006 Christopher T. George
WC 2006 : Day 26 World Cup Willie
Foregone Conclusion Peter Goulding
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Six
Peter Goulding
04 Jul
Go Home Annette Smith
WC 2006 : Day 24 & Day 25 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 23 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 22 World Cup Willie
Michael Owen Michael Saint
ENGLAND Luke Barnett-Browne
03 Jul
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Five Peter Goulding
Datemi (Give me) Denys E. W. Jones
Rooney Is Sent Off Haiku kevin raymond
Who will be the Scapegoat? Khadim Hussain
Back Home! kevin raymond
England v Germany Final Part 2 Khadim Hussain
World Cup Dream Over Christopher T. George
World Cup Woe 2006 Keith R Castell
For Frank Lampard and Paulo Ferreira kevin raymond
Only A Wind Up Haiku Crispin Thomas
Fixed Penalty Notice Due Crispin Thomas
Engerland Claire Wilson
A Monday Morning Coming Down! kevin raymond
Diving Board Alan McKean
Thanks, David Janet Clare
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Four Peter Goulding
02 Jul
Homeward English Soldiers Denys E. W. Jones
WE MILLIONS WATCHING Eddie Gibbons
SCOLARI 3 – ERIKSSON 0
George Kirby
When You’re Out! kevin raymond
The Roar of Lions John McGuire
Just A Thought! kevin raymond
David Beckham Jules Rimet
No Time To Ponder! kevin raymond
It’s Groundhog Day! Haiku Jules Rimet
1.7.1916 and 1.7.2006 Haikus Stuart Butler
Deja Vu?
Deja Vu? kevin raymond
France v Brazil Haiku Jules Rimet
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Three Peter Goulding
A Nudge and a Wink mark merriman
Goodbye World Cup 2006 Annette Smith
The Look (Haiku) Alan McKean
01 Jul
For us the Bell tolls Denys E. W. Jones
Lost: Presumed Missed S B Ingle
England Undone by Pens, Again Jules Rimet
England v Germany Final ! Khadim Hussain
Thug’s Delight Annette Smith
More lasses wear replica tops Haiku! Jules Rimet
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Two Peter Goulding
France verses Brazil! kevin raymond
The Side Who…..At Least Tried kevin raymond
We Knew Adrian Wait
Brazil v France Haiku Jules Rimet
England Expects Haiku Jules Rimet
Germany v Argentina Haiku Jules Rimet
Italy v Ukraine Haiku Jules Rimet
Blame The Coach! kevin raymond
ENGLAND GLORY!..MAYBE andrew lindsay
Hope You’re Happy Sven Matt Britton
Rooney Jess Symes
How i’m sick of the World Cup! Eve Nichols
When England take on Portugal Jack Manship
Requiem Haiku kevin raymond
Crunch Time at the World Cup Part 2 Christopher T. George
Crunch Time at the World Cup Christopher T. George
29 Jun
Ronaldo Haiku Khadim Hussain
Australia v Italy Haiku 2 Khadim Hussain
Beckham, Pride of England Khadim Hussain
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty One Peter Goulding
Sick With Greed S B Ingle
Brazil…But… S B Ingle
WC 2006 : Day 21 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 20 World Cup Willie
But come on England Lily Roberts
Thats what makes them famous
Lucy Roberts
I Can Feel Some Sympathy! kevin raymond
28 Jun
World Cup 2006 Day Twenty Peter Goulding
I Should Have Checked The T.V Times!
kevin raymond
WC 2006 : Day 19 World Cup Willie
Referees versus Australia b>Dawn RILEY
Vintage Beckham Khadim Hussain
Australia v Italy Haiku Khadim Hussain
France and Brazil remix Jules Rimet
Brazil v Ghana Haiku Jules Rimet
Guus Bumps Billy Cairns
England v Ecuador Khadim Hussain
27 Jun
World Cup 2006 Day Nineteen Peter Goulding
The Theatricals Of Thierry Henry! kevin raymond
Vive La France Haiku Jules Rimet
WC 2006 : Day 18 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 17 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 16 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 : Day 15 World Cup Willie
Lion Nine Annette Smith
France v Spain Haiku Jules Rimet
Robin Hood England Trant Samantha Lockett
WORLD CUP NEUVILLE CUISINE! Jules Rimet
A Bore Draw! kevin raymond
Ukraine v Switzerland Haiku Jules Rimet
Quarter Final Anticipatory Haiku Christopher T. George
Another England v Ecuador Haiku Christopher T. George
England v Ecuador Haiku khadim Hussain
World Cup 2006 Day Eighteen Peter Goulding
Italy Pull It Out Of The Fire Again! kevin raymond
Italy v Australia Haikus Jules Rimet
ENGLAND WIN THE WORLD CUP Samantha
WORLD CUP WINNERS Hayley
JUST DESSERTS? Kevin Raymond
A SYSTEM WE ALL UNDERSTAND Kevin Raymond
ROUND OF SIXTEEN Annette Smith
25 Jun
WC 2006 DAY 17 Peter Goulding
WC 2006 DAY 16
Peter Goulding
ENGLAND V ECUADOR AFTERNOON HAIKU Stuart Butler
ENGLAND V ECUADOR EARLY MORNING HAIKU Stuart Butler
GOLDEN BALLS GRABS A GOAL! HAIKU Jules Rimet
POLL AXED! Mark Merriman
A GOAL TO FIRE THE SOUL! Kevin Raymond
24 Jun
KING RONALDO Khadim Hussain
BRAZIL V JAPAN HAIKU
Khadim Hussain
THE UNCERTAINTY OF IT ALL!
Kevin Raymond
WC 2006 DAY 15 Peter Goulding
THE FREE FLOWING FRENCH Kevin Raymond
June 23
WC 2006 DAY 14 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 DAY 14 Peter Goulding
ENGLAND, MY ENGLAND S B Ingle
WORLD CUP SHOPPING Annette Smith
THE MAN IS STILL A FAN Kevin Raymond
June 22
THAT’S TWO RON RON! Jules Rimet
HAND OF GOD Click The Mouse
HALF WAY Annette Smith
June 21
WC 2006 DAY 13 World Cup Willie
WC DAY 13 Peter Goulding
ARGENTINA v HOLLAND HAIKUS Jules Rimet
RUSHES IN THE MONTH Number 10n
ENGLAND v SWEDEN HAIKU 2 Khadim Hussain
ENGLAND v SWEDEN HAIKU Khadim Hussain
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU? Jules Rimet
WC 2006 DAY 12 World Cup Willie
FIRST ROUND OVER Annette Smith
June 20
WORLD CUP 2006 DAY TWELVE Peter Goulding
WORLD CUP 2006 DAY ELEVEN Peter Goulding
YOU CAN’T KEEP US DOWN Christian Kantel
WC 2006 DAY 11 World Cup Willie
DUTCH HAIKUS Stuart Butler
THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS Tri Tran
THE LITTLE HEARTS OF GHANA Tri Tran
June 19
DESTINY BECKONS Khadim Hussain
WC 2006 DAY 10 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 DAY 9 World Cup Willie
CHEERS FROM SEOUL Kevin Raymond
WHAT THE LIONS HAVE Chris Butcher
IT’S ALL RELATIVE BUD Peter Goulding
RIGHT SAID FRED Fred
WORLD CUP 2006 DAY TEN Peter Goulding
IT’S FAIR DINKUM MATE Kevin Raymond
A QUIET SPECTACLE Kevin Raymond
THE ULTIMATE LINE Helen Nicholson
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June 17
CZECH REPUBLIC V GHANA HAIKUS Stuart Butler
ARGENTINA HAIKU REPRISE Stuart Butler
DUTCH COURAGE Janet Clare
DAY 09 Peter Goulding
DAY 08 Peter Goulding
ENGLAND NOT ARGENTINA & ARGENTINA HAIKU Stuart Butler
ENGLAND’S SECOND GAME HAIKU Alan Summers
June 16
WC 2006 DAY 08 World Cup Willie
WC 2006 DAY 07 World Cup Willie
IF YOU LIVE THE HIGH LIFE for David Beckham Adam Horovitz
WORLD CUP DRINKS HAIKU Jules Rimet
DAY 07 Peter Goulding
NO ESCAPE Janet Clare
GET ME A FLIGHT OUT OF HERE Kevin Raymond
‘C’MON LADS Witty
GET A GOAL Bethany Massingham
WORLD CUP ACROSTIC Reece Roberts
ENGLAND-ACROSTIC Steph
THE WORLD CUP Gavin Preece
THE WORLD CUP Amy
BE AFRAID Joe Hilton
DAY 06 Peter Goulding
DAY 05 Peter Goulding
DAY 04 Peter Goulding
DAY 03 Peter Goulding
DAY 02 Peter Goulding
DAY 01 Peter Goulding
THE THIRD GAME Annette Smith
ENGLAND HAIKU 2 Jules Rimet
THEO WALCOTT Stefan
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COME ON ENGLAND Peyton
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DAY 06 World Cup Willie
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LEONARDO ON MOTD Jules Rimet
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FOUR GOALS FOR THE PURISTS Kevin Raymond
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A MODERN MIRACLE Michael Eyles
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PULSES AND RATINGS ARE RACING Kevin Raymond
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June 14
ENGLAND EXPECTS Kevin Raymond
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WORLD CUP DAZE Number 10
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RENSENBRINK IN BUENOS AIRES Number 10
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INVENTED Rae
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DAY 05 World Cup Willie
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ENGLAND HOPES Kahdim Hussein
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THREE POINTS! Kahdim Hussein
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IS THERE DIS-HARMONY IN THE FRENCH CAMP? Kevin Raymond
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RONALDO HAIKU Jules Rimet
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SINGING LES BLUES HAIKU Jules Rimet
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BRAZILIAN HAIKU Stuart Butler
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June 13
WHEN LES BLUES GRACE FIELD OF PLAY Kevin Raymond
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WORLD CUP 2006 Annette Smith
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DAY 04 World Cup Willie
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ZEEZU Christian Kantel
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SILENCE IS CAMBODIAN! Kevin Raymond
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June 12
CZECH REPUBLIC 3 USA 0 HAIKUJules Rimet
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JUAN THE MANChristian Kantel
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AND DID THOSE FEET…Jules Rimet
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STORY SO FARChristian Kantel
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THOSE BOYS FROM BRAZILChristian Kantel
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COME ON ENGLAND!Jules Rimet
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HARDLY A KICK..ON DAY ONE Crispin Thomas
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WC 2006 DAY 3World Cup Willie
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WC 2006 DAY 2World Cup Willie
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WC 2006 DAY 1World Cup Willie
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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITES Kevin Raymond
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June 11
NO FRILLS OR THRILLS Mark Merryman
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO HAIKU Stuart Butler
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S & M QUESTIONS Kevin Raymond
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FOR THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Kevin Raymond
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JOHNNY ENGLISH S B Ingle
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IT’LL DO Kevin Raymond
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ENGLAND V PARAGUAY HAIKU Stuart Butler
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BRING EM ON! Kevin Raymond
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THE BIG DAY- WORLD CUP 2006 THE ISLAND S B Ingle
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AIR OF HOPE S B Ingle
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June 10
THAT VOICE WAS SO …BORING Kevin Raymond
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GUD LUCK IN DA WRLD CUP Meilssa
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WORLD CUP FEVER 2K6 Olivia Neal
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WORLD CUP Charlotte Heath
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June 9
WORLD CUP 2K6 Chloe & Charlie
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WHAT’S ALLTHE FUSS ABOUT Matz
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MEXICAN WAVE Rachael Colton
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FOOTBALL Jack Rules
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DON’T WORRY DAD Georgia Jonest
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ENGLAND WIN THE WORD CUPJodine& Lori-Anne
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COME ON ENGLANDRyan Carr
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FOOTBALL’S COOLRyan Carr
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WORLD CUP Vince Jones
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THE WINNING GOALAmber Cruise
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WORLD CUP HAIR Jules Rimet
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THE ISLAND CONTINENT Damien
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PRAYER FOR ENGLAND Tri Tran
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June 8
LET’S GET IT ON Kevin Raymond
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WORLD CUP HAIKUS 12, 13 & 14 Stuart Butler
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FAITHFUL FANS Miss Graham
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ENGLAND Nochola Harrow
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PETER CROUCH Christopher T.George
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June 7
ENGER-LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY Adam Plano
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ENGLAND’S GLORY caroline J.Edwards
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SOCCEROOS SINGALONGBilly Cairns
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GIVE IT TO THE BEANPOLE Christopher T.George
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June 6
WORLD CUP HAIKUS 10 & 11 Stuart Butler
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GERD ‘DER BOMBER’ MULLER HAIKU Jules Rimet
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JURGEN ‘DER GOLDEN BOMBER’ KLINSMANN Jules Rimet
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June 5
PETER CROUCH (Good On The Dance Gloor)Pete Hunter
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BATTLE SPEECH-HENRY V (W.C Version) Pete Hunter
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WORLD CUP LOVE HAIKUS Jules Rimet
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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME HAIKU Jules Rimet
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WORLD CUP HAIKU Olympia
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WORLD CUP HAIKU 9 Stuart Butler
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ME AND BOBBY MOORE Jules Rimet
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June 4
MR ROBOTO TAKES A PENALTYChristopher T George
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A DAMP SQUIB OR WHAT? Kevin Raymond
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UP OVER THE BAR Kevin Blanking
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June 3
IRON RING Prasad t j
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WORLD CUP HAIKU # 8 Stuart Butler
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WAITING Mark Merriman
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June 1
TOE BE OR NOT TOE BE World Cup Willie
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FOR THOSE NOT GOING TO THE WORLD CUPWee Wullie
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THE BOYS OF ’66 Jules Rimet
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WORLD CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Alan McKean
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May 28
DON’T MENTION THE WAR Denys E.W.Jones
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May 26
ROONEY’S FOOT Alan McKean
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May 25
DEFEATED BY THE TRUTH SB I Ingle
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WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT THE WORLD CUP Crispin
Thomas
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PUNS INTENDED World Cup Willie
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WHERE’S THE BUZZ? Kevin Raymond
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May 24
COUNTDOWN TO GERMANY Number 4
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THE FAVOURITES Number Ten
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ONWARD FOR VICTORY Kevin Raymond
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THRILLED BY IT ALL Crispin Thomas
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May 23
THE EYES OF THE WORLD Jules Rimet
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THE ONE THAT SLIPPED THROUGH THE NET Jules Rimet
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WORLD CUP RHYTHMS Jules Rimet
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CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES Jules Rimet
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HEROIC WORLD COUPLETS Jules Rimet
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WORLD CUP HAIKU 7 Stuart Butler
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May 22
FOREVER ENGLAND- World Cup Anthem Crispin Thomas
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May 21
UP FOR GRABS Andy Lockett
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May 20
WORLD CUP CINQUAIN Jules Rimet
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May 18
A WORLD CUP LOVE POEM Jules Rimet
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May 16
CHAMPIANI – COME ON ENGLAND Crispin Thomas
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May 14
WORLD CUP HAIKUS 4 & 5 Stuart Butler
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May 13
WORLD CUP ALLITERATIONS! Jules Rimet
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WORLD CUP HAIKUS Jules Rimet
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May 12
HALOS FOR GOALPOSTS Jules Rimet
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PEOPLE GET READY Kevin Raymond
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WE WON’T GO ALLTHE WAY Denys E.W.Jones
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WHEN ENGLAND TAKE ON PARAGUAY Crispin Thomas
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May 11
WORLD CUP HAIKUS 2 & 3 Stuart Butler
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WORLD CUP DREAMER Jules Rimet
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May 10
FOOTIE COPA DU MUNDO Mark Anthony Wood
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JOUST Alan McKean
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WORLD CUP LOVE HAIKU Crispin Thomas
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REASONS WHY YOU CAN World Cup Willie
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May 8
THE WORLD CUP A Football Poets Eye View Jules Rimet
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THE WORLD CUP – SO COME ON Jules Rimet
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LET’S GET REAL Simon Parker
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WAYNE CLOUD S B Ingle
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May 7
WORLD CUP HAIKU 1 Stuart Butler
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May 5
WC 2006 OH WOE IS ME World Cup Willie
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May 4
ONLY THE BONY S B Ingle 06
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THE PAIN OF WAYNE ROONEY Kevin Raymond
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May 1
ENGLAND SQUAD VOICE THEIR CONCERN Kevin Raymond
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Apr 28
WORLD CUP IN THE STREET RAP Crispin Thomas
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Apr 25
WORLD CUP CALYPSO Crispin Thomas
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ENGLAND’S DREAM Karen Griffiths
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WORLD CUP POEM Poet Shot
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NEW WORLD CUP POEM/SONG Kevin Raymond
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27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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