Atmosphere Blog+Poems Of The Week+ Workshops
31.1.07 CONTENTS
1 Poems of The Week
2 Blog “On Atmosphere”
3 Interesting Workshop Links & Useful Organisations
4 2007 Workshops with Crispin / Football Poets
5 January Match Poems
1. POEMS OF THE WEEK
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Both great , both different and both deserving..
29 Jan Ghandi of the Football Stands
Ralph Hancock
29 Jan Yer First Match Is.kevin raymond
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ABOUT FOOTBALL POETRY WORKSHOPS
Now taking bookings for 2007. We run and book Football Poetry Workshops all year all over the UK. For info on workshops contact
Crispin Thomas ctm@crispinthomas.orangehome.co.uk
or phone 01453 757376 & 07837 798463
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2. BLOG ON ATMOSPHERE
Hi. Another year and for me the football poetry workshops are back . One thing we talk and write about in workshops is atmosphere, or lack of it! We will be listing all poems on atmosphere in and around grounds in Butler’s Bench..so send ;em in..
How many times do you hear “Strange ground this, just, like being on the moon, no atmosphere!” So I’ve been thinking about atmosphere a lot lately. Whenever I can get to a game , it hits me, or often as not it doesn’t hit me! So what do you guys think and feel about atmosphere at games these days? Can fans improve the situation by booking tickets close together in one stand to sing, is it possible ? Why should sitting down affect the vibe so much? I was thinking it about it because I’ve just been working school-children at Chelsea FC again from 17th-22nd , as part of the Education Through Football programme with the great Roy Bentley. As ever it has been great to work together . He is a an icon from a different time, a player from an age where many long lost sights and sounds were common place . Often Roy , who is now an amazing 83 years old, will speak about the atmosphere back then in the fifties , the way the sound would hit you from the mighty open bank of standing terraced fans. Nowadays we often find the sound seems to swirl around above our heads , as we sit beneath endless modern rooved and all-enclosing shopping-centre stadiums . I always have to keep a close eye on time with Roy though , as one question inevitably turns into a major story, and we are there to write poems about him. Here’s a recent poem inspired by a song from Villa fans at a game at Chelsea this season .
Can’t Buy An Atmosphere Crispin Thomas
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MICHAEL FOREMAN & THE PENSIONERS
Also present at the workshops are the wonderful author and illustrator Micheal Foreman (War Game, Billy The Kid etc;) a Blues regular who I love chatting with, and of course the Chelsea penisoners who also work with the kids, recounting stories of football at the Bridge in the thirties, the forties and during and after the War. Because we work in three seperate rooms we don’t actually get to experience each other’s sessions, but we do chat a lot in the breaks , swapping feedback and stories. .
QUALITY, GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE REMINDER
Lastly please check spelling and puctuation before submitting and keep it clean. The site is archived by The British Library remember and viewed by millions from all races ,places and cases, lower and upper! Poems about THIS MONTH’S GAMES (January ) appear at the end of this page. News of up-coming workshops + links follow. .Go well . Crispin
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3. SOME WORKSHOP LINKS & USEFUL ORGANISATIONS
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WORLD CUP WORKSHOP BISHOPS CASTLE PHOTOS 10.6.06
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 at Forest Green Rovers with rap, Casio and a ball.. as you do.
Football Unites Racism Divides
Women’s Football-A Brief History
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4. 2007 WORKSHOPS GIGS & DATES with Crispin
2007
Jan 07
17-19 CHELSEA FC Education Through Football with Roy Bentley
22 CHELSEA FC Education Through Football with Roy Bentley
Feb 07
13/14 MORPETH King Edward V1 School
27 SUTTON COLEFIELD School
March 07
1 MANSFIELD TOWN Study Support Centre.World Book Day
June 07
7/8 WALSALL School Excellence
11 WARMINSTER Get Into Reading
19 EDGWARE School
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5. Poems on ‘ JANUARY 07 MATCH POEMS
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January 2007
20 Jan Lonely Road Alan McKean
19 Jan Exodus – Movement of Shels People
Peter Goulding
19 Jan Double Entendre!kevin raymond
18 Jan Steve the Bruce John Oliver
17 Jan Sheva’s Bought A Sat Nav!
kevin raymond
17 Jan Boro v Hull City (16-01-2007)
George Kirby
11 Jan Cup Runneth Dry Darren O’Keeffe
09 Jan January Sales Emdad Rahman
09 Jan Romance Of The Cup Emdad Rahman
07 Jan Hull City v Boro – FA Cup George Kirby
07 Jan Tamworth v Norwich – FA Cup S B Ingle
07 Jan (Elland) Road To Nowhere Andy Lockett
02 Jan Boro v Sheffield United George Kirby
01 Jan Chelsea Held To A Draw SB Ingle
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Latest Comments
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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