‘I Was There’ Wombwell School Football Poems
“I WAS THERE” FOOTBALL POEMS
from Students at Wombwell School. Nr Barnsley 14.5.09
I’m including a few poems below from the sessions . It’s so hard sometimes, to really come out of ourselves and express our deepest feelings in words , especially in front of others or in the close confines of a class setting among friends. Being in the spacious surrounding of a stunning modern library, as we were , really helps. The poems were created and read aloud on the day and give a flavour and idea of the general theme of ‘Being There’ , perhaps at a match or just a moment in your life. Big thanks to Wombwell for the invitation and to all the students for humbly giving up Maths and Science (!) to be there! Crispin
“During the football poetry workshops Crispin encouraged pupils to be creative and did this using his own personal experiences. This engages the pupils and allowed them to feel more secure about expressing themselves. Pupils created their own poems about an event in their lives that had something to do with sport. The scope was widened from just football to ensure all pupils could participate and write about something they were passionate about. Pupils created some stunning poems and gained confidence within their own work to be more creative and imaginative. ”
S.Totty .English Dept.Wombwell School.” Barnsley
I Was There
I was there when it began
When the snow fell to the ground
That cold January day
When we scraped past Blackpool
I was there at Anfield
When my heart stopped
The crowd went silent
As Brian Howard got a 94th minute goal
I was there as we hosted Chelsea
That day my heart belonged to football
As our striker headed the ball
All my dreams came true
As the ball shook the back of the net
By Ryan Butterworth
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Get In There!!!!
The final five there’s no better feeling
you feel so alive but the losers need healing.
We sing and roar wanting goals galore
We jump around with a mighty sound.
We jump right over that touchline wall
Trying to grab that prestigious ball
Reaching touching the holy ground
Crowds of people running around.
Running up to players giving them hugs
Will their faces be on my coffee mugs?
Losing your friends getting lost in the crowd
You’re not bothered because you’re so proud
Singing Que Sera what will be will be
We’re all going to ‘Wemb-erley’
Sometimes dreams really do come true
Chelsea are out and Barnsley are through
Get in there!!!!
Luke. Tomlinson 9h
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No-One Could Stop Me
I slowly pushed my way through.
Past the roaring heaving mass
I’ve never ever done this before
Something made me
Forget the outcome…
My friends had said
It’s great and exciting
It’s more difficult if you’re small
I finally broke my way through
and over the top
I felt a huge sigh of relief
I’ve never been on the pitch before
And yes it’s normally banned
But then it was the last game of the season
And no-one could stop me…
Jake Allert
Jake Raynor
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The Match
I go to watch the match each week
I hear them chanting in the street
Getting ready for the game
We’ll not let our enemies put us to shame
The game begins the fans all roar
In the very first minute we score
One nil up a penalty for sure
Our main defender has broken his jaw
We all stand up we yell we scream
All shouting at the other team
Our sub is on we miss a goal
Because the ball has hit the pole
The whistle goes we’ve reached half time
Let’s all go and grab a pie
Second Half the other team scores
Their supporters all applaud.
We end even 1-1 the score
But next time we’ll be back for more
Max
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Keep It Up!
When I played
for my old school teem
I scored a goal
I felt scared at first
then I got excited
when we won
after the match
we all sang and laughed
as we got changed
when I got home
my mum said
“well done son
keep it up ”
BY Luke Peel 9E
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Do Or Die
Excitement
Tension
Joy
Noise
But it’s much more than that
Not much time left
We are in extra time
Do or die
Deadly silence
Followed by a deafening roar
We are level
The whistle blows
Signalling the end
It’s spot kick time
Penalty shoot out
Excitement
Tension
Joy
Noise
But its much more than that
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We Are Barnsley
Football is belief
Football is addictive
Football is passion
You say football
We say football
Football
Football
You go to the ground the crowd is roaring
The other team has no chance of scoring
Some people think it’s really boring
I just think it’s totally adoring
You say football
We say football
Football
Football
At half time I went for a sausage roll
I thought to myself- come on Hume give us a goal !
We kick back with straight on attack
Hume sends the keeper on his back
You say football
We say football
Football
Football
The final whistle came around
The away team’s hearts are in the ground
We kept chanting to the boys
We made their team look just like toys
“We are Barnsley super Barnsley from Oakwell
We are Barnsley super Barnsley from Oakwell ”
Luke Bamford
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Manchester United At Fulham
The atmosphere was ecstatic.
There was Rooney Ronaldo
Tevez and Giggs.
Everyone was jumping
To the sound of the United beat.
“Champions of England
Champions of Europe.”
Craven Cottage
is a lot older
than Old Trafford
by many a year
We won the game
it was fantastic .
The United fans
did not sit down at all
during the game.
It was like a dream come true.
United
Premier League Champions once again!
“Champions of England
Champions of Europe.”
By Liam Stuart.
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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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