A Welcome in May 2009
In May 2009, we welcomed the following new contributors to this site :
Jez Danial
Alan Weston
Jeremy Smith
A welcome to all our contributors from Speke Secondary Modern School school :
Ray Smallshaw
A welcome to all our contributors from Kings Hedges Primary School school :
with this combined A-Z poem
A welcome to all our contributors from Wombwell School, Barnsley :
with this collection of poems under the theme ‘I Was There’
Ryan Butterworth
Luke Tomlinson
Jake Allert
Jake Raynor
Max
Luke Peel
Luke Bamford
Liam Stuart
Click on the names above to see that person’s poem(s), or browse some selected first efforts below :
Oblivion in Norfolk
Out with the rust, the has-beens! Torrid reckoning now is due,
Green and Yellow still their colours, but both indicate anew,
A lack of chops and lack of bones as did they lose and lose again,
To Reading, Forest, arch-foes Ipswich, and all else ‘till season’s end.
Long receded Bayern awe, and wins before the Spion Kop,
Kept us a throng for far too long as Norwich slithered to the drop.
‘League One’ nomenclatura: take no heed of false bravura,
As Sunday May the Third sends City Reeling to the Third!
© Jeremy Smith
The end of seasons dream
The play off final and it is all come down to this
Promotion from the blue square premier is what no one wants to miss
In their thousands arrived the confidant fans
Wembley Sunday 17th May 2009 was where they had plans
The first 20 minutes promised gave a positive viewing
But 15 minutes later and Cambridge are losing
As the referee blows for the break
Some fans head to the bar are finding it hard to take
As second half Cambridge set off out of the traps
Bouyed on by the amber army’s cheers and claps
All of sudden a mistake is made and Bolland receives a booking
Fans begin to start questioning was the referee really looking
As the minutes and hopes begin to fade away
Still the fans try to sing and join in the sway
Football is cruel sport as Sills scores number two
Time is running out now as Cambridge run out of clues
As tears start to flow from Fans young and old
The dream is over it’s a funny old game so we are told
Inquests begin where did it go wrong
Even the fans struggle to muster a song
Fans walk away down Wembley way thinking is football really their thing
‘Of course it is’ come August they will be back ready to sing
The only way to get out of this league is to win it outright
But for that my friends we will have to put up a fight.
© Jez Daniel
Writing about Cambridge United’s second play off final defeat…
Football Farce
Football managers and players should hang their heads in shame,
For what they’ve done to our traditional football game.
Now sportsmen in the game are a dying breed
with managers and players getting rich with greed.
Sportsmen! They are not, for they will cheat and connive,
winning free kicks and penalties by taking a dive.
Pushing, pulling and shirts being torn,
Punching and swearing are now the norm.
After a night on drugs and all night boozing,
players get violent if their team is losing.
The managers aren’t any better when staring at defeat,
encouraging players to go out there and cheat.
If the players do wrong and it’s plain to see,
the managers will argue and blame the referee.
And now referees are getting in on this shameful act,
with the top premier clubs they’ve now formed a pact.
If the top club is losing, then with the last kick of the ball,
the referee gives them a penalty for no good reason at all.
If that doesn’t help they commit another dreadful crime,
by giving them another chance by adding on extra time.
The F.A. watches these games and don’t seem to mind,
What’s up with them? are they totally blind?
© Alan Weston
I have watched the football game change for the worst over the past 10 -15 years and after being an ardent football supporter for many years, I decided to call it a day and stop wasting my money the greedy managers and players of today.
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joe morris
4th May 2024
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2nd May 2024
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joe morris
28th April 2024
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26th April 2024
joe morris
25th April 2024
Denys E. W. Jones
25th April 2024
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23rd April 2024
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23rd April 2024
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22nd April 2024
Crispin’s Corner
In Memoriam
Kick It Out & Christmas Truce
Latest Comments
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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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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