RIP Llew Beaton / Hugh Morris ~ Football Poet
RIP Alec “Llew” Beaton~ 1943-2015 .
Much loved and prolific Football Poet & Raith Rover-aholic who was based in South .Africa, Llew passed away suddenly on 26th July .A regular contributor, Llew posted over 100 poems here between 2003 and 2014, some of which were under the name of Hugh Morris. ( Also Known on Facebook as Alec Beaton)
Llew, you’re gone-
but your memory lives on…
And always will. Ianthe~August 2015
In Memory of Llew Beaton Ianthe Exall
Such sad news from a treasured long-time member among our far flung poetical ranks . All our thoughts go out to his family. Like Ianthe, none of us here had met Alec but felt united by words and our shared love of this crazy game. Here’s a personal favourite of ours about a chance encounter with Bobby Charlton from Llew in 2014 .
‘Hello Bobby’ by Llew” Beaton
If you are familiar with any of Llew’s (also Hugh Morris) hundred or so football poems on this site and are on Facebook and wish to leave a few words please email editors@footballpoets.org (or click ‘contact us’ left hand column or click ‘Contact’ at bottom of home page) and we will record them here under Clik’s Corner .
Sending all our thought to Llew’s friends and family. RIP Llew.
~Clik
Llew (Alec) and I had communicated quite a lot about early S.African football etc (I lived in SA for 7 years) via facebook , which put faces to names I’ve known for 15 years on here!
I will miss his humour and insight .Do explore his poems.
.You can also go to his Facebook page.Just click on
.Alec “Llew” Beaton on Facebook
Rest In Peace ~ Safe journey onwards Llew.
Crispin.
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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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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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