Your EURO 2016 Poems (45) & haiku (43)
21 Jun Euro 16~ Day 11 Crispin Thomas
21 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 11 Emdad Rahman
20 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 10 Emdad Rahman
20 Jun Jamie Vardy Euro 2016 IV U Rowe
20 Jun Euro 2016 III U Rowe
19 Jun Eagles fly David Sanderson
19 Jun Euro 16~ Day 9 Crispin Thomas
19 Jun Euro 16~ Day 8 Crispin Thomas
19 Jun it’s the weekend (Euro 2016) Philip Johnson
19 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 9 Emdad Rahman
17 Jun Nice Haiku David Sanderson
17 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 8 Emdad Rahman
17 Jun Euro 16~ Day 7 Crispin Thomas
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 6 Emdad Rahman
16 Jun WTF Roy ? David Sanderson
16 Jun Euro 2016 II U Rowe
16 Jun France v Albania kevin raymond
16 Jun Euro 16 Day 6 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 5 Emdad Rahman
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 4 Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Stade Velodrome – Haiku David Sanderson
15 Jun Russia on the brink Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Team DFB on the march Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Iceland v Portugal ~ haiku kevin raymond
15 Jun Euro 16 Day 5 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
14 Jun Missing e power
14 Jun Italy v Belgium ~ haiku kevin raymond
14 Jun Euro 16 Day 4 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
13 JunNo Surrender , Haiku ( maybe ) David Sanderson
13 Jun Play as a team – haiku e power
13 Jun England ~ haiku kevin raymond
12 Jun how come ? ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
12 Jun Poland first ever Euro win Emdad Rahman
12 Jun Modric missile earns Vatreni win Emdad Rahman
12 Jun England held in Marseille Emdad Rahman
12 Jun Euro 16 Day 3~ 3 haiku Crispin Thomas
12 Jun Euro 16 Day 2~ 3 haiku Crispin Thomas
11 Jun Euro Options – Marseille haiku David Sanderson
11 Jun Welsh Dragons first Euro win Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Swiss clip valiant Eagles Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Les Bleus win as Euro 2016 kicks off Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Euro 16 Day 1 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
11 Jun The Field of The Cloth of Gold Graham Salter
11 Jun Payet Forward Trent Morris
10 Jun Euro 2016 I: avance! U Rowe
09 Jun Euro 2016 0:Who, who, who? U Rowe
08 Jun Iceland ~ haiku 1 Crispin Thomas
08 Jun Euro Love 2016 Crispin Thomas
08 Jun Euro16 Wall Chart Blues Crispin Thomas
08 Jun The Euros Are Upon Us Trent Morris
17 May The 26 Kevin Halls
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joe morris
3rd September 2024
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26th August 2024
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Latest Comments
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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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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