Poems tagged ‘Cambridge United’
Our Football Family
A weekend like so many
We plan them all life long
We sit or stand as football fans
In silence or in song
And something seems to join us
Our work is left behind
A few hours at the football
With winning on our mind
This custom brings us closer
With fans we only see
Whenever we are playing …
Our football family
He lived out in the South East
A good trek from the West
But like so many ..you and I
He always did his best
And few of us here knew him
Nor did we know his name
This long-time Rovers football fan
Who set off for the game
But like the unknown solider
The same as you and me
He was a part of this strange crew
The football family
But there alone in Cambridge
While others made their way
He fell before the turnstiles
Upon that Saturday
They tried so hard to save him
With expert help at hand
They fought so hard to keep him here
Our fellow football fan
The sad news we all dreaded
Days later it came through
And put into perspective
So much of what we do
Our hopes our gripes our banter
Our gloating and our moans
Our worries and excitement
Before we leave our homes
But like the unknown solider
Who journeyed off to war
This football fan set off that day
Like many times before
I never even knew him
But still my heart is sore
It hurts to think of him that day
His life is his no more
So think then as you make you way
However you may strive
Whoever you may follow
How precious is this life
We come together at our games
Like some community
We’re all a part of this strange crew
Our football family
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joe morris
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2nd May 2024
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joe morris
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23rd April 2024
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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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