Poems tagged ‘Wild Boar FC’
WC2018 Day 22 – haiku – free!!
10/07/2018 14:00 haiku – breaking news!!!
Rescuers win through
Miracle, science or what?
Wild Boar FC free!
Brit divers on team
Thais will now support England
Three Lions and Wild Boars!
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odd-bod?
I’m an expert (or so I’d like to think)
but I look back at pre-tournament predictions
and I’m way off beam
partly that was down to me
not wanting to jinx
my own team
but also
this World Cup has thrown-up
so many googlies
that it could nearly be cricket!
though that’s a kop-out
and leaves me on a sticky wicket….
would I rather be right
and see all results
go to form?
or are we better off
far removed
from the pre-plotted norm?
for isn’t this unpredictability
actually
half the fun of the fayre?
to see teams going for it
when normally
they wouldn’t stand a prayer?
so are we prepared
to take
a pummelling with the odds?
especially when, as an unexpected bonus
it is England who potentially have
one of the World Cup winning squads?!?!?!
WC2018 Day 21 – haiku
ENGERRRRRRRRLAN!!
England 2-0 Sweden; haiku
Harry scores the first
Familiar name on scoresheet
Maguire not Kane tho
Dele Alli heads
Ball nestles in onion bag
A much needed goal
For every goal
Millions of pints go
Flying through the air
In total control
Is this really England?!?
Nation loving it!
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Croatia 2-2 Russia; haiku
Penalty shoot-out
Modric and his merry men
Croatia stun hosts
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Better than World Cup haiku
Cave Divers are go!
International Rescue
For Wild Boar FC
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Wild Boar FC
Need a goal or two –
Not the ball nestling in the net
But short term targets to keep hopes up
As the water rises, knee deep;
“my favourite food”
“not too much homework please”
“don’t forget my birthday”;
Now it’s taking true teamwork
To get everyone out alive
Divers and experts collaborating
While tv reports elaborating
On the plans and attempts so far…
International Rescue for real
WC2018 Day 19 (pre)
England facing
A rising tide
Of public expectation
Wild Boar FC
Face a rising tide
In monsoon season
Diving could yet be
The key to both
WC2018 Day 18
Priority haiku
Wild Boar football team
Trapped in underground caves
Hang in there boys!
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Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Samba stars shake hips
Neymar, Willian lead the dance
Brazil dominate
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Neymar notches stat
Two hundred twenty seven
All time top scorers
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Belgium 3-2 Japan
surprise two nil lead
Red Devils claw back from brink
Blue Samurai blues
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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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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