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Cliche

Alan McKean

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 A manager opens his mouth to speak,
You think “here it comes; that a tongue in his cheek?”
They try to put spin on every word
But don’t realise that they’re sounding absurd.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 “The boy done well” and the cliches roll out,
“We’ve got the right players, but missing the clout”
“I really didn’t see the foul that you mention”
“The atmosphere’s great, you can just cut the tension”

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 The manager’s handbook is full of cliches,
They all learn to use them for all of their days,
But when, oh when, will a manager say
“We GOT a result, but just not our way”

© Alan McKean February 2012

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/cliche-2/