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Didn’t He Used To Be…?

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Alan Hansen, classy defender
One of Liverpools finest sons
Famous Four always tight at the back
Now he shops at Morrisons

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Gary Lineker, goal hanger
High on the ‘goals scored’ list
He used to be a ‘goalden’ wonder
Now he hawks for Walkers Crisps

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Michael Owen is fuelled by Lucozade
Kevin Keegan had the great smell of Brut
The advertisers hit the jackpot
The footballers pocket the loot

Notes

One of the better ads was for Pizza Hut when Gareth Southgate appeared wearing a brown paper bag over his head (after missing a pen in a shootout playing for England): ooh, ‘e’s ‘it the post…

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/didnt-he-used-to-be/