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England Nil ~ England (Slovenia) Nil

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, June 26th, 2024

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 ev’ry two or four years
we miraculously find ourselves here
in that oh so ‘English’ recurring semi-hopeful way
subjected to watching England at tournaments
usually on a screen

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 sometimes it feels like
being at some huge month long festival
in another country
where you find yourself
soaked in blind faith
strangely invested again
in an ever surreal
Groundhog Day type way
yet unable to explain quite why

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 and there you are in your local pub
or more likely on the sofa
or behind it cowering
cold drink Doritos with houmous and water in hand

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 and you’re there with endless pundits
and fellow fans in huge numbers
waiting all week for the main band you’ve come to see
but they don’t don’t show up
sound familiar? this was

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Palmer and Mainoo aside…. what was that?

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 Maybe we are spoilt
maybe we need to have a reality check

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 either way watching England struggle again
against a resolute low-block Slovenian side
made watching Forest Green’s
last two relegation seasons seem amazing

Notes

“Help! I’m an England football fan..get me out of here” –

Underwhelmed of Stroud.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/england-nil-england-slovenia-nil/