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Injury Time

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 This season we’ve been living in injury time
going to games on BT sport or live-stream feed
and watching on aghast as fatalities climb.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Torquay have earned so many points in extra time
because of our players’ refusal to concede
the result, that fans are calling it Gary time.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 In the autumn our team play was simply sublime.
We looked equal to winning the National League
until the numbers on our injury list climbed

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 to include centre-backs, wingers, our number nine,
mid-field and full-backs. Now for promotion we need
two play-off wins, our whole season’s in extra time.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 While social media has spewed out racist slime
and the bigger clubs have demonstrated their greed
ordinary football fans have watched on aghast,

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 grateful they support a club outside the big time
who may, in June, return to the Football League.
This season we’ve been living in injury time
and watching on aghast as fatalities climb.

Notes

Following Sutton’s win at home to Hartlepool they are Champions of the National League. This means Torquay United will go into the play-offs for promotion to the Football League.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/injury-time-2/