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Last throw of the dice

Simon Coe

Monday, May 16th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Now David James is a fine figure of a man
Six foot five in his stockings
But he’s not the one you expect to score
When it comes to the last knockings

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 And it wasn’t because
David commited his usual howler
But more because
Of a penalty miss by Fowler

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 So how should we read such a strange substitution?
Yes – it was the last game of the season
But was the Barclay’s manager of the month
Madly inspired, or someone who’s lost all reason?

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 They gave it plenty of airplay –
Oh how the pundits giggled
But the shame was felt by us
Oh how the incongruity niggled

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Now I must admit that I’m hoping
That this eccentricity isn’t all he’s learned from Cloughie
That this penchant for quirkiness is matched
With winning ways
and strong displays from our own archetypical toughie

© Simon Coe, 16.05.2005

Notes

Last game of the season, Man City have to beat Boro to grab the last EUFA cup spot
10 minutes to go and what does Stuart Pearce do?

He takes off Claudio Reyna, puts sub Nicky Weaver in goal and –
throws David James up front as an auxiliary striker!
Oh how they laughed – but it didn’t pay off.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/last-throw-of-the-dice/