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Only numbers?

Maureen Yeo

Friday, April 27th, 2007

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 We’ve a penchant for points
but so have they
we’re chasing hard
but Utd hold sway

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 And even on our travels
every day it’s a tease
we’re mindful of the tube tannoy
‘mind the gap please’

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 9-9-9
But it’s not yet an emergency
6-3-6-3
We’re still playing with such urgency
6-6-6
The sign of the Red Devil’s hoodoo
One-nil, one-nil, one-nil
Who knocks ’em out? We do

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Then, we narrow it to a virtual point
Only to stumble
Utd even getting away with …
O’Shea forcing a tumble

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Now it’s out of our hands
Like a Vaughan dropped catch
All we can do is keep up the pressure
Match after match after match

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 And then just hope, as we continue to bang out
One-nil, one-nil, one-nil
That Utd crumble and wilt
To end up at Cold Trafford : won nil

© Maureen Yeo, 27th April 2007

Notes

the tightest title race in years?

the most interesting title race in years?

the most hyped title race in years?

the most dramatic finish in years?

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/only-numbers/