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Spot, The Bog

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Place the ball on the sphere of hope
Score to send fans into orbit
Or miss to plummet them into a black hole

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 The penalty spot, a trapdoor
Through which reputations fall
One small step to run up
A good strike and you’re one-up

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 One giant divot
And you look a right clot

Notes

The penalty spot that so embarrassed David Beckham might as well have been made from a thick tufted carpet square placed on top of the grass. It blended in as well as showbiz toupees.

Discussions are to be held today on whether to have penalty shoot-outs to decide the outcome of league games which finish in a draw.
I would like to see this happen, but only for no-score draws, even though it will mean a huge loss in points obtained by Norwich City, who have a well-known allergic reaction to penalty spots – they come out in severe misses…

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/spot-the-bog/