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Still Behind Closed Doors

Crispin Thomas

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 back on my own in the South Stand once more
but where are my mates and the crowd like before?
I’d love to stay but there’s no-one to ask
up on the hill in my hat and my mask
feel like a robber whose stuck in a dream
a bandit a cowboy up there on the screen
science or fiction it’s tricky to say
whatever happened to our Saturdays?
missing the moaning the drumming the lads
keep thinkin’ back to the times that we had
and nobody knows when we’ll stand here once more
now Rovers are playing behind closed doors

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 took it for granted this game we adore
feel like a rock star whose cancelled his tour
feel like I’ve sneaked in and shouldn’t be here
place is deserted there’s nothing to cheer
you say it’s easing and it’s gonna end
but you also told me that we could defend !
socially distanced the lockdowns and zoom
what will we do when the matches resume ?
yes we’ll be grateful that we are alive
but how will the smaller clubs ever survive
will it be down to a vaccine or cure
now Rovers are playing behind closed doors ?

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 I miss the times when we just couldn’t score
when we were brilliant and when we were poor
I miss the cold and the wind on my face
I miss the singing the vibe and the place
I miss the Quorn Pie the banter and friends
but when we all be together again ?
watching online doesn’t do it for me
bring on the day when it’s how it should be
when we are back and we’ll grumble and cheer
making creating a new atmosphere
and I’d give it all to be back here once more
but sadly it’s only still behind closed doors

Notes

I was asked a short while back by the media dept at FGR (Forest Green Rovers)here in lerafy Gloucestershire, to pen some words on a season starting behind closed doors and what it felt like for a fan. The idea being to be filmed on my own reciting it on the standing terrace of the South Stand. Preferably in a mask, and all pending permission. If it all happens I’ll post a link.

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Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/still-behind-closed-doors/