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The Coin Toss

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 The gentlemanly courtesies at the beginning of the Match:
captains shake hands, exchange pennants, a coin’s tossed.
The lucky captain chooses the ends to attack and defend.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Heads I win, tails you lose. If only such courtesy could prevail
over the next ninety of torrid football action, scything tackles,
player goading player, fans taunting players, who provoke fans–

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 and then, then, the bright fan who throws a coin at a player.
No longer the sedate niceties of the pre-match civilities.
What ever happened to the beautiful game?

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Lost in the toss of another coin.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Christopher T. George

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-coin-toss/