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The Players’ Player Reflects Upon His Brief Time At The Top

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 For a time I played in the Premiership
And it was real. The money, the girls
And the millionaire lifestyle – keep
An eye on your agent is what I learned.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 I’m seeing out my career in the lower leagues
But I’ve tucked a bit away for later life.
If you have the skill and the desire, it could be you.
Football, my God, it’s dynamite.

Notes

Not sure this says exactly what I wanted it to say. I was trying to capture something of the thrill of being a really top-class footballer – so it’s a piece of imaginative sympathy at best. Anyway, to the guys who make our weeks, months and years with their skill and professionalism: Salut!

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-players-player-reflects-upon-his-brief-time-at-the-top/