Poems by Daniel McDonagh
- And a Celtic Song Was Sung
- A Team Brother Walfrid Called Celtic
- From Sligo to Glasgow Came Celtic
- Celtic Minded
- The Ballad of Brother Walfrid
- Tom Rogic
- Our Proud Heritage
- Joe Ledley
- Wearing of the Green
- From the Calton to Paradise
- Fife’s Young Son (John Thomson)
- On Parkhead’s Pitch
- Devout to the Green & White
- When Wearing our Hoops
- The Bhoy Who Loved the Green and White
- From the Gallowgate to Paradise
- Poem for Tommy Burns
- The 1980 Scottish Cup Final
- Keeping the Faith in Our Emerald Hearts
- Hillsborough
- Tommy Burns
- The Old Terraced Steps Have Disappeared
- Standing On Parkhead’s Pitch
- The Dhun na nGall Man
- Hail Hail Celtic
- Phil O’Donnell
- A Celtic Christmas
- An Old Firm Christmas Eve Game
- The Italian Bhoy
- Garngad’s Irish Bhoy
- Celtic Scarves and Ireland’s Flag
- Playing Alongside Bobby Lennox
- Legends, Heroes & Celtic
- Heaven Rejoiced As Parkhead Erupted
- The 1957 October Revolution
- Celtic v Racing Club of Argentina – 1967
- The Holy Goalie (Artur Boruc)
- The American Celt
- A 100 Years of the Hoops
- Battle of the Greens – The Dixie Deans Final
- The Glory of the Green
- 40 Years Ago In Lisbon
- The Bhoy Who Lived the Dream
- The Number 18 Shirt
- Neil Lennon
- They Wore the Hoops of Green & White
- Hail Hail Cesar (Bill McNeill)
- The Hero of the Glasgow Irish
- Bring Back the Pride
- Frank McAvennie
- Brother Walfrid Stands by Parkhead’s Gates
- May 1967
- The Fans Sang Out For Celtic (1967)
- The Winning Goal in Lisbon
- In the Old East End of Glasgow
- Hartley the Bhoy
- Celtic Minded
- From The Slopes of Old Parkhead
- Johnny Doyle of the Celtic
- Aiden McGeady
- The Mighty Jimmy Quinn
- Sunday at Ruchill Park
- The Sardine Cup Final
- The Death of John Thomson
- The Bhoy from Croy
- Raised on Celtic
- Midnight at Celtic Park
- All Roads Lead to Paradise
- I Watch the Celtic through my Father’s Eyes
- A Poem for Henrik Larsson
- James McGrory – The Garngad Lad
- The Indian Juggler
- On The Road to Paradise
- The Fans Sang Out for Jimmy Johnstone
- Wee Jinky
- Jimmy Johnstone
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24th September 2023 at 5:14 pm
Very accurate indeed!
Palace home for me is always a tough journey as well. From the wilds of west London to Selhurst is a random journey into the unknown.
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20th September 2023 at 1:37 pm
Lovely stuff for one of the best.
We love him to death down at the Palace.
I’ll post my Roy poem a bit later. You’ve inspired me to finish it.
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19th September 2023 at 5:06 pm
I’d like to think some of my scarves might get passed down the generations, but can’t see some of the “quality merchandise” I have making much past my son’s generation. They’ll fall apart before he even has kids, I reckon!
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7th September 2023 at 2:43 pm
Very true Crispin. Thanks!
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3rd September 2023 at 6:55 pm
Play Up Pompey indeed Richard .
My first ever proper game when i was 10 was Chelsea 7-4 Pompey on Xmas morning 1959, Greavesie got 4.
First visited Fratton Park with Chelsea (2-2) and stood among loads of sailors back in the old Second Dvision early 60s . That’s when I first heard the Pompey Chimes..
Last visited in the mid 2000s to run a football poetry workshop on racism with local young students in the Study Centre you had then at the time.
Had a great chat with some of your fans when you came here to Forest Green last season…
best wishes
Crispin
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1st September 2023 at 7:17 pm
Cliché heaven or hell..we get it all
Welcome to Football Poets John
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28th August 2023 at 10:54 am
Thanks Crispin – noted re the boxer! Never know, perhaps we’ll get Forest Green in the cup… or Chelsea!
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27th August 2023 at 4:47 pm
Hey Rowan
Tough line up of opening fixtures but werlcome to the National League and to Football Poets.
I’ve often passed your ground but never actually been.
Had to remove the boxert poem , sorry ….only poems about football, though i did read your tenuous link!
best wishes
Crispin -Editor
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6th August 2023 at 3:46 pm
Don’t worry Apollo, I have examined the evidence on YouTube – he looks great, the real deal!
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7th July 2023 at 5:26 pm
Let’s Hope for your sake Denys, that he doesn’t turn out to be from La-la-Land!
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