Poems by HUGH MORRIS
- Raith Rovers Och Aye!
- Broch an’ Roll
- A Football Phonetic
- The Oldest Football Club
- Burns Nicht
- Blest Wishes
- Surfin’ Kirkca’dy
- Gran Tourismo
- Forfar Fetched?
- I Heard it Thro’ th’ Raithvine.
- Raith of Allegiance
- McEnery o’ Raith
- The Dram Busters
- Roary Roary Hallelujah!
- Roll Over Raithrovers
- A Little Less Convertation
- Pop Gear
- Love Forever Blue
- Post Graduate
- Say No to Raithism
- Winging in the Rain
- The Da Vinci Toad
- Raith Rovers Regg-aye
- Twist and Gout
- Crassablanca
- Prophet and Loss
- Viva the Roverlution!
- Dancing in the Streets of Raith
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Raithdeer
- Friends in High Places
- Digital Remix
- Raith Days a Week
- Waltzing MacTilda
- My Degeneration (by The Hugh)
- Hugh and Cry
- Who’s Hugh
- Poles Apart
- Mole of Kintyre
- No Real Ambition
- Sillybration
- Jock and the Beans’ Talk
- Wunderbarber
- Hymn: Lord Protect Raith Rovers
- Hoots o’ th’ Rising Mon
- Cup and Chaucer
- Correctile Dysfunction
- Speech and Drama
- Spellbound
- Kirkcaldy Man
- Rabbit Burns
- Mrs McFrugal Advises…
- Football Poultry
- Raith, Hope and Charity
- Dublin 07
- Castro Man
- Post Mortem
- Ye Auld Raith Rover
- Relegation Blues
- Bookends
- Face Value
- In the Same Boat
- The World’s Best Game
- Swapping Shorts with Shakespeare
- Wishful Thinking
- Tongue in Chic
- Insects vs Animals
- On the Agender.
- Never say Dai.
- Sco’hemian Rap-sody.
- Viva Atletico.
- Foodball Poetry.
- See Y’ Later Elevator.
- Doggerel.
- D. I. Y. Football Poetry.
- Matthew 12 : 42.
- Haggistoun 20 Sporranfield United 0.
- Poultry in Motion.
- Atletico Viagra 2.
- Gillygooly vs Ballyhooley.
- Atletico Viagra.
- A Planner in the Works.
- Vice Versa.
- More Food for Thought.
- Poetic Justice.
- O Come all Ye Raithful.
- Food for Thought.
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24th April 2025 at 1:05 pm
Hey Denys..love this
“You may be a miner working down a pit.
You may be a rock star playing sold out gigs.
You may be a fireman putting out a blaze.
You may be an inmate chalking off the days. ”
Not just Dylan but maybe an unintentional nod to and shades of Ian Dury’s enigmatic ‘What A Waste’ rhythmic scanning..eg:
I could be the driver in an articulated lorry
I could be a poet I wouldn’t need to worry
I could be a teacher in a classroom full of scholars
I could be the sergeant in a squadron full of wallahs
What a waste
What a waste
Was lucky enough to meet and interview him twice.
Best wishes from Forest Green to Genoa C
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8th March 2025 at 2:34 pm
Thanks Crispin
I’ve been to FGR a couple of times in the past – great food! Barnet look like they have the NL sewn up for this season, but I wish you well for promotion next season.
Regards, Beth
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11th January 2025 at 8:13 am
TO ADD THIS TO THIS POEM’S COMMENT:WELCOME BACK DAVID MOYES!!!
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27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder.
Best
Crispin
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