Poems by John J O'Connor
- They Stole Our Rice
- Where have all the Great Captains Gone?
- In Year 16
- WunderVAR
- Six of the best for Panama
- The Old Man And His Grandson
- Nice Two Son
- Do What– Do Watt–Do Wot
- “You’re Fired”
- Tactical Error
- Now That George Best Fella Is A Great Fella (RIP Dad)
- Young Bertie Hislop (no man’s land hero)
- West Germany and Montezuma’s Revenge
- Ryan Giggs is 40 ( no kidding)
- The Proud Preston Plumber
- Young Bertie Hislop (No Man’s Land Hero)
- Football Victim
- A Litttle pub in Scotland.
- The Camberwell Carrot
- Russia nil Aston Villa nil
- Hamburg 0-1 West Green United
- Thank You, Now Good Riddance
- You can smoke now up in heaven.
- Hy Money: First Lady of The Palace
- Give Tuesday A Break
- John (Stonewall) Jackson king of the Palace
- Big Pat From The County Down
- An old ex-pro’s lament
- SPIT, SOB and SLIP on a rainy night in Moscow
- Cliff Jackson – Crystal Palace Gladiator
- Dead Irish Grannie’s
- When the wife’s away BECK’S will play.
- Having A. BALL in Heaven.
- “WE WANT WHITTLE”
- DIRTY TRICKS and CELERY STICKS.
- ” MR CHAIRMAN — YOUR’E ‘ AVING A LAUGH.
- Crystal Palace v Liverpool ( F.A. CUP Semi -final, Villa Park 1990 )
- THE PROUD PRESTON PLUMBER.
- Young Bertie Hislop (No Man’s Land hero)
- THE TRAGEDY OF PADDY JOE.
- Say it ain’t so Iain. Say it ain’t so.
- A Dream of two halves.
- Arise Sir Steve.
- Kings Road King
- The taming of Wayne ( he’s only 19 ) Rooney
- JOHN HENTY — the Voice of Crystal Palace
- TO HELL OR TO ORIENT
- JOHN ( the shovel ) SEWELL. an awfully civilised defender.
- WE’LL BE THERE GEOFF ( HAIKUS)
- WHO AM I ???
- Football Quiz Nite Down The Pub.
- The Boot Room up in Heaven
- THE NOUVEAU FOOTBALL FAN.
- BRITISH CAPPED SQUAD WITH FOREIGN SOUNDING NAMES.
- THE GREATEST KEEPER OF THEM ALL
- MOVE OVER GOD YOU’RE IN MY SEAT.
- A PALACE SEASON TO REMEMBER ( 1968-69 )
- PREMIERSHIP MANAGERS RACE RESULTS. 2003-04
- HOW SOONETH THEY FORGET.
- WEST GERMANY’S AND MONTEZUMA’S REVENGE..
- ALFA RAMSEY AND THE GAME OF 66
- CRYSTAL PALACE v LIVERPOOL. (F.A. CUP Semi – final, Villa Park 1990)
- THISTLE PALACE
- TACTICAL ERROR
- THE GHOST OF SELHURST PARK.
- GOODBYE TO THE TERRACE.
- A VANISHED BREED. (The Scottish winger)
- PLAYER’S PROFILES, PAST & PRESENT.
- CRYSTAL PALACE MEMORIES. ( 1969 – 1979 )
- FOOTBALL OCCUPATIONS.
- MIXING FOOTBALL AND RELIGION
- THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
- GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTBALL
- HISTORICAL FOOTBALL
- FOOTBALL FINANCES
- FOOTBALL RENOVATION.
- THE GALLOPING MAJOR (a football refugee)
- Football farm (part three) FOOTBALL IN THE WATER.
- FOOTBALL FARM (part two) —— FOOTBALL BIRDS.
- FOOTBALL FARM (part one)
- Same to you Trevor.
- THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER.( CNN’s big match )
- WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
- ‘THE DON’ who ruled the Palace.
- THE BATTLE OF BECKS AND FERGIE. 2003ad
- YOUNG BERTIE HISLOP,NO MANS LAND HERO.
- Eleven made in Heaven
- JOHN (STONEWALL) JACKSON king of the Palace.
- JACK’S ARMY 94
- FOOT and PRESS DISEASE
- AWAY ALONE WITH PALACE
- REMINISCENCES
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10th October 2018 at 10:41 am
so true for so many clubs Denys
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7th August 2018 at 2:43 pm
Looking forward to welcoming Wolves to the King Power Stadium this season… where hopefully we will beat you! 😉 But truthfully welcome back to the top division! – Paul
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22nd July 2018 at 12:05 pm
Hi Crispin,
Many thanks for that. I’ve actually changed it back because I feel the more ridiculous it looks, the more Ogden Nash it is! My own personal choice, others may disagree. But I appreciate the thought. Cheers
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20th July 2018 at 6:49 am
Great poem Peter .I’ ve mucked about with the way it appears on the page if you don’t like it let me know.
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19th July 2018 at 5:19 pm
Nash’s genius?
How about the Pele of poets?!!! 😉
absolutely lovin’ it!
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19th July 2018 at 2:21 pm
Sorry everyone. Away on holidays and not very good at the computer stuff anyway.
I had thought I was commenting on Verse 2, Lines 3 and 4. The whole poem is done in rhyming couplets – I was merely commenting on the fact that the rhyme there / disappeared sticks out like a sore thumb!!
Nothing to do with black and white!
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15th July 2018 at 5:31 am
no sadly…it’s my good mate Fred Chance…Sharon..great live music pub…in our village..
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13th July 2018 at 9:04 pm
Big Yin! Is that Sir Billy Connolly far left on the main picture?
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13th July 2018 at 5:20 pm
i should say so!
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13th July 2018 at 4:33 pm
at least the waistcoat is coming home then? 😉
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