I have followed Newcastle United for more years than I care to remember through thin and thin, although these days I spend more time watching local non league football in the North East, I am a father and grandfather who likes to dabble in writing a bit of poetry just for my own pleasure.
Poems by John Oliver
- These Days……..Those Days.
- Clatts my boy.
- All that glitters…….
- Watch out Big Sam’s about.
- European Union v The Toon.
- Pavel Srnicek
- In the wrong hands.
- Twixt Tears and Tyne
- Value4MoneyFootball.
- Big Mac’s leaving do.
- Chelsea 6 Newcastle Utd 5
- Staying Put….until next window.
- What’s up Doc.
- Time to walk away.
- The Teflon John.
- Millfield of Dreams
- Our hearts go with you.
- Ashley buys Liverpool F.C.
- Those Fullwell End stairs.
- Is this seat taken please.
- Ashley plans ahead.
- Whatever would Sir Bobby think ?
- NUFC….Time for change.
- On the ( Tyneside ) Street where we lived.
- The Final Whistle.
- Gus, Gus…a Minus or Plus.
- J.F.K.
- Cockney in the Toon.
- Sorry, not for sale.
- A simple tribute.
- The name stays the same.
- November the 5th…..Newcastle in 3rd.
- Room At The Top
- Well it makes a refreshing change.
- October 2nd and In 4th Spot.
- Late, Late show.
- Hard times ahead.
- Comic book heroes.
- It never rains but it pours……..at SJP.
- Another fine mess.
- When Saturday came around.
- A season too far.
- The crying game.
- Nat Lofthouse broke my heart.
- MP (3) Player.
- The once special F.A. Cup.
- I beg your Pardew.
- Out with the old….In with the new.
- A Geordie Xmas wish.
- Next in the firing line.
- All’s fair in love…….And footie.
- Any stickers to swap ?
- Big Sam, Little respect.
- Hush Hush at the library.
- Stick with us Chris.
- Up on the roof.
- Time to call a halt.
- Number Nine shirt.
- Jackie Sinclair R.I.P.
- In defence of the 4th official.
- You couldn’t make it up.
- A taste of what’s in store ?
- The Clown Prince.
- All Aboard.
- Toon’s new number 5.
- Big Titus.
- Probables v Possibles.
- Poor relations.
- Going up yes….staying up???????
- Bouncebackability
- The Entertainers
- Ready to Party.
- The game that I once knew.
- Winter Blues
- F.A.Cup 2010.
- Boxing Day Memories.
- Unreliable (club) source.
- 60s Revisited.
- Overated…..Overdrawn.
- Who are you ??
- Please call it a day.
- Unlucky for some ?
- Fondly remembered.
- Albert Stubbins.
- Green Army, great fans.
- Cheryl Cole….Geordie saviour.
- Window Shopping.
- What is a football fan ?
- No Respect
- Robert William Robson. 1933-2009.
- The great and not so great.
- The deck chair top.
- How to ruin a football club.
- Then there were none (Premiership games left)
- And Now There’s Just One
- Now there are Two.
- Then there were Three
- Now there are Four.
- just for the kids
- Then there were Five.
- Then they were Six.
- Big Al’s managerial debut.
- Then there were Seven.
- Now there is Eight.
- Before we had subs.
- Alan Suddick. R.I.P.
- Now there is Nine.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Billy, The Gateshead barber.
- My special place……..man and boy.
- Costly miss.
- Geordie was a villian.
- I won’t take my coat off…I’m not stopping.
- Wyn Davies.
- Nothing to sing about.
- Wise Buys ..Rich Guys
- Happy Ending?
- Don’t leave us now MO.
- While the Shepherd’s watched.
- Please help us Sir Alex.
- Cold light of day.
- Sold to the fans in the Toon.
- PEDRO.
- Early Goal.
- Five foot Six-between the stix.
- Together
- Labour of love.
- Count on Joe.
- Forever United.
- NAME GAME.
- Just sign and be done with it.
- No Going Without.
- Expect more of the same.
- After dinner speaker.
- STARK CONTRAST.
- Good conduct ?
- IF,YOU GOTTA GO…..GO NOW.
- Relegation….Flirtation.
- SPORT RELIEF.
- THE GOLDEN AGE.
- The love of the game.
- A footballing lesson.
- Far away places…..And strange sounding games.
- Food for thought.
- The entertainers……Part 2
- Time Travel.
- Christmas 1952.
- Big Sam….Big task.
- It’s all there……In Black n White.
- Dancing Feet.
- Bobby Moncur.
- Try keeping it simple Sam.
- Jaded…..after Four games.
- Global Market.
- What price loyalty ?
- Good Times…..Bad Times.
- The main event.
- Dream on.
- Well Deserved.
- And the next manager is…………..?
- Unworthy.
- Football’s First Lady.
- We thought it all over.
- That’s Entertainment.
- World cup…….Dubai style.
- Howay the lasses
- Big John, Geordie legend.
- Vegetable plot.
- Pay up…..Look happy.
- The hole in the Gallowgate end fence.
- Watch the birdie.
- On the playing fields of England.
- Shattered Dream.
- IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM…..JOIN THEM.
- Football memories
- Betting slip….ups
- Shirt of Heroes
- STUFFED………Just accept it.
- Back lane memories.
- It’s only a game.
- Delayed debut.
- Where’s your famous atmosphere ?
- All for the love of the game.
- Tickets please
- REALITY
- Steve the Bruce.
- California here we come.
- Golden days.
- 1969 remembered.
- HOME WIN…..OR LOSE.
- Open Window.
- Glory Seekers
- EXPENSIVE IMPORT.
- Highs and lows
- PUSH OVERS
- THE QUEST GOES ON.
- Over Forties League
- NIGHTMARE ON EDGAR STREET.
- TRANSFER DAY.
- The day they dropped wor Al.
- On the straw behind the goal.
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13th November 2020 at 9:52 pm
I am interested in the tale about The
Boot Room and Shankley
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12th November 2020 at 11:21 am
Hi Sharon
Please see my private message re arecent use of one of your poems from Manchester cheers C
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9th October 2020 at 8:17 pm
Hi Daniel,
Good to see you are still writing about the ‘Tic. Hope all is good with you.
Best, Sharon
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4th October 2020 at 9:52 am
So true mate.
You’re certainly not alone in your thinking. I get incensed sometimes.
Aside from the endless and stillwith its -here once labelled Fergie Time moments ,we now have VAR with its far off decisions by supposed ‘neutrals’ .
So …the supposed influenced ‘integrity’ of refs and neutrals favouritism ?
You could tuck it away into some corner and call it yet another football conspiracy theory, (like analyzing and searching to find which teams refs follow and VAR assistant refs (if we knew ) but it still occurs too often for me.
It raises the question is there such a thing a a real neutral. Everyone who watches football definitely supports or has a soft spot for some club however tenuous..
BTW When I was 10 and the Munich Air Crash happened. i (and many at my school in Fulham) was a Chesea fan but took United on as my second lcub for a season through that awfdul time. Now FGR are my life and my team in the next village and i drum (when we get back) on the terrace at 72 with the young kids and scoff vegan pies and get bwind Dale’s green vision for the planet …
Go well Attila and stry safe with your good lady….
Best Crispin
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18th September 2020 at 5:39 pm
nice one sorting a pic to go with..off to a trial run with several hundfred masked fans v Bradgford at FGR tomorrow
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16th September 2020 at 5:51 pm
Sorted! Cheers. SJ
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6th September 2020 at 6:23 pm
Hi again
This message from Ken via the site.
Ken Storey
mail: kensart@talktalk.net
Message: Message for Sharon Jones. I hadn’t been able to contact you as your email seems to have lapsed and would like to know if you still want your Liverpool Christ painting. Let me know if you want it and when you can pick it up from me at 27 Mentmore Road L18 4PU. Hope you are well. Best wishes Ken Storey
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6th September 2020 at 6:22 pm
Hi Sharon-PLEASE CONFIRM RECEIVED
This request from Gavin via the site. Can you get back to him please. If you don’t want to do it let me know, I might have a go.
Name: Gavin Blackwell
Email: gavinleelee@hotmail.co.uk
Message: Hi,
I am looking to make contact with Sharon Jones to see if can or someone could write a poem from my article The Brutality of life of the football Physio?
Best Regards
Gavin Blackwell
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29th July 2020 at 9:26 pm
Hi Crispin,
I’ve only just seen your comment about a photo of the gates. I will dig one out.
I’ve still not been to The New Lawn but I do hope to get there one day.
Martyn
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29th July 2020 at 6:41 am
Woohoo….sentiment shared Denys.
I thought the huge No 3 on Chelsea’s new shirts strange enough.
Keep on mate.. C
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