Poems by Robbie Kennedy Bennett
- My Bloody Bilston Début
- Bert Williams, The Original ‘Cat’
- A Minute of Silence and Sapper Clive Smith
- A Walk in the Park for Derek Parkin
- I Saw The Name Of ‘Sailor’ Hunter
- Dependable Jody Craddock
- Run on with St Andrews United
- Hughie Curran Hung High In The Air
- A Scots Laddie Called Cameron Buchanan
- Knighted By A Wagstaffe Cross
- A Charismatic Keeper Called Matt Murray
- Munro o’ Broughty Ferry
- “Where the heck is Denis Law?
- Aaron’s First Match
- The Strath Won The Fife Cup
- Bert Williams, The Original ‘Cat’
- Duncan Edwards, Obviously Black Country Brave.
- The Day The Posts Went Up
- Bless The Queen Of The South
- Dixie
- How Good Was Billy Liddle?
- Six Loud Scotsmen
- McGrory Scored And Hampden Roared
- The King Is In The Chip Shop
- Flighty Guy
- The Days Of Billy Bremner
- I Suppose It Was Hughie McIlmoyle
- Chelsea Days of Docherty
- The Rowley Name
- Marie Stuart
- McAlister
- I Once Was A Sedgley Rover
- The Summer of 1966
- He Played Our Favourite Tune
- The Glenbuck Cherrypicker From Ayrshire
- I Should Have Played For Ladybank Violet
- My Adidas Santiago
- Fifers Day 1938
- Bennett You’re Offside
- They Walked All The Way From Glasgow
- Number 9
- Steve Bull, A Great Wanderer
- Hampden Park, Bagpipes, Drums and Legends
- The First International Football Game
- Celtic Pride
- Ha’way The Lads
- Smart Tartan Tie
- Old Fred
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Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
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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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