Football Poets

James Alexander Gordon

We all know the name
Voice instantly recognised
We don’t know the man
But he’s part of our lives

Classified football results
Since nineteen seventy four
He reads the first half of the […]

It’s my world, my land, my stars
Each August when I smell that cut grass
The pitch of glory and mud-smeared kit
Dream your own ending, now this is it

Anything is possible, how many points will we get
Just how […]

First home game
It’s always the same
Have a shower with “Grass” smell gel
Full English: – cereal dish
unadorned today by Weetabix
Make up a flask and pocket a Twix
Put on our shirts, lucky pants and scarves
We […]

Norwich City have a new away kit
The launch described it as red and purple
Which is really bad news for a football poet
As nothing at all rhymes with purple

The shirt itself is quite a treat
One that I would be […]

It’s the World Cup soon, they say
Tournament countdown, it starts in five days

Oh yeah, that – I’m not really interested
Watching England, it’s become a bit of a bore –
Then I remember: Hunter, Hurst and Bobby […]

When you hear the final whistle
You know that it’s official
Your club is relegated right enough
You’re feeling blue, it’s true
But there’s nothing you can do
No point being glum or in a huff

Always look on the […]

Why do we keep going season after season?
Non-believers around us can’t see the reason
They just see us after we’ve lost a game
They hear us moaning and feel our pain
The next weekend, we go back again

We’re away […]

Three games to go, just above the bottom three
Can we hold on, we can only wait and see
Who knows which way the cookie will crumble
One false move and we’ll take a tumble

A 5.30 kick off adds to our […]

When I was a kid
A football shirt was hard to find
The two sports shops in my city
Sold hockey sticks and shin pads
Nothing fancy, nothing ‘designed’

Best you could hope for was a scarf
Knitted by your Gran in […]

“The Premier League – the land of milk and honey
Oh, how happy we would be to grab all that money”

Norwich v WBA – another ‘must win’ game, no, a we really ‘MUST win’ game…(we lost)

Saturday was toxic
No […]

I think I’m hearing things
Did he just say ‘knitted boots’ or have I cloth ears?
I can’t have heard what I just heard
I’ve heard nothing like it in all my years

Colourful boots are now the norm
Rainbow, neon, […]

As if it wasn’t bad enough
Anticipating the ‘big’ game
It seems our atmosphere was lacking
And it’s us fans who are to blame

The club again patronised us
Providing clappers to help us make some noise
It’s like a […]

When you’re out of action
With your leg in traction
What do you do to pass the time
When injury strikes you in your prime

Hang about all day at the bookies
Drink gallons of tea and eat choc chip cookies
Can’t do […]

Aston Villa 4 Norwich City 1

The impact made by Hoolahan
lasted as long as a gnats attention span
Another horrible result
Hughton’s defence leaks like a watering can

Under Lambert we were pampered
Scoring goals […]

Can we have some decorum please?
Before the door on sportsmanship is slammed shut
I expect tactics and team talks from managers
With a handshake, not a headbutt

The game has to have physical contact
Players have […]

Hull City fans don’t want to be Tigers
The Bluebirds didn’t want to be red
It got me thinking ‘what if’ Norwich City
Were known as Delia’s Donkeys instead

We’re famous for our Canaries
Those gutsy singing yellow […]

It was a good height for the keeper
An easy save to make
The forward shot straight at him
No problem, piece of cake

Keepers never get the credit
For acrobatic body swerves
Agility and concentration
And, facing […]

Getting ready for the next fixture
Talk selection, tactics, game plan
Cope with injuries and odd suspensions
Pray for attendance of the kit man

Bungay Town have been awarded some money
To level their sloping […]

What whiffs distinguish your ground?
Damp earth or lush green grass
Hot dogs, burgers and chunky fries
Muscle rub from changing rooms as you pass

The stench of relegation
The sweet smell of success
Bovril, soup, […]

Everyone should be considered equal, all on a par
Let’s not get so insecure about who or what we are
Do people feel insulted by someone shouting ‘Man Up’?
Even those who wear a double dee cup?

Why should we be […]