Football Poets

Messi Magic

Mesmerizing, masterful, magnificent,
The plaudits just go on and on,
Lionel Messi has charmed us from a very young age
A magical player
On the world football stage.
Leaving Argentina for […]

The Wolves emerged from the undergrowth
And stood on the lush green field.
The pack was so focussed on what lay ahead,
In their minds it was done, signed and sealed.
Further down through the woodlands, the […]

The curtain rose up in Russia
In a number of different ways,
And the actors from many countries
Lined up on the world-wide stage.
One month to perform
Watched from near and afar,
A constellation of […]

Look Chris Kamara
There’s a pigeon on the pitch
Unbelievable!

Ianthe Exall January 2018

THE UNITED TRINITY

The oppressive greyness of the sullen sky
Could not engulf me as I stood enthralled
By the revered statue of The United Trinity,
Always loved and respected
From here to infinity.
More […]

THE KIDS WITH THE COVERED CARTS

The neglected pitch is dry and rough
The goalposts taken down
An abandoned ball all scuffed and grubby
And the side-paths overgrown.
Bleak, unloved and empty
The ground no […]

Watching the gulls all swooping around
Brought back the memories of some very strange words
That made us all think
Trying to find the real meaning
And connecting the link
To the sardines and […]

COUNTING DOWN

From Arsenal to West Ham they’re all on the list,
I’ve checked them all twice in case one has been missed.
But no, they’re all there in the Premier League,
Bringing much speculation and a littl […]

Harry Kane did it again,
And again and again and again.
Too many teams have been drawing,
Losing the fine art of scoring,
Many games have been just downright boring,
But Kane soon got the crowd […]

If you walk down the Alli
When there’s no-one around,
Just use the Southgate
To get into the ground.
No Martial arts on the programme,
It’s all football today,
The supporters are Keane,
They’ve been waiti […]

It’s no Pie in the Sky
When the feathers all fly,
When the big man went off
And returned with a pie.
He stood on the side-line
Enjoying each bite,
But it didn’t go down well
As he picked the wrong nig […]

FOREVER FOOTBALL

Frustration, elation,
With thousands just waiting
For one of their players to score.
And then it just happened,
The breakaway came
And the goalie laid stretched on the floor.
His gloved […]

He ran down the pitch with perfect control,
Lifted his head and scored a fine goal.
The crowd starting roaring
To see their man scoring
And his team mates acknowledged that goal.
He raised his right […]

PLAYING WITH STYLE

The boots have arrived
All the way from Milan,
The games will be stylish,
That’s the manager’s plan.
The kit is brand new
All purple and blue,
The shirts are the purple,
The sho […]