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    Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 1 month ago

    In the town of Dudley, six miles from the Wolves
    I was born many years ago.
    Football was the passion there,
    A love I was soon to know.
    Ten years before I faced the world
    A little boy was born.
    He too was a Dudley […]

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    Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 10 months ago

    Another Derby Day at New Kingsmead
    And my first time at that ground,
    I took one step on to the turf
    And stopped to look around.
    The stands were packed with eager fans
    Waiting for the action,
    And I hoped that our […]

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    Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 11 months ago

    The Knots in the Lace

    The cupboards have been emptied and the shelves are standing bare,
    Except for the faded cardboard box…
    And I remember when he placed it there.
    With quiet hands I reach for it and slowly b […]

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    Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets 12 years, 12 months ago

    Remember those Durban Derbies
    In the days of New Kingsmead,
    When football was compelling
    And the players a different breed
    When United took on City
    There was not an empty space
    And Castle Corner raised the […]

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