Football Poets | ianthe exall | Activity https://footballpoets.org/members/ianthe2/activity/ Activity feed for ianthe exall. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:33:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 d2efed7ffd341726ead4717eae8241d0 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/messi-magic/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:16:32 +0000 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 […]

]]> 53633ce7d79fb2e572a1edd9bb9cc725 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/welcome-back-3/ Sat, 25 Aug 2018 21:13:29 +0100 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 […]

]]> 78210a7f2518dbf99985b5d1ccd8481b Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-russian-constellation/ Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:45:36 +0100 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 […]

]]> ede519a538d86115b8986134bfd8f43c Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/unbelievable-2/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 21:30:13 +0000 Look Chris Kamara
There’s a pigeon on the pitch
Unbelievable!

Ianthe Exall January 2018

]]> 15a4ed708658f3d631ac294638659cea Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-united-trinity/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:24:07 +0100 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 […]

]]> 1b40eccbb3e7507d956583c945698e05 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-kids-with-the-covered-carts-2/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:48:03 +0100 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 […]

]]> b6d080d9920e9af1ce1ab37b8639e3b9 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/canned-sardines/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:31:46 +0100  

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 […]

]]> 5a984b165767b6dc02fe33029214a9de Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/counting-down/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:32:12 +0100 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 […]

]]> a42562909d4066744c8d6f1023bb54d5 Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/sometimes-forest-green-rovers-3-tranmere-rovers-1/#comment-589 Fri, 19 May 2017 16:48:28 +0100 Wonderful, touching poem. You have done them proud expressing your feelings about their achievement.

]]> 639a844353b93a54053f2ed4410520fb Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/kane-was-able/ Fri, 19 May 2017 12:31:02 +0100 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 […]

]]> ade5fa8c61a7563333d78c82c43840e4 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/act-2-of-the-play-on-names/ Wed, 03 May 2017 15:52:43 +0100 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 […]

]]> 1f134054e91298f4afe2dda0bb5ff38b Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/lament-in-the-putney-end/#comment-191 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:46:59 +0000 As touching and descriptive as I thought it would be Graham. So good to see that a sorry defeat for your team can bring out real emotion expressed so vividly in your poem.  I hope you don’t mind if I print it […]

]]> c4c369308c30486f3c3cc1309919108f Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/swapping-roles-with-shakespeare/#comment-184 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 15:53:26 +0000 Classic Crispin. As you are, I am appalled by the treatment dished out to Claudio Ranieri, he is a gentleman through and through. As the Bard said;  ‘O, how full of briers is this working-day world.’   As You Like It iii

]]> 25501f610325f50dec782b107f7a7f04 Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/pie-faced/#comment-159 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:57:59 +0000 Thanks Crispin. Always interesting to see the clubs that are not in the news week after week and they just get on and play good, entertaining football. The Pieman has added a different flavour though! I think he […]

]]> 8d4b0d8d83826ce1fab1bb0bba760852 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/pie-faced/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:10:34 +0000 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 […]

]]> 851dc896b2a2f9cfa2274ee0e6b66462 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/forever-football/ Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:08:09 +0000 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 […]

]]> ca92b8e1050761f914c065972b20d400 ianthe exall changed their profile picture https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/9506/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:05:27 +0000 0 b47958e0b4608dcffbf17ae274712a9b Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/how-many/#comment-107 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:00:11 +0000 Nice one! How many coats does he have or is it just one coat of many colours?

]]> 15bc98bbeaf908296354a8a354b02328 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/its-all-in-the-game/ Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:42:46 +0000 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 […]

]]> c295a5491df86729b0161279f836aa96 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/playing-with-style/ Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:41:07 +0000 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 […]

]]> bb0039da639af9ee1d79ee931ccb0158 Ianthe Exall commented on a poem on Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/in-good-time/#comment-49 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:09:07 +0100 All for the love of the game. Nice one.

]]> cbbe0bc867792803015abd99caf985a4 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/england-first-and-last/ Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:08:58 +0100 ENGLAND, FIRST AND LAST

Big Sam in a jam
Playing out of position
Scored an own goal
The ref blew full time
Walked off the pitch
The end of the game
Life won’t be the same
For Big Sam.
Ianthe Exall – S […]

]]> bc7f08605767a7b19aed6240bd49ed91 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/always-football/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:39:09 +0100 ALWAYS FOOTBALL

The scarecrow leans against the wall
And at her feet lies an old football.
She cannot play
And nor can I,
But when I look up to the sky
I see the memories of the football days
Just flowing […]

]]> 37e6eb32d2cc5f55374189d1675a3717 ianthe exall changed their profile picture https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/3935/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:43:12 +0100 0 d47aea9149081d6d589f16986688af82 ianthe exall became a registered member https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/3933/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:16:29 +0100 0 8a93a7c08d495d7db33332fcc2d55741 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/post-euro-2016/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:00:00 +0100 The wall chart is down
The games are all done,
At the end of the Euro
Portugal won.
There were high spots and low spots,
England was poor,
It didn’t take long
And they were out the back door.
Two high spots b […]

]]> 7b033fad25cf5df23975c30b4b742fd4 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/fifty-years-on/ Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:00:00 +0100 The World Cup was won by England fifty years ago
And there was a very special player
From Fulham you may know.
A solid, strong defender,
George Cohen is his name,
He gave his all to football
For the love of the […]

]]> fe87b277ac907241706eae43110be6e2 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/to-score-or-not-to-score-in-a-little-hamlet/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:00:00 +0100 To score or not to score-what is the intention:
Whether it’s nobler striking from the centre
Excessive shots and drives,
Or to volley against a wall of defenders,
And by beating them, scoring.
To aim, to strike a […]

]]> 1e20c9cc42c198021da568775c231770 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/wags-in-the-sixties/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 23:00:00 +0100 We climbed those steep stairs to the top of the stand,
Where the view of the pitch was total and grand.
We carried our cushions, our coats and our bags,
We were the young 60’s versions
Of what now are called W […]

]]> f60441b302ebfece750d7c2da4bf2fd9 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-lady-is-a-fan/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 It’s that quizzical look on the faces
That gets me every time,
When I tell them I write about football
And I do it in words that can rhyme.
Is it because I’m a woman
That they don’t understand why I do,
But when […]

]]> e47fe078a87cb7345a43e8dd810e0d1b Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/lose-louis/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 You took the wrong road Louis
When you came along for the ride,
It’s time to take the long road,
Just turn your back on the side.
Man United now has lost its fire,
Performances have slumped
The situation is d […]

]]> 5411d08ba0418d023da69eb298af2aa1 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-special-one/ Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Popularity is dipping
The halo is slipping
What say you Jose
It’s not gone your way
How long will you stay
Or will you make way
For another?
He need not be ‘special’
But he must have the mettle
To take on the t […]

]]> e877f31017fab53c8d175531c0e6637f Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/play-on-names/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0100 Sterling Silva Costa lot when scattered on the pitch,
And presented quite a Hazard to the teams,
But they all Rose to the challenge
And played with all their Hart,
We’d like to see Zamora that,
Football of our d […]

]]> e8ca4f817b31d4ae680e52ad978a4050 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/fulhams-finest/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0100 There is a splendid tribute statue
Standing straight and proud,
For an icon of the Cottage
And a hero of the crowd.
Hands on hips
And a foot on the ball,
Regarded by Fulham
As the best of them all.
Johnny […]

]]> 7749e25081904b9c1e37510bfc57db32 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/in-memory-of-llew-beatonfootball-poet/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0100 Have you ever been real friends with someone
Although you have never met?
I have, and his name is Llew Beaton
And his kindness I’ll never forget.
He contacted me after reading
What I wrote after Francis had d […]

]]> e9c0da0bf6c616eb643db4c6826a1d2d Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-real-deals/ Thu, 11 Jun 2015 23:00:00 +0100 What has happened to the football game?
The ones that I’m watching just aren’t the same.
No diving, no crowding.
No pulling, no tripping
Is this a sign that standards are slipping?
No in-the-face challenges
To the […]

]]> 9735c844296d4efea46899ffb6d9b3c7 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/change-of-season/ Sun, 07 Jun 2015 23:00:00 +0100 Fixed stare at the TV screen
No football action to be seen
Cricket-yes, tennis-yes
But football’s gone
My life’s a mess.
Three months now to wait for action
The sport that gives me satisfaction
Withdrawal sym […]

]]> 7029a2e4ac679b9d2a4d2d2001bc6b86 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-kids-with-the-covered-carts/ Wed, 27 May 2015 23:00:00 +0100 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 longer used
Nothing left to shout for
To […]

]]> f339ac508314ebc512af5689c5d2612d Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/searching-for-wolves-in-africa/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 The ‘News of the World’ spread out on the floor,
My Dad walking in through the side door.
“I can’t find the Wolves,
I can’t see the score!
Come help me, I’m looking but can’t look any more!”
That was me way back […]

]]> cc5051576453a1453e6534c74c94f378 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/more-than-a-game/ Sat, 13 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 They came out of the trenches
Not off the benches
And they all raised their hands as a greeting.
The old leather ball
Broke down the wall,
Called a truce
Because of their meeting.
At the end of the game,
‘The G […]

]]> 635a6e4407a53e8774ae9a7e9ff55ddd Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-greatest-of-them-all-2/ Sun, 21 Sep 2014 23:00:00 +0100 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 […]

]]> 463d6b23b7947f72ccc363eaf01fd294 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-squad-of-64/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 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 […]

]]> 91fdddcdfc739f4410d46450964bf905 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-knots-in-the-lace/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 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 […]

]]> a13fb540946429814d872fece30e6a98 Ianthe Exall published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/durban-derby-days/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 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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