Football Poets | Phil Brennan | Activity https://footballpoets.org/members/philbrennan58/activity/ Activity feed for Phil Brennan. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:33:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 7b9ab62131e7b962bcf1bf939408865d Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/goodbye-to-castle-street/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:06:18 +0100 On the Friday before the gates swing wide,

and the new season’s first whistle calls,

the faithful gather in Marple Bridge,

at the Royal Scot’s familiar walls.

They come for those who graced the park,

p […]

]]> 3eebcd49bcb1df7a22f328690acc022e Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/goodnight-vienna-2/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:38:16 +0100 Big lad, big heart, Stockport born and bred,
A United fan in scarlet red.
Though Edgeley Park still knew his face,
For County too, he’d find a place.

David Hazelhurst? That’s what it said.
But “Nu […]

]]> 1f261e8639cfdbbe13faf57925232ef2 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/the-mirror-of-victory/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:32 +0100 On the pitch where glory’s freshly won,
Argentina basked beneath the sun.
Yet voices rose in wounded pride:
“Spain showed disrespect!” they loudly cried.
As ribbons fell and songs took flight,
their triumph […]

]]> ad7dd74b33a838cc137c62cfd681e07b Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/cheers-thank-you/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:25:37 +0100 From captain’s armband to the manager’s chair,
Chally returned to answer County’s prayer.
Eleven years in non-league shadows cast,
he took us back to The Football League at last.

Edgeley Park was roaring when […]

]]> 93ff72a18440b5bc403ba6af0993bfa1 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/get-in-the-bin/ Tue, 26 May 2026 12:09:18 +0100 Before the match, the rituals begin,
A sacred routine to guarantee a win.
Lucky boxers worn only on game day,
Lucky socks with heels and toes worn away.

Beans on burnt toast, the champion’s feast,
Right t […]

]]> d4f44eb33023641115bce87bf82fa2fe Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/to-sky-blue-heroes/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:28:41 +0100  

At a table of blue where the floodlights still gleam,
Three kings of a city, the soul of a dream.
Colin Bell, ever-gliding, the ghost in the field,
Francis Lee, fierce and fiery, unyielding, […]

]]> 5d67933a4baae8483061069afabd9482 Phil Brennan commented on a poem on Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/my-mate-rob-at-hillsborough/#comment-7971 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:12:33 +0100 Beautiful x

]]> c0da1d05a0646f339f63330d1980cf80 Phil Brennan's profile was updated https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/15538/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:33:23 +0100 0 8b97019cd5fc2825243fcb171f356188 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/un-lucky-seven/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:56:50 +0100 Seven times we’ve made the way,
To Wembley Stadium for Final’s day,
With Stockport hearts we travel down,
In hope our lads will take the crown.

Four times at the old Twin Towers,
We dreamed of glory, lon […]

]]> 3065bcc1e7a8efe26e7e1df2e9c805a0 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/support-your-local-team/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:18:05 +0100 In towns and cities far and wide,
A question stirs, keeps football fans tied,
What defines a supporter, loyal and true?
The answer lies in the miles, just a few.

From the North to the South, it matters […]

]]> 99e0b1cff15dec17b1d3c158440f402b Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/the-beautiful-game-14/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:48:29 +0000 Do you recall the Hand of God?
Yeah, Maradona, the cheating sod.
A ghostly touch, a thief’s delight,
Yet Argentines still cheer that night.

Or when Zidane’s head met Materazzi,
A legend’s end, so bold, so br […]

]]> c6dc36b3983bdac9cbe3c9e967a68124 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/el-hattico/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:40:22 +0000 Down Wembley Way the coaches roll,
with scarves, with beers and sausage rolls.
Beneath the arch so vast and white,
two ‘Hatters’ clash in London light.

In Stockport town, in days of yore,
they stitched sil […]

]]> d4b5e9f0a265b61391da0cc3e53dcbd3 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/long-live-phil-robinson/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:08:49 +0000 Long live Phil Robinson,
a diamond true,
Stockport County through and through,
hope and heartbreak, loss and win,
He wore them easy, with that grin,
no grudges held, no bitterness sown,
he stood his ground, […]

]]> aecbbb9a0ba92bf4978b1bd7735f5126 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/half-half-scarves/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:57:45 +0000 Outside a pub in town,
not blue, not red,
there was a sign for proper fans,
this is what it said:

NO HALF & HALF SCARVES.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
CHUCK ‘EM IN THE BIN.
CLEAR YOUR CONSCIENCE.

I knew at once t […]

]]> 536c3a7dd190f24f9187ffca1af23583 Phil Brennan's profile was updated https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/15503/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:01:02 +0000 0 36c8a87645f0a5735da9cd5bbcd837d3 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/ode-to-non-league-football/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:55:23 +0000 Oh, the glory of non-league play,
Where football’s played the proper way.
No diving divas or corporate glee,
Just heart and soul,
at an affordable fee.

Ramshackle stadiums,
a single small stand,
With l […]

]]> 4a3d17e56332aedc509232b12f51942c Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets https://footballpoets.org/poems/turnstile-ghosts/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:44:11 +0000 I miss the match in bygone days, when whistles pierced the smoky haze,
And factory roofs and ashen skies, framed Saturdays before our eyes.
The ground would take us in its keep, a human tide, both loud and […]

]]> e37b3099c7687c352b656710556a9c6f Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-scarf-he-gave-away/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:47:32 +0100 He stood in line, with hope and pride, for tickets to the game,
Three seats he sought, with mates in mind, many times before, he’d done the same
But lo! The clerk, with steely gaze, said, “Tell me, kind old g […]

]]> b36edeb65504888c8da0411ef079a78d Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/munich-58-in-memory-of-those-lost-on-february-6-1958/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:50:57 +0000 Through winter’s breath and icy fate,
A dream took flight yet met too late,
Young hearts that burned with fearless grace,
Were lost upon the sky’s embrace.
Geoff Bent, a loyal soul so true,
A servant str […]

]]> 78674b79ae887e0d164a8f53dd51a349 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/ghosts-that-whisper-in-the-breeze-in-memory-of-the-busby-babes-february-6-1958/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:47:48 +0000 The engines roared, the snow fell white,
Through winter’s grip they took their flight.
A team of promise, young and bold,
With dreams of glory yet untold.

But fate was cruel, the sky grew black,
The third a […]

]]> 9f6f70c8de68d6d7218900aa416f368f Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/a-toast-to-the-trinity/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:32:30 +0000 At a table of dreams where legends convene,
Three giants of football, immortal, serene.
George Best, with flair like a brushstroke divine,
Bobby Charlton, the heartbeat, steadfast and fine.
Denis Law, a […]

]]> e52848ac51d856a6b21cb2d3da6bcb05 Phil Brennan changed their profile picture https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/15292/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:10:45 +0000 0 f501bdeadaa56d66c00e8ae2013d1e44 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/at-the-match-2/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:50:33 +0000 I set off at the usual time,
With steps rehearsed, a ritual rhyme.
I park the car where I always do,
But the emptiness lingered, sharp and true.
I walk to the ground, a familiar path,
Chat to friends, […]

]]> f614e9ae3dafa8f40b32e27427645880 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/football-eh/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:57:17 +0100 Football’s back, the crowd’s go wild,
brand new kit for every child,
the beautiful game is back in play,
where players strut and display,
their outlandish haircuts, bold and bright,
a fashion statement, it’ […]

]]> ce3e59ef48a7e4ccca1079b88c42b0ce Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/football-nearly-came-home/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:15:35 +0100 Who cares if it wasn’t a pen, against the Dutch,
When luck rolls its dice, we’ve not had much,
Maradona’s handball in ’86,
A dirty trick that history couldn’t fix,
In France 98, all our hopes were marred, […]

]]> a5a141205b42759ef1d563abac3926eb Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/theres-no-easy-games-here/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:39:39 +0100 In the Euros’ first week, the tension was tight,
No easy games, every team had to fight.
Portugal edged the Czech’s, just by a hair,
A 2-1 victory, nerves in the air.

Denmark and Slovenia, an ent […]

]]> 791eeb3c1d69324432ab46daedd43847 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/footballs-coming-home-2/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 05:44:55 +0100 In 66 we won the cup,
The football world was shaken up.
But since then, it seems, we’ve had a curse,
Our football luck’s been quite perverse.
In 1970, we gave it a try,
But in the quarter-finals waved […]

]]> 06efd8e753a733513885d7b591b81b61 Phil Brennan changed their profile picture https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/15039/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:20:37 +0000 0 c0d5bcd9963dd53ed99558934a5eda3c Phil Brennan's profile was updated https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/15038/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:18:00 +0000 0 4f6d310a2fec747b457aa7c54d4250f6 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/for-our-lost-little-ones-follo-fc-a-football-club-for-bereaved-dads/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:31:42 +0000 In the depths of sorrow, where pain runs deep
Where hearts are shattered and tears silently weep
A football club emerges, a beacon of hope
For bereaved fathers, a lifeline to cope

For our lost little ones, […]

]]> 023e51528ac3d021f41e46a46f92e6ce Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-dressing-room-2/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:34:40 +0100 In the realm of men’s camaraderie, so strong,
We gather, we bond, and we get along.
We drink together, sharing laughs and cheers,
And face the world,
conquering our fears.
In dressing rooms, our sanctuaries […]

]]> 303c7c4ae18191a11f5c66493229efd0 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-christmas-truce/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:06:03 +0100 Our family football scarf holds many memories, from its time within our clan,
Some fantastic tales come with it, as it’s passed from man to man.

Great, great granddad Jim told how he got the scarf when he went […]

]]> 20cd5aaf65671bdbcef44d66defd0474 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/our-club-will-never-die/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:06:08 +0100 But through it all, we’ve stood tall,
Defying odds, we’ll never fall.
For in our hearts, the fire’s strong,
Though times are tough, we’ll carry on.
The days of blue, they’ll fade away,
Replaced by skies of […]

]]> dd2936e59270226f52b0d04a94bd8f45 Phil Brennan's profile was updated https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/14857/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:59:05 +0100 0 60666e564e6a58fba68347ee09649b75 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/footie-with-dad/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:25:33 +0000 Footie with Dad

When I was a toddler, I was good never bad,
All I ever thought of, was going to footie with dad.
But I was very poorly, and my mum was so sad,
She could see all I wanted, was to go to footie […]

]]> 2ca24e609a863f5d6ad850e27fa8d8e6 Phil Brennan's profile was updated https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/8756/ Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:37:12 +0000 0 e71977b678d729ea52e3960ce2653273 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/another-man-down/ Wed, 28 Dec 2016 09:09:21 +0000 It’s been the worse year for loss, that we can ever remember,
There’s another man down, before the end of December.
He was a friend a brother and somebody’s son,
A husband a father, a special someo […]

]]> 8e7fd8e736aaaf58bdef89cdf62c901c Phil Brennan changed their profile picture https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/8741/ Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:49:10 +0000 0 7f40340be82682ef5cf1aacf2b36f6c5 Phil Brennan became a registered member https://footballpoets.org/activity/p/8699/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:32:44 +0000 0 398cb38a9aa592ccc55bd535fd314ddd Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/valentines-day/ Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Roses are red, violets are blue,
I can’t see you today love, the lads are at Crewe!!

It’s a day when a man shows just where his love lies,
And to be honest you can’t really beat the Gresty Road pies. […]

]]> 50695ff0a2d05370f8fdce64a0753290 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/football-alphabet/ Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 A is for Armband, a captain wears proud
B is for Ball, only one is allowed
C is for Cards, either yellow or red
D is for Defend, with feet, body and head
E is for Enjoyment, when our team wins a game
F is for […]

]]> 4e34fe35c902adea60eaa428d6b4c0ce Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/just-passing-by/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 The many many days of blue
And dark nights we’ve all been through
They’re just passing by

The half truths and lies
And people we’ve come to despise
The sneaky cheats
And words we can’t repeat
For those who wou […]

]]> 22a1d27ea946021075ec85fb72ebfbab Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/big-keith/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 My heart goes out to his family
And to all whose paths he crossed
I’m sure he’ll be fondly remembered
By the players that he ‘bossed’

Indeed all who ever met him
Say only good things about ‘big Keith’
Th […]

]]> 4ba142b9ff0afda381de101c312ade50 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/please-god/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 It’s a lovely town is Stockport,
a place to enjoy the famous local beer
But the one thing that could make it even better,
would be a visit from you this year

You see the Devil’s been working overtime,
to tak […]

]]> c437e3711affbacc8cef3079af396410 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-devil-is-a-rugby-fan/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The Devil came down to Stockport
He was looking to cause some harm
He worked his evil on Edgeley Park,
Some of its people, and also Manor Farm

He got good people to turn a blind eye
Then the bad ones to cause […]

]]> b7df603ab0d3cb76e9988a29f4ad7eea Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/on-the-brink/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The ‘protest’ march is on this week,
And for those who may ask “Why?”
It’s to raise the public’s awareness,
Tthat ‘our’ club is about to die
Mr. Curtis and Co. please take note,
You were brought in to help us sur […]

]]> 8351c9f2142700f8aee5adbc56696df9 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/75-grand/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 What could you do with 75 grand?
It could go in the bank, or straight in your hand
And I don’t mean winnings, after a lucky streak
I’m talking 75 big ones, at the end of every week

Because I’ve heard a story, abo […]

]]> deb61de3be36098fa235ebd499c7562f Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/if-all-footballers-were-pop-songs/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 If all footballers were pop songs, John Terry could be ‘Please don’t go’
Robbie Fowler could be ‘Down under’, City’s new signings could be ‘Hello’
Michael Owen could be ‘Back in the high life’; Peter Crouch could […]

]]> e452b1a7ddd3ee4ed3cce2a5bccb7e68 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/i-could-do-that-2/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 Whilst watching my ‘best goals video’ I thought ‘I could do that myself’
Like the goal scored at Edgeley Park, by Leeds United’s Fabian Delph
That wonderful overhead kick, by West Ham’s Trevor Sinclair
Or […]

]]> 9e90e33b5eae1ffb01e1b275d7752c91 Phil Brennan published a poem on the site Football Poets http://footballpoets.org/poems/what-if-i-dont-make-it/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 “What if I don’t make it”? The little boy said to his dad
“I’ve got two left feet and a sheriff’s badge, it really makes me mad”,
“I want you to be proud of me, and I will practice all day long,
But if I […]

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