Euro 2008 Poems – Happy Anniversary!
Welcome to Euro 2008 – Football Poets style!
We hope to bring a smile
Or even precipient analysis
In the event of any creeping paralysis!
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
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It’s worth noting, that this site was created and introduced to the world wide web for the Euro 2000 Championships, so the site is officially eight years old.
A BIG thank you to everyone who has ever contributed to or just browsed through the site.
From your grateful Editorial Team.
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– – Emdad’s Diary – –
27th June – – Day 20 – – Emdad Rahman
26th June – – Day 19 – – Emdad Rahman
23rd June – – Managerial Casualties – – Emdad Rahman
22nd June – – Day 16 – – Emdad Rahman
21st June – – Day 15 – – Emdad Rahman
20th June – – Day 14 – – Emdad Rahman
19th June – – Day 13 – – Emdad Rahman
18th June – – Day 12 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
18th June – – Day 12 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
17th June – – Day 11 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
17th June – – Day 11 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
16th June – – Day 10 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
16th June – – Day 10 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
15th June – – Day 9 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
15th June – – Day 9 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
14th June – – Day 8 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
14th June – – Day 8 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
13th June – – Day 7 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
13th June – – Day 7 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
12th June – – Day 6 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
12th June – – Day 6 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
11th June – – Day 5 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
11th June – – Day 5 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
10th June – – Day 4 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
10th June – – Day 4 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
9th June – – Day 3 – – Emdad Rahman
8th June – – Day 2 (ii) – – Emdad Rahman
8th June – – Day 2 (i) – – Emdad Rahman
7th June – – Day 1 – – Emdad Rahman
– – U Rowe’s Diary – –
24th June – – who to support? – – U Rowe
23rd June – – The Boxtrot – – U Rowe
20th June – – Somnambulant symphony – – U Rowe
19th June – – Day 12 – – U Rowe
18th June – – Days 10 – 11 – – U Rowe
16th June – – Days 4 – 9 – – U Rowe
10th June – – Aggrievaderci – – U Rowe
– – Peter’s Diary – –
13th June – – Day 7 – – Peter Goulding
12th June – – Day 6 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
12th June – – Day 6 (i) – – Peter Goulding
11th June – – Day 5 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
11th June – – Day 5 (i) – – Peter Goulding
10th June – – Day 4 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
10th June – – Day 4 (i) – – Peter Goulding
9th June – – Day 3 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
9th June – – Day 3 (i) – – Peter Goulding
8th June – – Day 2 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
8th June – – Day 2 (i) – – Peter Goulding
7th June – – Day 1 (ii) – – Peter Goulding
7th June – – Day 1 (i) – – Peter Goulding
– – Mixed Diary – –
27th June – – Spanish matadors tame Russian bears – – Torresedor
26th June – – History never repeats itself, or does it? – – Kevin Raymond
26th June – – Frings, Like a ball in the park – – Mein Gott
26th June – – Why do the Germans always make it to Cup Finals? – – Mein Gott
26th June – – Germany in Euro 2008 Final Celebration – – Tri Tran
26th June – – The Multi national German team – – Kevin Raymond
26th June – – Why not do as he says – – Kevin Raymond
24th June – – Russia for the Cup – – Chequeov
22nd June – – McFootball – – John Williams
20th June – – How Low can you go? – – Crystal Tips
18th June – – Domenech – – Crystal Tips
18th June – – Ribery – – Crystal Tips
16th June – – Cech’s Clanger – – Crystal Tips
15th June – – Cech Republic 3 – – non humphries
14th June – – Swan Lake – – Crystal Tips
13th June – – Cech Republic 2 – – non humphries
13th June – – The Referee’s a Tanka! – – Crystal Tips
13th June – – sunset orange of euro 2008 – – tri tran
13th June – – The man who saved his nation – – tri tran
12th June – – down and out – – tri tran
11th June – – Villa in Spain For Sale – – Crispin Thomas
9th June – – euro hero end poland’s dream – – tri tran
8th June – – Cech Republic – – Non Humphries
– – Tournament Build Up – –
6th June – – 2 close 2 call – – U Rowe
6th June – – The England team, the unwanted dream – – Paul Tubb
4th June – – France Wades Into The Competition (plantoun) – – Tri Tran
3rd June – – Euro 2008 – – Paulie
3rd June – – England Where Are you? – – Denys E. W. Jones
1st June – – It’s coming home – – S B Ingle
27th May – – Euros – – Rik Manning
And hopefully a perfect antidote for Kev – Kev you must have forgotten Euro 2008?
12th May – – Me Close Season Options – – kevin raymond
My apologies to our May newbies, who only got an editorial page for a day, due to my lateness – I’ll keep the links here too, to keep them included.
In May 2008, we welcomed the following new contributors to this site :
Paul Hayward
Tim Dicks
Andrew Butt
nalin devalam
Howard Derry
We also welcomed :
About This Site
Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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John Gilbert Ellis
28th November 2024
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26th November 2024
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Wynn Wheldon
26th November 2024
joe morris
17th November 2024
Crispin Thomas
17th November 2024
kevin halls
10th November 2024
joe morris
10th November 2024
Clik The Mouse
10th November 2024
Crispin’s Corner
In Memoriam
Kick It Out & Christmas Truce
Latest Comments
27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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