Your Team In January Poems
Affectionate nods to:
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Balotelligate, Bolton , Champions League, Cardiff City, Chelsea, Coleraine, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Darlington, FA Cup, Fergy, Glenavon, Harrygate, Hayley McQueen, Henrygate, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, Mansfield Town, Mark Hughes, Middlesborough, Newcastle United ,Norwich City, Oldham, Scholesgate, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham, Swindon Town, Wigan , Wolves and York City.
30 Jan Kinder Magic S B Ingle
28 Jan We May Be Under-Dogs Khadim Hussain
28 Jan Dirk knock Kuyt Devils Emdad Rahman
27 Jan Semiotic Clik the mouse
26 Jan the surly footballer kevin halls
25 Jan Wembley here we come Emdad Rahman
25 Jan My Only Fergy Riley Marshall
25 Jan Despair Darren O’Keeffe
24 Jan A Bung In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bank jim dolbear
24 Jan Manager In Dog House jim dolbear
23 Jan To Boo or not to Boo chris barber
23 Jan At the bottom but still fighting kevin halls
23 Jan A game of two corners Emdad Rahman
21 Jan Reeboxed Emdad Rahman
BRINGING BACK THE OLDIES…
(4 poems on who’s next afer Henry and Scholesy… )
16 Jan If only … Clik the mouse
16 Jan The Old Boys are Back In Town ! kevin halls
16 Jan Comeback Kings mark merriman
16 Jan Bring ‘Em All Back Crispin Thomas
MORE YOUR TEAM IN JANUARY POEMS
16 Jan All Change? Who Knows kevin raymond
16 Jan Darlington Emdad Rahman
14 Jan All Stoked Up – Liverpool 0-0 Stoke Emdad Rahman
13 Jan You couldn’t make it up kevin halls
12 Jan Saturday with Hayley Neil Park
12 Jan Boro Always Bounces Back Khadim Hussain
10 Jan He Even Makes the Trains Run On Time Stuart Butler
10 Jan Come The Hour, Cometh The Man kevin raymond
09 Jan Buzzin’ mark merriman
09 Jan Dumped out the Cup kevin halls
08 Jan The Good Ol’ FA Cup Emily williams
08 Jan When They Rattle That Bag On The Telly kevin raymond
08 Jan Liverpool See Red jim dolbear
07 Jan Kop Cup Magic Emdad Rahman
06 Jan The F.A. Cup Third Round Khadim Hussain
06 Jan Franktastic B. Hind
04 Jan Man City 3-0 Liverpool Emdad Rahman
04 Jan The F.A.Cup kevin halls
02 Jan Europes to blame ! chris barber
02 Jan Grey skies turning Sky Blue kevin halls
02 Jan Bellamy brace downs Toon Emdad Rahman
01 Jan We Could Have Been At The Top! Khadim Hussain
01 Jan York v Mansfield Garry Vaux
01 Jan I’ve A Train To Catch kevin raymond
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John Gilbert Ellis
28th November 2024
joe morris
26th November 2024
Denys E. W. Jones
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
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Clik The Mouse
10th November 2024
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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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