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17 Mar Semi Final Day david osgerby
Welcome to Football Poets David. Great debut poem and fine re-working of the St Crispin’s Day speech. (NB: No favouritism whatsoever re St Crispin also being the inspiration for our editor’s Shakespeare driven name of course!) More please.
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Football Poets on Facebook Nostalgia Poems of The Week~
1 When the Groundsman Rested Alex Saynor ~
Moving pastoral piece by Football Poets ‘new boy’ Alex here in a When Saturday (Morning) Comes ‘Peace v Over-Zealous Parents’ vein.
2 My Bloody Bilston Début Haiku
Robbie Kennedy Bennett ~
Our loyal and popular football poet Robbie re-lives a bloody (awful ) moment !
3 Life, Football and Mandela Gacina Bozidar
Our long time Paris-based football poet and one time resident of former Yugoslavia) gets emotional, in his own unique style about all things memorable, coincidental and poignant on the World Cup in S.Africa and Brazil, Mandela and more.
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24th September 2023 at 5:14 pm
Very accurate indeed!
Palace home for me is always a tough journey as well. From the wilds of west London to Selhurst is a random journey into the unknown.
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20th September 2023 at 1:37 pm
Lovely stuff for one of the best.
We love him to death down at the Palace.
I’ll post my Roy poem a bit later. You’ve inspired me to finish it.
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19th September 2023 at 5:06 pm
I’d like to think some of my scarves might get passed down the generations, but can’t see some of the “quality merchandise” I have making much past my son’s generation. They’ll fall apart before he even has kids, I reckon!
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7th September 2023 at 2:43 pm
Very true Crispin. Thanks!
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3rd September 2023 at 6:55 pm
Play Up Pompey indeed Richard .
My first ever proper game when i was 10 was Chelsea 7-4 Pompey on Xmas morning 1959, Greavesie got 4.
First visited Fratton Park with Chelsea (2-2) and stood among loads of sailors back in the old Second Dvision early 60s . That’s when I first heard the Pompey Chimes..
Last visited in the mid 2000s to run a football poetry workshop on racism with local young students in the Study Centre you had then at the time.
Had a great chat with some of your fans when you came here to Forest Green last season…
best wishes
Crispin
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1st September 2023 at 7:17 pm
Cliché heaven or hell..we get it all
Welcome to Football Poets John
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28th August 2023 at 10:54 am
Thanks Crispin – noted re the boxer! Never know, perhaps we’ll get Forest Green in the cup… or Chelsea!
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27th August 2023 at 4:47 pm
Hey Rowan
Tough line up of opening fixtures but werlcome to the National League and to Football Poets.
I’ve often passed your ground but never actually been.
Had to remove the boxert poem , sorry ….only poems about football, though i did read your tenuous link!
best wishes
Crispin -Editor
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6th August 2023 at 3:46 pm
Don’t worry Apollo, I have examined the evidence on YouTube – he looks great, the real deal!
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7th July 2023 at 5:26 pm
Let’s Hope for your sake Denys, that he doesn’t turn out to be from La-la-Land!
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