Your EURO 2016 Poems (90) & haiku (74)
A massive thanks to everyone who contributed to and read ..all your Euro 16 poems and haikus.To our loyal Boro wordsmith Emdad Rahman who covered every single match with a poem .This along with great contributions (in no particular order) from U Rowe, Kevin Raymond, David Sanderson,John J O’Connor, Mishi (Dulwich Poet), E Power, Gacina, Graham Slater, Ianthe Exall, Trent Morris, Sharon Jones, Denys E Jonesand Kevin Hall. Keep sending in your pre-season thoughts, before we all kick off again.Go well this Summer. ~ Crispin, Clik & Stuart
12 Jul Everything But The Goal ~ Euro 16 Final Crispin Thomas
12 Jul Christiano haiku Crispin Thomas
12 Jul Patience of Portugal Gacina Bozidar
12 Jul Homeless World Cup 2016 sharon jones
12 Jul When A Bet’s A Bet kevin raymond
12 Jul Post-Euro 2016 Ianthe Exall
11 Jul Portugal Haiku. kevin raymond
11 Jul Final – Portugal fulfil their Euro destiny Emdad Rahman
10 Jul Griezmann fires France to Euro 2016 final Emdad Rahman
09 Jul Mirza and 1988 Gacina Bozidar
08 Jul Euro 2016 XI: Corp speak U Rowe
08 Jul Euro 16 ~ SF 2 France v Germany~Day 22 Crispin Thomas
08 Jul Euro 16~ SF1 Portugal v Wales~ Day 21 Crispin Thomas
08 Jul Helping Hand Haiku kevin raymond
07 Jul Euro 2016 X U Rowe
07 Jul Ronaldo finishes Wales’ adventure Emdad Rahman
06 Jul Germans break Italian hoodoo Emdad Rahman
06 Jul French flair ends Icelandic dreams Emdad Rahman
05 Jul Welsh Dragons destroy Red Devils Emdad Rahman
05 Jul Portugeezers are first into the semis Emdad Rahman
04 Jul Azzurri send the champions home Emdad Rahman
04 Jul Night of the Vikings Emdad Rahman
04 Jul Euro 16 QF4 ~Day 20 Crispin Thomas
03 Jul Kev. Enough Already! kevin raymond
03 Jul Euro 16 ~Day 19 QF3 Crispin Thomas
03 Jul Clash of The Titans. kevin raymond
02 Jul Euro 16 ~Day 18 QF2 Crispin Thomas
01 Jul Child would ask Gacina Bozidar
01 Jul From The Tantrums of An Idol.. kevin raymond
01 Jul Euro 16 ~Day 17 QF1 Crispin Thomas
01 Jul Tactical Error John J O’Connor
30 Jun Euro 2016 IX : Ireland out U Rowe
30 Jun Euro 2016 VIII: Brexit II U Rowe
30 Jun Stand Up For The French Police! kevin raymond
29 Jun 23 countries Gacina Bozidar
29 Jun “Euro 2016” haiku Dulwich Poet
29 Jun Haiku For Harry kevin raymond
28 Jun Football and Brexit Denys E. W. Jones
28 Jun It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Crispin Thomas
28 Jun Oh Sheet. Two Brexits. One Week kevin raymond
28 Jun Euro 16~ Day 16 Crispin Thomas
27 Jun Euro 2016 VII: OMG U Rowe
27 Jun Euro 16~ Day 15 Crispin Thomas
26 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 15 Emdad Rahman
26 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 14 Emdad Rahman
26 Jun Euro 16~ Day 14 Crispin Thomas
23 Jun Euro 16~ Day 13 Crispin Thomas
22 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 13 Emdad Rahman
22 Jun Euro 2016 VI U Rowe
22 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 12 Emdad Rahman
22 Jun Euro 2016 V U Rowe
22 Jun Euro 16~ Day 12 Crispin Thomas
21 Jun Euro 16~ Day 11 Crispin Thomas
21 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 11 Emdad Rahman
20 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 10 Emdad Rahman
20 Jun Jamie Vardy Euro 2016 IV U Rowe
20 Jun Euro 2016 III U Rowe
19 Jun Eagles fly David Sanderson
19 Jun Euro 16~ Day 9 Crispin Thomas
19 Jun Euro 16~ Day 8 Crispin Thomas
19 Jun it’s the weekend (Euro 2016) Philip Johnson
19 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 9 Emdad Rahman
17 Jun Nice Haiku David Sanderson
17 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 8 Emdad Rahman
17 Jun Euro 16~ Day 7 Crispin Thomas
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 6 Emdad Rahman
16 Jun WTF Roy ? David Sanderson
16 Jun Euro 2016 II U Rowe
16 Jun France v Albania kevin raymond
16 Jun Euro 16 Day 6 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 5 Emdad Rahman
16 Jun #EURO2016 ~ Day 4 Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Stade Velodrome – Haiku David Sanderson
15 Jun Russia on the brink Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Team DFB on the march Emdad Rahman
15 Jun Iceland v Portugal ~ haiku kevin raymond
15 Jun Euro 16 Day 5 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
14 Jun Missing e power
14 Jun Italy v Belgium ~ haiku kevin raymond
14 Jun Euro 16 Day 4 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
13 JunNo Surrender , Haiku ( maybe ) David Sanderson
13 Jun Play as a team – haiku e power
13 Jun England ~ haiku kevin raymond
12 Jun how come ? ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
12 Jun Poland first ever Euro win Emdad Rahman
12 Jun Modric missile earns Vatreni win Emdad Rahman
12 Jun England held in Marseille Emdad Rahman
12 Jun Euro 16 Day 3~ 3 haiku Crispin Thomas
12 Jun Euro 16 Day 2~ 3 haiku Crispin Thomas
11 Jun Euro Options – Marseille haiku David Sanderson
11 Jun Welsh Dragons first Euro win Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Swiss clip valiant Eagles Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Les Bleus win as Euro 2016 kicks off Emdad Rahman
11 Jun Euro 16 Day 1 ~ haiku Crispin Thomas
11 Jun The Field of The Cloth of Gold Graham Salter
11 Jun Payet Forward Trent Morris
10 Jun Euro 2016 I: avance! U Rowe
09 Jun Euro 2016 0:Who, who, who? U Rowe
08 Jun Iceland ~ haiku 1 Crispin Thomas
08 Jun Euro Love 2016 Crispin Thomas
08 Jun Euro16 Wall Chart Blues Crispin Thomas
08 Jun The Euros Are Upon Us Trent Morris
17 May The 26 Kevin Halls
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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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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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