This Old Turnstile
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¶ 3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 through this old turnstile ~
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Eastleigh1-3 FGR. National League 5th Oct 2024
Image : Circa 1905 turnstile – Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh. Hants. .
The great thing about turnstiles is thinking about all the thousands of people down the years, who have clicked through them as you pass through. .
Already this season I’ve seeen three beautiful examples at Shortwood FC (Glos, ) Aldershot and now Eastleigh. They are like a metaphor for the turnstile of life by which we arrive .
The day began with the random chat and anticipation on the coach to another Non-League game.
There’s a future poem in there some day on football coach journeys I’m sure, as we wind round hairpin bends up our very own mini-Alps ‘W’ from Nailsworth. We travel to the equally narrow lane entrance at Eastleigh FC , not a few miles from Southampton Airport.
It’s one of those grounds where you can still take and carry a drum through a vintage iron 1905 turrnstile. Whatever happened to our own century old turnstile at the old Lawn ground? . Inadvertently chucked out no doubt with the rubble?
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Hi Denys. Thanks for your kind words. I could have mentioned Dixie Dean but decided not to.
Best wishes, mate
Hi Jason,
Sorry I forgot to congratulate you on your excellent poem as well.
Keep well
Joe
Hi Jason,
Thanks so much for your kind words about Kevin Keegan, a footballer of legendary status and deeply missed.
Best wishes
Joe
Thank you, Crispin. I will defo encorage my bunch to contribute and will of course clear it with staff room.
Many thanks
Jase
Great poem Jase.
You are a man of my own heart …
And great to hear that you your students poems from our site.
Keep on and more please
if ever some of your students write anything suitable for here and most importantly they give you permission to publish them, you can always do so under your name referencing their names and the school..and year.
Best Crispin
I think this is best thing I have read so far about the legend. Thanks
One of the greats, inspired my generation of school kids in the 80s
Hi Crispin,
Thanks for the featured poem for the Arsenal Premier League victory. I love that photo showing the Arsenal ladies and fans in full rattle and rosette mode. I’ve seen it before quite a few times and, I think, a bit iconic. I think it was before the Gunners victory against Liverpool in the 1950 FA Cup Final. Great photograph.
Thanks
Joe
Thanks for that Joe. Yes it’s been some season we had a blip but came out of it and finished strong. A mate of mine supports West Ham here in Coventry and my next door neighbour is a Spurs supporter, and both are getting edgy ! I like the Championship though as it’s competitive and has some good teams, players, and fans. Anyway we are back in the top flight and who knows what will happen ?
Cheers. Kev.
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