Denys E. W. Jones
I was born in 1962 in England. In 1984 I moved to Genova, Italy, where I work as an English teacher. As you can see from my poems, I support Everton and Genoa. Occasionally I write poems on themes other than football and if you are curious, you can find them on Poemhunter.
Poems by Denys E. W. Jones
- Bent on Revenge
- Addio Carlo
- The Monkey
- Squeaky Bum Time
- Don’t Sell DCL
- For Club and Country
- Dies Vini Rosarumque
- Who are you, Cazoo?
- Postponed by Corona – Limerick
- Closed Doors
- Dead and Buried
- Nineteen Ninety-Five
- Sweet Success
- Ancelotti’s Blue and White Army
- Mr X’s Blue and White Army
- Blue and White Army
- With God on Their Side
- The Years Slip By
- Marco Silva’s Blue and White Army
- It Could Have Been Us
- England’s Number One
- Russian Campaign
- Big Sam Allardyce’ Blue and White Army
- The Prodigal Son
- Ronald Koeman’s Blue and White Army
- Football and Brexit
- Leicester City Champions
- Ticket Prices
- The Cost of England’s Exit
- England-Italia
- Rob Martinez’ Blue and White Army
- Thinking the Unthinkable
- Foot Fan Station
- The Nightmare is Over
- A or B?
- Just a Thought
- Behind Closed Doors
- Piermario Morosini
- Who are these People?
- Limited Resources
- A Thousand Fathers
- The Viola in Yellow
- In the Mists of Time
- The Seven Sorrows
- In your Pomp
- Don’t Go to the Match Today
- In the Land of the Yak
- When the Final Whistle blows
- England, where are you?
- The Bus Fare to Kirkby
- How will I survive?
- Fabio Capello’s Red & White Army
- When I saw that Ball go in
- Filled with Blue and White
- Like the Shirts!
- Feed the Yak!
- We want a Sugar Daddy!
- Hammer and Tongs
- Ten Thousand Poems Shining
- We all are Evertonians
- The Fair Weather Supporter
- A Day to Celebrate
- We are Genoa!
- Hey Hey we’re the Toffees!
- May Day at Marassi
- Reality Check
- We won’t go to Kirkby
- Nine Thousand Poems Shining
- Fat Contract
- Thirsting for Revenge
- Fifteen Euros
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
- I saw a crafty Striker
- White Hart Pain
- Black Cat White Cat
- You can’t win ’em all
- David Moyes’s Blue and White Army
- No-Hope Football Team
- The Blues are down the Pub with Moyesy
- He’s not There
- A Ticket for the Match
- I wanna be a Gaffer
- Four Stars
- My Old Man’s a City Gent
- Datemi (Give me)
- Homeward English Soldiers
- For us the Bell tolls
- Back in B!
- Eight Thousand Poems Shining
- Don’t mention the War!
- We won’t go all the Way
- Bang the Drum, Hang out the Flags
- Bring on The Shots!
- Imagine
- Bluenose Blues
- I blame Thatcher
- Le cose che fanno la domenica (Things that make a Sunday)
- The Causes
- A Horde of Football Fans: A Poem of Abuse
- Now we can concentrate on the League
- A Reply to Eddie Gibbons
- The Only Bluenose?
- When
- The Thought Goal
- My Strange Football Dream
- What I got for Christmas
- What a Difference a Year makes!
- All I want for Christmas
- The Source of Wisdom
- In My Executive Box
- My Beautiful Replica Shirt
- Go, Go, Go, Bobby Latchford!
- Onward Blueclad Soldiers
- Bluenose in Exile
- At the End of the Day
- Calciomania (Footballmania)
- A Taste of Europe
- The King of the Gaffers
- Let’s see some Fairplay, Boyo!
- My Father’s what’s known as a Gaffer
- Hallelujah, I’m a Fan!
- Top-Notch Kawasak’
- A Futile Resolution
- Strachan feels the Strain
- A. B. F. C.
- To a young Fan asking stupid Questions
- Match Days
- A Defence of Football Poesy
- The Prince of Buenos Aires
- Addio alla B (Farewell to B)
- Will you come to De Ferrari?
- No particular Place to go
- The Spaniard and The Scot
- Are you watching, Silvio?
- Vent’anni fa
- Glory Glory William Ralph Dean
- Europe, here we come!
- No Way, José
- Come in and make yourself at home
- Money can’t buy Success
- Up There with the Big Boys
- Down among the Dead Men
- The Armchair Supporter
- The Penaltytaker’s Lament
- Anyone for Pizza?
- The Scarf My Father Wore
- Come off it, Ref!
- The Substitute’s Lament
- Rafacabana
- Don’t go changing, Duncan
- Senhor Mourinho expounds his Philosophy
- Eleven in the Mornin’
- The Lamentation of the EX-Footballer
- Who’s gonna open the Scoring?
- When we were winning Two-Nil
- I saw Nothing
- To My Unknown Idol
- Stick to the Football!
- The Red and The Blue
- A. B. M. U.
- Anyone but Man U
- While we were conquering Europe
- One-Nil to the Chelsea
- The Terrace Chant United
- Wailing for Wayne
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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.
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Latest Comments
15th November 2021 at 1:43 pm
Good to have you back Steve.
If you’re over here in March when Orient play FGR again it would be good to say hello. Hopefully you won’t need a raincoat.
Tough league L2. all the best C
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15th November 2021 at 9:03 am
May I be the first to roar my approval for this poem, Steve. Well said, and well done.
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12th October 2021 at 1:38 pm
A great poem from Llew Beaton.
Andrew Watson was back in focus in 2021, see this related article….
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58841184
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6th October 2021 at 10:00 am
So evocative Greg. We used to travel to games without maps just waiting for the floodights to appear….
C
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3rd October 2021 at 1:17 am
Welcome to Football Poets Gally G!
Great verse (and poem).
I’m sure imagery and memories and future hopes will trigger so much for those who write here.
More please.
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29th September 2021 at 12:48 pm
Great words in ‘It Was Beautiful’ Sept 29, and so true Mike .
A sentiment shared by so many who write here.
This poem now also takes pride of place appearing under ‘Your Nostalgia Poems’ in Crispin’s Cormer on the home page.
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29th September 2021 at 12:45 pm
Re ‘Sir Roger’ by Mike Bartram :
A lovely moving tribute Mike.
It’s also now now featured in ‘Your RIP Poems’ the section under IN MEMORIAM on the home page.
All the best mate. C
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22nd September 2021 at 1:01 pm
Thank you very much, Crispin. It’s great to a member of this community!
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22nd September 2021 at 12:52 pm
I arrived to run a a football poetry workshop with local school students for Fulham FC Footbal In The Community at the Cottage. The news had come through late the night before. that Johnny had left us. Flowers and scarves were allready appearing on the railings.Saw him play many times. great player.
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22nd September 2021 at 12:45 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Michael .Lovely words.
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