kevin raymond
Hi. I’m a football fan foremost, and even though I say it myself, a pretty dour cynical Chelsea fan after that. Which you’ll most probably grasp after reading some of my poems here on this site.
I like to think as Albert Camus, did before me, that the wonderful game of football has taught me all sorts of interesting things about people and life in general, be they good, bad or indifferent. All of which I’ve tried to portray within the poetry I’ve written on the beautiful game (sic).
Anyway that’s enough of the old football philosophy from me for now folks, seeing as I’m just trying this profile writing lark out at the moment (to see if it works?) Though I will be adding loads more interesting stuff about both a modest me and my quite blinding football poetry in the not too distant future for you dear reader to peruse at will.
Until then. Stay well , be lucky and keep smiling.
Oh and try to remember…it’s only a bleating game!
Carefree…
Peace.
Kev.
Poems by kevin raymond
- Au Revoir Eden Hazard. I Knew Him Well.
- Appened Kinda Fast…
- Distinct Possibility.
- When Dominic’s Nan Nailed Yer Man.
- A Fine Bromance.
- Flags Are Flapping At Half-Mast.
- Touch-Line Tantrums.
- Jumped Up, Outta The Chair…
- Due To An Inj Squad. I’m Sat By The Dog!*
- Listen To This…
- So Near. Yet So Far In Qatar.
- Kim Moon-hwan, Turns It…On.
- Germany…Littered With Mistakes.
- Bizarre VAR. During Opener. Qatar.
- Let Football Take The Stage…*
- 1-2-3…Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini.
- Bad Day Down By The Beach.
- Post-Match Interview…Salzburg. Austria.
- “Cor…He’s Proper Fit”.
- No Chance. Romance.
- Selfless Sister Act.
- Poised To Thrill. At One Hundred Mill.
- Pep-Talk.
- Der Bomber.
- New Dawn
- Rant.
- Thoughts of A Fickle Fan.
- Okay. Okay. Enough Already!
- Far From Down. In London Town.
- Early Warning. Sunday Morning…
- I’ve Just Heard…
- In The Cold Light o’ Day
- Finally
- Fratelli d’Italia.
- We Ain’t…
- We’ve Won in Rome. We’ve Won in Rome…
- Auld Enemies
- Fickle or What?
- Deja-Vu?
- News Just in…
- The Real Thing.
- Germany v France.
- Raheem, Raheem, Raheem, Raheeem…
- Russia v Belgium.
- Blinding News…
- Change of Tack?
- Soothsayer. Mois?
- Just Imagine?
- Unsung Hero
- Adios T.C. Who’s He?
- Identity Crisis
- Sacre Bleu!
- I Wonder. Did I Ever Tell Yer…
- A Tip To Wet The Whistle.
- Abridged Version.
- Derby Day Fanter.
- Stone Me!
- Following The O’s.
- Oi Ref…Swap Goalie?
- Mind Games.
- Cup Tie Karma?
- Time For A Change.
- Hmm…
- Last Minute
- Diplomatic Relations.
- Undaunting Support.
- On…Form.
- Epiphany in Park Lane.
- Close Encounter.
- Grazie Paolo (Pablito) Rossi. Per I Recordi.*
- Business Model. (For Marina)
- Cold Shoulder.
- Malignant Cancer.
- “Of Course She Understands”
- He’s Back Again, and… Down The Lane.
- Dancin an Singin in The Rain.
- Eulogy.
- O Me of Little Faith.
- Oops!
- Colleen x 4. Please Dont Block Me Out On Instagram.*
- Time of The Season.
- Hint of Earthy Summer Rain…
- Argy Bargy.
- Mass Exodus In North London…Shortly?
- Saturday Afternoon. South West London.
- If Paradise Is…
- Happened Kinda Fast…
- Stand In.
- Conspiracy Theory or VARsh Reality?
- French Farce.
- Penultimate Day In The Play.
- “Extra! Extra! Read All About It…
- Ere Geez! I Dunno If You Know But…
- Great Expectations. It’s Looking Good.
- Post France v Belgium.
- I Read The News Today…Oh Boy…
- Pre France v Belgium.
- Still…In With A Shout.
- Load more
About This Site
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.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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Latest Comments
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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