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December 2023

In the bleak midwinter In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago . Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes […]

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August 2022

Ode to Everton . When at Thy call my weary feet I turn The gates of paradise are opened wide At Goodison I know a man can learn Rapture more rich than Anfield can provide. In Coulter’s skill and Geldard’s subtle speed I see displayed in all its matchless bounty The power of which the […]

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August 2021

Let No One Steal Your Dreams Let no-one steal your dreams  Let no-one tear apart  The burning of ambition  That fires the drive inside your heart  . Let no-one steal your dreams  Let no-one tell you that you can’t  Let no-one hold you back  Let no-one tell you that you won’t .  Set your sights […]

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February 2017

from:- “The Goals of Bingo Boot” And all the while in streets and parks On pitches large or small Without a proper pair of boots Sometimes without a ball! With tin cans in the clattering yard In weather cold or hot Young Bingo shimmied left and right And scored with every shot . His poor […]

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October 2016

  The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee (From “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron 1815)   Monday 3rd October 2016 […]

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February 2016

Each team would somehow pick itself No boys were left upon the shelf No substitutions, sulks or shame If you showed up, you got a game. . Not 2-3-5 or 4-2-4 But 2-8-12 or even more Six centre-forwards, five right wings Was just the normal run of things . Lined up then in such formations […]

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North, South and Midlands

Marcus, don’t argue with the ref. Yes, he needs glasses Yes, he should keep up with play Yes, he’s a pawn In some international betting syndicate But don’t argue with him He’ll send you off. And if he doesn’t, I will. ………… Marcus, what did I say? I warned you You’re argumentative He was bound […]

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FREEZING

(from) The Winter Freeze by Tari Mazenenga EARLY MORNING rush, crowds buzzing like honeybees, Ironically enough, nothing’s sweet about this icy winter freeze. The cold blues bring back memories framed in my mind,     Monday 10th December Evo-Stik Southern League k.o.:- 7.45pm Premier Division Hitchin Town                 […]

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