Salford, 25th September 2019 #Salford #Children #Parking #Gardens #Street #Sports In order to save themselves some pocket money the sports fans find convenient side streets parking off the main road on the way to the stadium One by one, they move on to empty paving ignoring the call of the parking charge plastered on theContinue reading “Playing in the side street”
Tag Archives: Football
Final Whistle
#fowc #referee #sport #football #rules #ball It’s a funny old game is Football You walk for miles down roads and up stairs to get to those golden ticketed chairs – then as players take to the field you wait for the referee to yield – the man in the middle – you await his callContinue reading “Final Whistle”
Delirious
#fowc #delirious #inkdropk The home crowd didn’t expect this Their team in the bargain basement of soccer Right on the bottom shelf But still they cheered them on Even after the scoreboard rang 3-0 Towards the stroke of half time Was it the magic touch of the physio Or those half time oranges thrown inContinue reading “Delirious”
Anticipate
10th February 2019 #Football To readers the other side of the big pond – a poem about football or what you call soccer – Inky While the greats are revered in Bronze New idols are to be cheered on by the fans At both ends of the East Lancashire Road Fans follow every kick , head everyContinue reading “Anticipate”
Challenge 30 – No 4
Taken Midday Half way through Saturday Fish wi summat spicy is cooking downstairs the birds are flying round the close having returned from foreign climbs and football fans are converging on a corner chippy of their favourite ground they’re in good company but i’ll wait till the cod lands on the noodles indoors.
Edge of your seat stuff
Tenterhooks Old Trafford, Manchester 3rd December 2017 They’ve been doing this for years Sat in the arena watching the gladiators Facing off against one another Spectators nails chewed to the quick as the clock ticks down to the 90th minute cheering every tackle calling every decision applauding every header and jumping for joy if theirContinue reading “Edge of your seat stuff”
Anticipate
Anticipate Sat in the classroom of Melwood an old team captain is watching the lads kicking a ball around the field he’d once said “you never win anything with kids” but that was before he’d watched them lift up a number of trophies and saw one of his number become a millionaire
Red
Rich is the primary color enveloped in the romantic notion of dozen red roses Royalists adopt this color up and down England, Scotland Ireland and Wales Draped in Silks Satins and Tartans alike Round sporting stadiums too Everyone cheers in northern cities for Dozens of teams donning Red Shirts
Shamrock
#coloryourworld #cyw #shamrock Salford 23rd February 2017 Lucky 🍀 Irish green You spread good fortune 🔮 To all who find you Is it fortune or chance That besets your finder Only time will tell As they scour the fields On search for your four leaves In time for the football match
Cogs in the Machine
“They turned up in their hundreds….lining the street…with pointers and maps”
