TheKnowledge_GU With 3 goals scored after only 5 minutes 45 seconds of the Fleetwood v Wycombe play-off first leg tonight, does anyone know of any instances of 3 goals being scored in quicker time at the start of a legitimate match (not counting the famous 149-0 game in 2002)? As Grant explains, “Football is always the winner”, illustrating our mission is to encourage young people to explain their football emotions through the written word. Perfect for football fans of all ages – from the young footie fanatic to a been-to-every-game-grandma, and every ‘I could’ve been a pro’ in between. Whether you're a high school, college, or an NFL fan, these poems will help you get ready for the season.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Yes, in our case, with two going down to the Conference, it could be entitled ‘Two Teams Worse Than Us’, but three would make us feel even safer. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Stephen handed over the baton to our current leader Jim Mackintosh, who has been in charge of our Poetry Collection since 2019, with Julie McNeill taking over in late 2021. All submissions are carefully reviewed and the best are included within the finest collection of football poetry on the planet.

The truce wasn’t total, and on Christmas Day 1914 there was some fighting on the western front; but Duffy’s poem homes in on the temporary cessation of hostilities – and those parts of the trenches where the battleground was made into a football pitch. The experience moved him so much that he wrote a poem about it – “Ode to Everton” – and sent it into the Liverpool Daily Post.We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. Writing poetry is a bridge that allows people to express their feelings and make others live every single word they read. The poet takes his son to a Liverpool game and thinks back about his own youth, when tea was cheap and supporters didn’t wear jester’s hats. Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads. Guaranteed to delight, this is a perfect introduction to poetry (and football) either at home or at school.

I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern. Susi Briggs is our Weans’ Makar of our Braw Words Collection, capturing the most important voices in Scottish football, the children and young people, who love to watch and play the game. And to my mind the best ever football record, Pam Pam Cameroon by Macka B, includes references to Maradona and Roger Milla and the refrain ‘against the Cameroon England were lucky, lucky! Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that. Full of poems that will make you giggle about all things football, including being left out of the World Cup squad, mum's opinion on Messi vs Ronaldo, or those unmissable fixtures:I?We’ve also picked out a few verses about popular football teams, such as Manchester United and Liverpool FC. Away from these shores, Jordi Gomez points us towards ‘Ode to Plattkó’, in which the famous Spanish poet Rafael Alberti immortalises a Barcelona goalkeeper who played on after being knocked out in the 1928 Cup final, where Alberti was watching on from the terraces. The poems in this anthology strike an altogether more subtle note and take us to the very heart of why a seemingly straightforward team sport arouses such passion and commands such lifelong devotion.