Around the fringes of the match Spectators to this hectic patch Younger sisters, older brothers Tied-up dogs and irate mothers . A mother came to claim her twins (Required to play those violins) A little sister, Annabelle Bribed with a lolly not to tell . Dogs named Rover, Rex or Roy Each watching one particular […]
They ran and shouted, ran and shot (At shooting they were not so hot) Pulled a sock up, rolled a sleeve And scored more goals than you’d believe . Slid and tackled, leapt and fell Dodged and dribbled, dived as well Headed, shouldered, elbowed, kneed And, half-time in the bushes peed. . With muddy shorts […]
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 […]
