Were you there?

HOPE IS ALWAYS HIGHEST BEFORE KICK OFF The hope that springs eternally Dreams we don’t restrictEvery possibilityBefore the first ball has been kicked If all the stars align this timeAnd every cog has clickedEverything falls into placeBefore the first ball has been kicked In theory this could be “the one”That no-one could predictStranger things have happenedBefore […]

. . My Old Football You can keep your antique silver and your statuettes of bronze,Your curios and tapestries so fine,But of all your treasures rare there is nothing to compareWith this patched up, worn-out football pal o’ mine.Just a patched-up worn-out football, yet how it clings!I live again my happier days in thoughts that […]