Tag Archives: football

Brief Encounter

Posted on August 13, 2016 by twitmericks

It wasn’t just Lineker’s bants/ About going live in his scants/ Although what he sports/ Might well be called shorts/ We finally saw #garyspants./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37074641 It wasn't just Lineker's bantsAbout going live in his scantsAlthough what he sportsMight well be … Continue reading →

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Voting with Their Feet

Posted on June 27, 2016 by twitmericks

Kane, Alli, Rose, Dier and Hart/ & Rooney were crap from the start/ & Cahill & Smalling/ Were also appalling/ As Iceland took England apart./// http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/euro2016/england-vs-iceland-player-ratings-joe-hart-wayne-rooney-and-harry-kane-woeful-as-three-lions-crash-a3282331.html#gallery NB: I couldn’t fit them all in. Sterling, Sturridge, Wilshire and Walker (well, it … Continue reading →

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Special Pleading

Posted on May 27, 2016 by twitmericks

A footballing coach named Jose/ Took on a new challenge today/ His big Man U mission -/ Improve the position,/ However you make the team play./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36363365   A footballing coach named JoseTook on a new challenge todayHis big Man … Continue reading →

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Toodle-oo Louis

Posted on May 23, 2016 by twitmericks

A fellow named Louis van Gaal/ Was sacked amid plunging morale/ His Man U regime/ Producing a team/ Whose football was seen as banal./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35161761 A fellow named Louis van GaalWas sacked amid plunging moraleHis Man U regimeProducing a teamWhose … Continue reading →

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Blest are Leicester

Posted on May 3, 2016 by twitmericks

An unfancied underdog team/ Outfoxed all the cream of the cream/ The best of the best’re/ Officially Leicester/ Who dreamed an implausible dream./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35988673 An unfancied underdog teamOutfoxed all the cream of the creamThe best of the best'reOfficially LeicesterWho dreamed … Continue reading →

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Rafa the Gafa

Posted on March 12, 2016 by twitmericks

A footballing coach from Madrid/ Is going to earn a few quid/ As Newcastle’s gaffer -/ Three million if Rafa/ Can rescue a team that has slid./// http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3908/main/2016/03/12/21239582/rumours-rafa-will-earn-3m-bonus-if-he-keeps-newcastle-up A footballing coach from MadridIs going to earn a few quidAs Newcastle's … Continue reading →

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Zid Just Got Real

Posted on January 5, 2016 by twitmericks

The bosses at Real Madrid/ Have opted for Zinedine Zid/ To be the new gaffer/ Replacing poor Rafa/ Of whom they abruptly got rid./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35226296 The bosses at Real MadridHave opted for Zinedine ZidTo be the new gafferReplacing poor RafaOf … Continue reading →

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Balls Up, Norwich Down?

Posted on December 28, 2015 by twitmericks

Ed Balls, former Labour MP/ Has joined Norwich City FC./ He lost his own seat/ In Labour’s defeat,/ A clear title-winning CV./// http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/27/ed-balls-new-chairman-norwich-city Ed Balls, former Labour MPHas joined Norwich City FC.He lost his own seatIn Labour's defeat,A clear title-winning … Continue reading →

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Special Dispensation

Posted on December 17, 2015 by twitmericks

There was an old man named Jose/ Whose players forgot how to play/ So as Chelsea lost/ He found to his cost/ He’s not quite so special today./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34670192 There was an old man named JoseWhose players forgot how to … Continue reading →

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Klopp to the Kop

Posted on October 12, 2015 by twitmericks

For Liverpool fans at the Kop/ Results were all over the shop/ So Fenway said Brendan/ Your tenure is endin’/ We’re hiring a German named Klopp./// For Liverpool fans at the KopResults were all over the shopSo Fenway said BrendanYour … Continue reading →

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