THE LAST OF THE BUSBY BABES – JEFF WHITEFOOT

 

(31 December 1933 - 2 July 2024) 

 

On hearing about his passing

A statement from United read:

“There were few more perceptive

And precise passers of a football

In England than Jeff Whitefoot

During the mid-1950s”

 

In April 1950,

Aged 16 years and 105 days,

Jeff Whitefoot debuted as one

Of the original Busby Babes,

A team that, in the 1950s,

Took the First Division by storm

Known for its youth

And exciting football

Under legendary manager

Sir Matt Busby.

Jeff Whitefoot won two

First Division titles

As one of the Babes

In 1952 and 1956

He transferred to Grimsby

At the end of 1957.

Three months before the

Munich air disaster,

Which claimed the lives

Of eight of his former teammates.

CHILDISH ICE

 

How do you explain

Without science fluff

What Ice is, to a child?

just say its Skid stuff!

HERE COMES A SNOWMAN

 

Here comes a snowman

On blades of steel

Ice-skating across the lake

He’s a snowmobile

 

GO NOW HARRY (Hero of Munich)

 

HARRY GREGG OBE - (27th October 1932 – 16th February 2020)

 

Go now Harry

Lay down your keepers’ gloves

You’ve earned your rest

Our tower of strength

Straight backed

Rugged and dependable

Hero of Munich

Take your place

Among your equals

And be at peace

 

Your strong facade

Oft betrayed

By sadness in your eyes

The sadness of survival

So, go now Harry

And join the Babes

The band of brothers

You’ve missed so much

And take your place

Among immortals

HARRY GREGG, THE HERO OF MUNICH

 

In the wake of tragedy

Harry Gregg arose

From the snow

And twisted wreckage

With no thought of himself 

Pulled survivors

From the burning plane

Assisted latterly

By Bill Foulkes,

Another heroic figure.

Though Harry thought

His actions unremarkable

On that cold February day

George best, said of him

“Bravery is one thing,

But what Harry did

Was about more than bravery,

It was about goodness”

Now the Hero of Munich

Has left us to mourn his passing

As he has gone to join the Babes

But he lives on in the legend

SANTA CAME EARLY

It’s a Merry Christmas

If you didn’t know

Santa has delivered

An early Ho Ho Ho

We can again put on

An attacking show

Now Jose’s been given

The old heave ho

  

SANTA’S HELPERS HAVE A CRICKET TEAM

 

Santa’s Helpers have a cricket team

And they play when they can

They have no problem getting numbers

And the substitute is twelf man

BOXING DAY SPORT

Boxing Day is very popular

For Sport of all kinds in the UK 

But in our corner of the land

Trial Pursuit is order of the day 

THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY GIRLFRIEND HOME

 

The first time I took my girlfriend home

So that my mum could meet her

She wore a big green shirt and huge gloves

And my mum said she was a keeper

THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DOUBT

 

There may have been some doubt

As to his allegiance to the club

Denoted by replica shirt and shorts

But no such doubt existed in regard

To the authenticity of his jock strap

As we all know what they supports.

ARE YOU WEARING A TIRED EXPRESSION?

 

Are you wearing a tired expression?

There is also a hint of depression

I recognize that look on a man

You’re a Manchester United fan

ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY BELIEVES

 

Anyone who actually believes

That cheats never prosper

Have never seen defenders

Preparing to defend a corner

SPORTING DECEIT

An affair between a Sportscaster

And my wife was my suspicion

And when I found them, they were

In the commentary position 

NO MORE JIG OF JOY

Norbert Peter Stiles

18th May 1942 – 30th October 2020 

 

Norbert Peter Stiles

Was his given name

A diminutive figure

But a giant in the game

Fearless on the pitch

Fearsome and ferocious

But away from the game

Gentle and humorous

I remember fondly

England’s greatest day

And I remember Nobby

At the end of play

With his spindly legs

And gap-toothed smile

Because no one danced

Like our Nobby Stiles 

I HAVE BEEN A KEEN SPORTS FAN

 

I have been a keen sports fan

For as long as I can remember

And my father, since boyhood,

Is an even bigger fan than me

Having said that, there is an event

That has frankly always puzzled us

And that is the University Boat Race,

Which takes place on the Thames,

Between two coxed eight crews

So not the most thrilling event

But that’s not the puzzling part

What puzzle’s us is the participants

As it’s always Oxford and Cambridge

So how do they always get to the final?

JOHN MCENROE ONCE SAID

 

John McEnroe once said,

And I completely agree,

That “The older we get

The better we used to be”

SPORTING COURAGE

 

I’m a very courageous

Sportsman, basically

As it takes a lot of balls

To play Golf like me

WE WERE PLAYING CHESS IN THE PARK

 

We were playing chess in the park

And I heard my opponent saying

“Let’s make this more interesting”

So, we agreed to stop playing

A FRISBEE

 

I was wondering,

Why does a Frisbee

Appeared larger and larger

Then it hit me

TIME IS UP

 

To my chest my hands I clasp

I deeply breathe, I wheeze and gasp

My temples throb, my mouth is dry

My heart beats fast, I’m going to die

My voice has gone, my throat is sore

My hands both shake, I can take no more

I lay my head, upon my knee

Now blow the whistle Referee