Showing posts with label World cup 2002. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World cup 2002. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

PRIDE IN THE EAST

 


Travelling east to play the game
Not thought to set the world aflame
Making friends while you're away
Impressing with your football play
Pleasing critics with what they see
Though they call you England B
Well done the noble men in green
With Holland, Dunn and Robbie Keane
You've really done your country proud
Let them proudly sing your names aloud

ENGLAND IN THE EAST World Cup 2002 Korea and Japan

In 2002 England were in the east

Intending to serve up a football feast

The ginger ninja’s were in control

Butt and Scholes in the midfield role

Campbell, Southgate and Ferdinand at the back

Owen, Heskey, Fowler and Vassel in attack

In goal David seaman with his ponytail

Praise be to the English hero’s hail

By example Beckham driving on his team

In vein pursuit of the world cup dream

In the end we just weren’t good enough

Beaten by a lucky Brazil goal to make it tough

Thursday, 20 May 2021

HERR BECKENBAUR

 

Oliver Khan the man of the hour

If you talk to Mr. Beckenbaur

But its different it would seem

When he's talking of the German team

Because if you put them in a sack

And gave the sack a mighty whack

Whoever it was received the blow

Would in no doubt deserve it so

FOUR YEARS TIME

 


They said we’d never make the trip
Along came Sven to steer the ship
Injury time deep we win a free kick
Golden balls scores with the final kick

The group of death they put us in
They said that not a game you’ll win
Well we reached the quarterfinal
Losing to Brazilian’s inspirational

We will be back in four years’ time
To great new heights we will climb
Our place at the top we will regain
And we will win the world cup again

ENGLAND IN THE EAST - World Cup 2002 Korea and Japan

 

 

In 2002 England were in the east
Intending to serve up a football feast
The ginger ninja's were in control
Butt and Scholes in the midfield role
Campbell, Southgate and Ferdinand at the back
Owen, Heskey, Fowler and Vassel in attack
In goal David seaman with his ponytail
Praise be to the English hero's hail
By example Beckham driving on his team
In vein pursuit of the world cup dream
In the end we just weren't good enough
Beaten by a lucky Brazil goal to make it tough

 

Friday, 14 May 2021

AU REVOIR - LA COUPE DE MONDE

 They travel east

With Gaelic pride
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Its said pride comes
Before a fall
They fell from high
Against Senegal
The next game a win
Or wonder why
A draw this time
With Uruguay
The final game
They have to win
Their cup defense
Must now begin
Will they play
Them off the park
They lose again
Against Denmark
So France crash out
And exit early
Perhaps they'll miss
The hurly burly
No broken hearts
They leave behind
Were glad they're gone
To be unkind
So what's the reason
France are out
We demand to know
The Frenchies shout
The answer is in
My firm belief
They should have eaten
British Beef

Monday, 10 May 2021

HERR BECKENBAUR

 

Oliver Khan was the man of the hour

If you talk to Mr. Beckenbaur

But it’s different it would seem

When he’s talking of the German team

Because if you put them in a sack

And gave the sack a mighty whack

Whoever it was received the blow

Would in no doubt deserve it so

FOUR YEARS TIME

 

They said we’d never make the trip

Along came Sven to steer the ship

Injury time deep we win a free kick

Golden balls scores with the final kick

 

The group of death they put us in

They said that not a game you’ll win

Well, we reached the quarterfinal

Losing to Brazilian’s inspirational

 

We will be back in four years’ time

To great new heights we will climb

Our place at the top we will regain

And we will win the world cup again

Friday, 29 January 2021

PRIDE IN THE EAST

 

Travelling east to play the game

Not thought to set the world aflame

Making friends while you’re away

Impressing with your football play

Pleasing critics with what they see

Though they call you England B

Well done the noble men in green

With Holland, Dunn and Robbie Keane

You’ve really done your country proud

Let them proudly sing your names aloud

Saturday, 16 January 2021

AU REVOIR - LA COUPE DE MONDE

 

They travel east

                 With Gaelic pride

Nowhere to run

                 Nowhere to hide

It’s said pride comes

                Before a fall

They fell from high

                Against Senegal

The next game a win

               Or wonder why

A draw this time

                With Uruguay

The final game 

               They have to win

Their cup defence

               Must now begin

Will they play

               Them off the park

They lose again

               Against Denmark

So, France crash out

               And exit early

Perhaps they’ll miss 

               The hurly burly

No broken hearts

               They leave behind

Were glad they’re gone

               To be unkind

So what’s the reason

               France are out

We demand to know

               The Frenchie’s shout

The answer is in

               My firm belief

They should have eaten

               British Beef


(Poem written after the early exit of Cup Holders France from 2002 World Cup, at a time when the French were refusing to accept Beef shipments from the UK)


Monday, 11 January 2021

TOP DOGS

 

Korea have had a great World Cup

They’ve beaten Italy with a golden goal

How will they celebrate the victory?

They’ll be eating dog tonight in Seoul

 

Poem written after Italy v South Korea match at 2002 World Cup

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