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

 

WHAT SORT OF BALL

What sort of ball

Doesn't bounce at all?

Simple, a snowball

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 

FOGHORN LEGHORN CROSSED

 

Foghorn Leghorn crossed

The Basketball Court

Wearing a scowl

Because he misunderstood

When he heard the ref

Had called a fowl

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY

 

Float like a Butterfly

Sting like a Bee

Float like Buffalo,

Get punched in the face