Sunday, October 22, 2006

Poem: ‘Lurch’ makes history

History is a byword at Wembley
Where Dave Beasant made history
Clive Goodyear clumsily upends Aldo
Himself a predator with the precision of Nick Faldo
Pheet! Penalty! A monumental piece of history has just taken place
The disappointment etched vividly on every Don face
The Wembley turf heaves, every single blade
Already eleven successful penalties, Aldo gets ready to raid
The Predator fires left, firm, sidefooted, it’s a glorious day in May
Ninety eight thousand dumbstruck as Mayonnaise man palms the ball away
Did I say history is a byword at Wembley
Where once Dave Beasant made history

© Emdad Rahman – 22.10.06 www.footballpoets.org

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