There's still hope for me :)

If Mr Brown can do it, so can I . Maths at school to me was like Garlic, crucifixes, holy water, silver bullets to Nosferatu the Vampyre (alright, Dracula in normal speak). More inclined towards creativity, unsurprisingly, I failed miserably.

I'm hoping to sit it this year privately, with the help of my ex teacher so wish me luck and here goes...

Trotters trampled by late Red show

Reebok welcomed Athens finest son
Greek colossus Kyrgiakos took the field
Twinned Carra at the heart of the rearguard
Whereas Skrtel the enforcer healed

Came in young Magyar Peter Gulacsi
Troops donned black armbands in honour
On the bench to replace Diego Cavalieri
Who mourned the death of his beloved Father

Pulsating second half saw the Trotters despatched
Not before a mighty jolt from big Kev
Cut thrust move from the rapier Johnson
As the Red machine upped the rev

Wanderers defiant, went ahead again
Courtesy owed to Tam Cohen
No relation of course to England’s George
Aim enough to join Bullseye’s Jim Bowen

Red tide turned when Davis saw crimson
Restart saw the mood turn bullish
Kuyt and the skipper again combining well
Torres levelled with a mighty fine finish

Time ticks and with less than ten on the clock
Came from 12 yards an inescapable volley
Assisted ably by the brilliant Nando
Stevie thumped the clincher past Jussi

29.08.09

Number 7
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Mulberry School Stem Cell Research

My student Ishrat is the star of this superb video - I am very proud indeed :)

Recent' discovery about Anger‏

The Prophet (saw) said: "When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down."

Now click HERE to read this article............(1400 years later....)

Heroes & Villains - Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa

With all at Anfield Road seemingly on the mend
The Kop dissonantly resembled the Holte End

Finale to an impressive 31 game unbeaten run
Villa ended it whilst having a lot more fun

Five times preceding the net had met the ball
This time glorious revenge for the stalwart Friedal

Honestly speaking Rafa’s army were all out at sea
O’Neill’s men ran riot with a stinging three

Red comrades lacked Pepe’s pumped energy
A win assured had there been half that vivacity

The faithful point to two losses for the last campaign
Come Christmas we’ll still be leading the Premiership train

24.08.09

Number7
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www.football-poems.com

Racism

Awesome foursome - Liverpool 4-0 Stoke

New component to rival Bosingwa
What superb attacking wingplay
New boy Glen came of age
With a marauding attacking display

No points dropped this time
Just another bleeding head
Stoke thwarted at each angle
Far and wide Pulis’ men saw Red

El Toro set in motion the Red machine
Johnson fired his bow
Goal machine Kuyt for good measure
Cherry on the cake from Ngog

19.08.09

Number 7
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No Bassong and dance - Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool

Sure we lost poorly at the White Hart
Benoit bullet and Bassong’s precise dart

A lack of invention left the fans in a blur
Sleepwalking straight into the net cast by Harry Hotspur

Big Skrtel’s chin shattered to smithereens like glass
Yet El Pepe once again proved his class

Contest masked by a clear penalty disallowed
Still this can only be a momentary cloud

Some exploits really pained the grimacing Rafa
Mighty end of game rollicking from the gaffer

Injecting flair must be the long term plan
Eagerly await the emergence of the Aquaman

16.08.09

Number 7
© Emdad Rahman
www.football-poems.com

Visit to Lord's

Lord's has long been seen as the 'Home of Cricket' and the game's spiritual 'headquarters'. But its importance is not merely historical. In practice it remains, to this day, perhaps the most important single place in world cricket.

Its owner, Marylebone Cricket Club, remains the guardian of both the Laws and the Spirit of Cricket, and MCC sides (which play around 500 games a year) perform a key role in promoting cricket - in Britain and elsewhere.

In addition, Lord's is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), as well as the European Cricket Council (ECC).
It is also the setting for the state-of-the-art MCC Indoor Cricket School, the unrivalled MCC Library and the world-famous MCC Museum - where exhibits include the Wisden Trophy and, of course, the Ashes urn.

Above all, Lord's is the setting for some of the best cricket in the world. It hosts npower Test matches and NatWest-sponsored one-day internationals plus most of Middlesex's home games, some historic fixtures (such as Oxford v Cambridge) and the village and club finals.

Lord's also has one of the largest and finest, dedicated cricket shops in the country. Open daily, as well as on match-days, the Lord's Shop provides everything from unique Lord's souvenirs to cricket bats and equipment, including expert advice on what best suits you.

Looking forward, it will be the archery venue when London stages the London Games in 2012.

Visit the website...

Red dawn - Premiership kick off 2009/10

So we usher in once again
Yelping at once in unison
Waking up merrily to greet
The dawn of a new season

Anfield Road regulars have tried
With daytrips to the seashore
Now no struggle to fill the void
As the Shankly gates open once more

Isolation is now a distant thought
As the carnival promptly arrives
Sure as Autumn follows summer
The faithful will rise up and strive

With every possible angle covered
Analysed with pinpoint scrutiny
Every jerk, punch, pinch discussed
All this just for you and me

El Nino will blow away all
The bull Masch clouded in red
9 months of pure destruction
Leaving the rest for dead

Tight fisted Pepe will shut up shop
Carra will command Rafa's crew
Intricate Aqua will orchestrate
As the fans cry 'Xabi who'?

Fancy three minutes with Martin Skrtel?
Complimented by Agger's classy play
With Dirk Kuyt the lone forager
Kaiser Gerrard will lift it in May.

Number 7
© Emdad Rahman
www.football-poems.com

A very multicultural store :)

I spotted this in Newham. Not surprising, considerint the borough is the most multicultural area on the planet...

Obituary: Alhaj Jain (Taj) Ullah

The community came together today to perform Salatul Janazah for Alhaj Jain Ullah.

Alhaj Jain, 67, from the village of Kashepur in Chattack, Bangladesh, lived in Wapping.

The Father of Tower Hamlets cabinet member, Councillor Abdal Ullah was critically injured during a motor accident near his home last week. On Friday 7th August at the Royal London Hospital, where he had been intensive care, he passed away at 9.45 pm, surrounded by his family.

His funeral prayers were held at the East London Mosque, where the community, friends and wellwishers turned out in their droves to offer prayers and their last respects to the deceased. He was laid to rest at the Gardens of peace Muslim burial grounds in Essex.

Alhaj Jain leaves behind his wife, 6 sons, daughter in law and a new grandson, born two days after him being hospitalised.

Ajmal Bari wins top student award

Emdad Rahman

Ajmal Bari, a student of Muwatta Weekend Maktab has achieved the upper school student of the year for the academic year 2008/09.

The 9 year old, who will start year 5 in September, beat off many older pupils to win the prestigious trophy.

Young Ajmal was very humbled to win the award. “I am very pleased,” he said. “I’d like to say a big thank you to my teachers for their hard work, and also my parents for supporting me and allowing me to study at Muwatta, a place I really enjoy attending and where I have made lots of good friends.”

“This is the calibre of student that we endeavour to always produce,” said Muwatta Principal Moulana Ashuk Hussain JP. “Apart from their studies we aid students in societal development, and we aim for all our pupils to go on to become upstanding citizens and contributing role models for others in the community.”

His proud parents said they “were over the moon with his achievement.”

Ajmal’s name was inscribed on the trophy, and the youngster joins a prestigious list of previous students who have earned similar distinction.

He was rewarded with £35.00 of Argos vouchers.