Message from an 'Inversely Reformed Character'

'Who do you want to win, Dad?'
Our Nicky once asked me.
'The team that deserves to,' I replied,
'So let's just wait and see.

As long as it's worth watching
And played in a good spirit,
I hope the side that wins the game
Deserves to do on merit.'

BUT

That was a few years ago
When I was less emotional,
And previous to my becoming
More and more devotional,

For, nowadays, I'm surely in
A blue and white striped cult:
Do I give a fig for football?
No ... just want a good result

Very boring one-nil wins
Will nicely do for me.
At this stage of the season
They'll fill my heart with glee.

SO

Bore me stiff, Town, 'doze me off';
You'll still make this fan's tail wag
If, by four forty-five this afternoon,
You've put three points in the bag.

Poems
A Dickens Of A Job
An Impassioned Plea
Europless
From The Stand 1
From The Stand 2
Fairy Tales And Hangovers
Faithful Twist In The Tale
Food For Thought
Here We Go Again
Inversely Reformed Character
Men In The Middle
Nico Nico Nico
The Three Volleys

Background
Biography