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Post by misterj on Sept 22, 2014 13:55:27 GMT
Wrote this poem re: super skilled Alan which appeared in my e-book : '50 Modern Poems for everyday People' (available on Amazon) SPORTING HERO (Alan Hudson)
Now your sports hero just sort of happens When you’re in your early-to-mid teens You’ll go and seek him / her at anytime You’ll go and see him / her by any means
Your’s might have been Muhammed Ali Or Ian Botham or Virginian Wade It could have been Arnold Palmer Mine, with my pocket money and devotion, I paid
When I was a lad people didn’t move North If they had potential, they moved South To the bright lights of London town Especially if they had initiative and a big mouth
But my sports hero made the opposite trek From fashionable Chelsea to the land of Stoke To be with people wearing flat caps and smoking Woodbines To be surrounded by modest, everyday folk
To us, he was like someone from another planet Sort of an all-round David Cassidy, Austin Powers and George Best Big-collared psychedelic shirts and wide-cut suits His sublime passing set the opposition a weekly test
They couldn’t live with his confidence They couldn’t cope with his creativity They couldn’t understand his confidence on the ball And we couldn’t believe his raw ability
He later played for Arsenal and in the States Had a model wife and his status was international Why did he leave the ever-so-trendy Kings Road And join us in the Potteries ? Didn’t seem rational
It was a unique love affair though Between player and manager, Mr. Waddington (Tony) Their’s was a mutual interest in each other Ultimate respect, natural, not phoney
Who’ve we seen in the Premier League to match Alan Hudson ? There’s been a handful, but only the very top cream Zola, Cantona, Ginola, Fabregas ? Trouble is ..... None of ‘em qualify for our national team !
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