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Sunday, March 10, 2013

WHIRL #99

For Sunday Whirl:
 
 

...IN THE UK

 
Written by an outsider
...Shopping sprees are the future...
(when transfer window opens)
Use it or lose it, I say
 
Intimate fans 'love' their team
Away end don't leave early
Part time supporters stay home
Think it's like watching paint dry
 
Billion pound investment
Body blow to United
Manchester's two fearsome teams
City... and City reserves...!
 
 
 
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31 comments:

  1. veronicaMarch 10, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    he he. I especially like the first stanza, since I understand shopping better than football!

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  2. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)March 10, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    Ha Ha - A US football fan here - sport somewhat different but passion resonates... "part time supporters stay home" :) and
    "intimate supporters don't leave early" as a NY Jets football fan (which in all likelihood means nothing - so I shall tell you that such fans are long awaiting another victory .. this poem had me smiling and nodding)...

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  3. annell4March 10, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    I'm not sure I really understood, but I liked it just the same.

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  4. Jae RoseMarch 10, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Shopping spree or scrapping spree..i guess no city is big enough for two footie teams..maybe it's tribal..or secretly a bit of fun..(blood and major injuries aside)

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  5. brenda wMarch 10, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    watching paint dry can be fun. It depends on perspective.

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    1. Stan SkiMarch 11, 2013 at 12:08 AM

      Emulsion's OK, but full gloss can get a bit tedious... :)

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Growing up in a major league town, I know your second stanza well, and you are so right on,

    Elizabeth

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  7. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    I like think it's like watching paint dry. :)

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  8. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    I get the evil eye from my kids when I tell them we have to leave early from a game!

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    1. Stan SkiMarch 11, 2013 at 12:12 AM

      Getting stuck in traffic is all part of the fun!

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  9. flaubertMarch 11, 2013 at 1:36 AM

    Stan, I enjoyed this, however, I don't know a thing about football even though I live in a country where it is very popular.

    Pamela

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  10. MaryMarch 11, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    Teams everywhere definitely have their rabid followings! Well wordled.

    http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-painter.html

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  11. ireneMarch 11, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    Hey you, Man U fan! It's a fun spin.

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    1. Stan SkiMarch 11, 2013 at 6:36 AM

      Only 2 teams in Mcr... :)

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    2. Veronica RothMarch 11, 2013 at 10:41 AM

      Good lord you should see the craziness around football and Oxford United (I live in OXON ½ the year). The stadium is right beside a popular movie complex and one really has to pick one’s movie dates wisely. No one ever stays still long enough to watch the paint dry.

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    3. Stan SkiMarch 11, 2013 at 1:56 PM

      Thanks Veronica... Some teams are worth watching

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  12. Old EggMarch 11, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Men (and women) love to hate. Better a football team or a political party than an individual.

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  13. JulesMarch 11, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    First - thanks for visiting both of my pieces.

    I'm a 'part-timer' in most sport. But I am still a 'die-hard' Mets (baseball team) fan. I even saw a banner my hubby had made while he was at an away game. Before I met him. And you know how long a TV camera spot is. So it was quite a surprise years later after we were married when I was sorting through things to unfold and find this same said banner!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 11, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    I support ManU, so I was drawn deep into this one right away, Stan!

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  15. HeidiMarch 12, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    I live in a "College Town", where the (U.S.) football team is made into a way of life, and your poem reminded me of the sentiment around here. I am a part-timer...mostly I just like to say "Roll Tide!" So, Roll Tide, Stan, well done!

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