tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post5270941536640224321..comments2023-12-24T05:15:01.686+00:00Comments on The Hammy End Chronicle: That's it for nowChopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10288482906642697324noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-74776360538685505692008-06-02T07:47:00.000+01:002008-06-02T07:47:00.000+01:00CheersCheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-12708853679482791822008-06-01T22:01:00.000+01:002008-06-01T22:01:00.000+01:00Really pleased you stayed up. I live in Southfield...Really pleased you stayed up. I live in Southfields, and even before that I enjoyed my annual trip to the Cottage. Fantastic escape, well done, and see you next season.Chris Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544272185418611894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-29154643973707597332008-05-31T21:38:00.000+01:002008-05-31T21:38:00.000+01:00Lovely stuff and "Fulham had come back from the de...Lovely stuff and "Fulham had come back from the dead, Thanks to Danny Murphy’s head" is a cracking couplet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-14104487021128447512008-05-26T11:27:00.000+01:002008-05-26T11:27:00.000+01:00Thought you might enjoy this!!!The Great EscapeThe...Thought you might enjoy this!!!<BR/><BR/>The Great Escape<BR/><BR/>They started off the Season,<BR/>And anyone would reason,<BR/>With the money that they’d spent,<BR/>That they’d be safe by Lent.<BR/><BR/>Lawrie Sanchez was his name,<BR/>Of Northern Ireland fame,<BR/>But little did he know,<BR/>Come December he would go.<BR/><BR/>Pump it into the area,<BR/>What could be scarier?<BR/>But the defence was full of holes,<BR/>And we needed more goals.<BR/><BR/>In the first half’s forty-five,<BR/>We always came alive.<BR/>If only we’d stopped then?<BR/>We’d have been in the top ten!<BR/><BR/>By December twenty-first,<BR/>Fulham had seemed cursed,<BR/>Mohammed had seen enough,<BR/>And Sanchez packed his stuff.<BR/><BR/>While we are thinking, “Oh that’s tragic!”<BR/>Roy of the Rovers appeared like magic.<BR/>He took one look and felt real queasy,<BR/>And told the Press: “This won’t be easy!”<BR/><BR/>The first few games were scrappy,<BR/>And Hodgson wasn’t happy,<BR/>But as Bullard raised his curly head,<BR/>We realised we weren’t dead.<BR/><BR/>Just hold on a tick,<BR/>Remember Jimmy's free kick?,<BR/>In a 1-1 draw that bored,<BR/>He put Villa to the sword.<BR/><BR/>Back too came Cap McBride,<BR/>And really encouraged the side,<BR/>His courage and his verve,<BR/>Helped Fulham hold their nerve.<BR/><BR/>But was it all too late?<BR/>To help decide their fate,<BR/>Much too inconsistent,<BR/>Against sides that were resistant.<BR/><BR/>Was it Reading or Man City,<BR/>When they banished self-pity?<BR/>Then there was Birmingham too,<BR/>Who left the Cottage blue.<BR/><BR/>And so there came the final day,<BR/>Fulham played Pompey away,<BR/>Redknapp promised a merry fight,<BR/>And as it was the game was tight.<BR/><BR/>Until the 76th minute,<BR/>There was nothing in it,<BR/>Then Jimmy Bullard took a kick,<BR/>And Danny Murphy made it stick.<BR/><BR/>So ended the Great Escape,<BR/>Pinch yourself:” It’s not a jape”<BR/>Fulham had come back from the dead,<BR/>Thanks to Danny Murphy’s head.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Now we are thinking of next year’s dreams,<BR/>As memories fade and Hodgson schemes,<BR/>Will they win the League or Cup,<BR/>Or just be thankful if we stay up!<BR/><BR/>And when they were up they were up,<BR/>And when they were down they were down,<BR/>But they were never halfway up,<BR/>And never halfway down.Algarve Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797095267036377356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-37107810964363836042008-05-21T16:16:00.000+01:002008-05-21T16:16:00.000+01:00Thanks BQ - I'm all for mid-table obscurity next y...Thanks BQ - I'm all for mid-table obscurity next year as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-84233670899494713432008-05-21T11:39:00.000+01:002008-05-21T11:39:00.000+01:00Dittos Chopper. I not only enjoyed your writing bu...Dittos Chopper. I not only enjoyed your writing but appreciate the long distance connection we made this year. <BR/><BR/>Look forward to another year of football next season that will hopefully be a bit less eventful at seasons end. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-33769550960738891172008-05-20T20:13:00.000+01:002008-05-20T20:13:00.000+01:00Top work Chopper; you deserve a rest! Not long now...Top work Chopper; you deserve a rest! Not long now before next season's fixtures are out...!Ollershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649846573589674659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-87345277613220132892008-05-20T15:14:00.000+01:002008-05-20T15:14:00.000+01:00Thanks Chaps!Thanks Chaps!Chopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288482906642697324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-12553856020744711122008-05-20T13:50:00.000+01:002008-05-20T13:50:00.000+01:00Same here Chopper - top stuff all year. Have a goo...Same here Chopper - top stuff all year. Have a good break.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169083184891787070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388784807245003537.post-48271147372117935922008-05-20T10:44:00.000+01:002008-05-20T10:44:00.000+01:00See you next year, Chopper. Great work all season...See you next year, Chopper. Great work all season, been a delight to read.<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com