Jun 272014
By Bob Smith.
| Gie me a winger fa dunced doon the wing Gie me a player like Clyde’s Tommy Ring . Gie me a winger like dons Jackie Hather fa’s speed an shot hid richt backs in a lather . Gie me a winger like peerless Tom Finney Ti see him in action a’d hae pyed a guinea . Gie me a winger like Billy Liddell Aa English full backs Played second fiddle . Gie me a winger like Tommy Pearson His double shuffle bamboozled ‘Gers Derek Grierson . Gie me a winger like thon spaniard Gento His trickery wis aye A special momento . Gie me a winger like Billy Bingham Crosses inti the box es chiel cwid fling ‘em . Gie me a winger like oor Graham Leggat ‘Ere’s a puckle o backs he maan hae “fleggit” . Gie me a winger like ‘Gers Willie Waddell His artistry an skill hid players in a fankle |
Gie me a winger like Celtic’s Wee Jinky He wint roon a back wi meevement fair dinky . Gie me a winger fae Hibs’ “Famous Five” Like yon Gordon Smith fa brocht the game alive . Gie me a winger like Spurs’ Cliff Jones He sped by a player ti opposition fans’ groans . Gie me a winger like the maestro Sir Stan At Blackpool an Stoke He wis the top man . Gie me a winger like Jimmy Delaney He waltzed doon the wing as he beat Johnny Carey . Gie me a winger fa pit in a gweed cross Like Pars’ Alex Edwards He showed fa wis boss . Gie me a winger fa took on a full back Like Wee Wullie Henderson fa hid aat auld knack . Gie me a winger the best o ‘em aa wis brazil’s garrincha fa wis affa sma . Lament fer wingers ‘ere a deein breed as doon the wing they flew wi great speed |
© Bob Smith “The Poetry Mannie” 2014
Image: Commons Wikimedia.
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Gie me a winger
Like the Dons’ Arthur Graham
The ba wis his ain
Neen could tak it fae him
But gie me a left back
Like the great Ally Shewan
Jinky’s nemesis
Henderson’s ruin