Jun 272014
 

By Bob Smith.
Stanley_Matthews wiki commons

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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  2 Responses to “Lament Fer Wingers”

  1. Gie me a winger
    Like the Dons’ Arthur Graham
    The ba wis his ain
    Neen could tak it fae him

  2. But gie me a left back
    Like the great Ally Shewan
    Jinky’s nemesis
    Henderson’s ruin

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