(First Poem) Blackburn

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This probably wont make sense to most of you, so I'll try and explain...

The poems about Blackburn Rovers football club in the English premier league who are battling relegation into a lower league at the moment. The once great club won the league in 1995 after a local businessman in the steel business invested tens of millions of pounds of his personal fortune into the team. Still 12 years after his death and in these dark times for the club come every match day the packed stadium always makes sure to chant "1 Jack walker, there's only 1 jack walker, 1 jack walker." The names mentioned at the end are some of the players that won the league in 95. Remember it's my first poem, although written a while ago it's my only one.

I don't see any point in rhyme. It never appeals to us working class; It's just a waste of time. Well now is a bit different, I need to tell you how I feel. And in some small way pay tribute to the Blackburn man of steel. It's vital not to miss the point; football is not a bit of fun. It's pride and passion, skill and strength all rolled into one. It's not about Man Utd, Chelsea and some foreign fancy Dan. It's Blackburn, Preston, Burnley , that's where it all began. Where what you see is what you get, but don't show how you feel. But I'm making my exception for the Blackburn man of steel. I really need to thank him for the pride he gave us back. Just for a while we were the best, thanks to Uncle Jack. Few people have the vision to make a dream come true. For the beauty of Jack Walker's was - we got an invite too. Some saw him as a rich old man who bought a winning team But for me they miss the point; he bought us all our dream. I think it's maybe true to say it could not last forever But then again I'm certain that it's better once than never And even if those winning ways never do come back They can't take away the memories, thanks to Uncle Jack. Hendry, Sutton, Batty, Shearer, the names roll of the tongue But, "There's only one Jack Walker" is still the Rovers' song.

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