The Stand without a name...

[droylsdenblue]

this poem was written by my good friend Pete whos username on here is Llewellyn Dowd as a tribute the the fathers that made us blue but sadly are now lost to us...

The stand without a name..

There’s an extra tier at the Etihad, we mortals cannot see.
It seats all our lost loved ones, who get to watch for free.
Though God will never influence, the outcome of a game,
He builds the extra seating, in the stand without a name.

When City ran out on the pitch, the final match to play,
My mate said how he wished his Dad, “was here to see today”
I told him not to worry, as his Dad was seated here,
And though we couldn’t see him, “he’s in the extra tier.”

“He’s sat up there with my Dad, they’ve got a brilliant view,
And every game that City plays, they’re here to watch them too!”
When Sergio Aguero smashed the winner in the net,
Their cheers were just as loud and proud as ours were I would bet!

It’s not just us who have this stand, I know the others do,
Though knowing those in Trafford, they probably have two!
Long lost players, managers, groundsmen, saints and sinners
They roared the Blues on to the end, the Premiership winners!

 

[BlueMoonraker]

Well done pal. I like it.

-- Sun May 27, 2012 8:41 pm --

 

[squirtyflower]

brilliant mate

brought tears to my eyes

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

Well done, impressive.

 

[matrix0161]

Great poem

 

[foreverablue18]

Absolutely quality mate! Well done!

 

[ShawBlue]

N1 gr8 work

 

[salfordblues]

That'll touch alot of blues, good work.

 

[Bibinho]

Fantastic

 

[Llewellyn Dowd]

Cheers Brian and everyone who posted those kind comments. I was a blubbering wreck when I wrote it! ;o)

 

[marco]

great work, i said to my pal before qpr we'l do it today for your dad 'the guy passed away not so long ago and his empty seat is next to him'

 

[FanchesterCity]

That's what football means to every fan.

The chance to witness special days like that, and to look to the heavens with a quiet word "we finally did it dad, mum, brother, friend"

Fantastic poem.
Deserves to be in the first home game programme... can someone with influence make it happen?

 

[dajd1984]

That's what football means to every fan.

The chance to witness special days like that, and to look to the heavens with a quiet word "we finally did it dad, mum, brother, friend"

Fantastic poem.
Deserves to be in the first home game programme... can someone with influence make it happen?

This.

(I love you dad! Tha ka for giving me this blue blood, it's all been worth it!)

 

[i went to rotherham]

Quality

 

[Vienna_70]

What a beautiful poem.

As has already been said, it deserves to be in the first programme next season.

 

[MCFC BOB]

I told him not to worry, as his Dad was seated here,
And though we couldn’t see him, “he’s in the extra tier.”

Great line.

 

[dxb-blue]

Thank-you for the poem.
Brought a tear thinking about my dad who I lost in 2010

 

[failsworthblueboy]

Really liked it mate ! Would have prefered no reference to United at all still decent though.

 

[droylsdenblue]

I'll send it off the the programme publishing co.

 

[Llewellyn Dowd]

Really liked it mate ! Would have prefered no reference to United at all still decent though.

I thought long and hard about the line to which you refer, but as this is a poem about lost loved ones, I figure we're all on the same side on that subject and I didn't want to claim that only the Etihad has the extra tier. It was a light hearted dig at them 'they probably have two!' Plus, it's not easy to make lines fit, I'll take any help I can get!! ;o)