POETRY IN (SLOW) MOTION
All the world's a pitch,
And all the men and boys merely players:
They have their testimonials and their debuts;
And one man in his time plays many positions...
NOT THE RETIRING TYPE
by The Bard of Bethnal Green
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I do not know how to give up football for good,
Pretend to be unhappy,
And glorify the torture of retirement
I must speak out
We must face the fact
And later you might need to know why
It doesn't get any better.
The End
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In response to a number of queries from the North London legal fraternity, "If Selected..." would like to state categorically that the portrait used on this page is not that of Mr Malcolm Dick, despite the obvious similarities.