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A footballer's regret

I was jumped on and hugged by my team,

We were into the final,I'd fulfilled my dream.

But  due to the ball going into the net,

The hugs  of celebration I do regret.

 

I caught the virus and passed it on,

Sadly too heaven my gran has gone.

 

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 28th Jan 2021 17:01

Poignant stuff. Thanks, Hugh and Julie. There's a lot of backslapping going on in cricket matches, where there's much less excuse for it. High fives, anyone?

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julie callaghan

Thu 28th Jan 2021 07:16

Hugging others is banned
for the likes of you and me
Hugging goes unpunished
when playing football on TV

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