Orange Is Not the Only Colour

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 10 Jul 2024
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“Do I not like orange”
is a catchphrase
that in my memory
forever stays.
 
To some this saying
may not mean much;
to others it will sound
like Double Dutch.
 
It's something that
Graham Taylor said
when the Netherlands
against England played.
 
The bon mot was uttered
after Dennis Berghamp
on a Dutch victory
had put his stamp.
 
Does Gareth Southgate
now likes this hue
and thinks his predecessor
didn't have a clue?
 
What's there to dislike
about this pigment?
It was only an illusion,
an absurd figment.
 
The fallacy of this myth
has been disproved
by an English team
that's much improved.
 
Next, they must defeat
the Spanish armada
to gain immortality
or achieve nada.
 
 
 
© Luigi Pagano 2024
Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by marandina on

Dear old GT would approve, Luigi.

I didn't see the caption the BBC used to close its coverage of last night's game at the time but I have seen since that it was a cheeky nod to England's former manager finally getting his revenge from beyond the grave.

Life is about moments. It wasn't to be all those years ago but it was last night. RIP GT.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

On both occasions there was controversy. Graham Taylor claimed Koeman should have been given a red card and England had been robbed. .This time Koeman insisted that the VAR's intervention had denied them the chance of victory. So I supposed it is a kind of revenge for the late manager.

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Please don't tell me what happened. I'm getting the DVD of the tournament for Christmas.

Turlough

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

You want a DVD of the tournament? Haven't you suffered enough from the boring display of most of the games? Save your money: you'll be overwhelmed by the newspapers and media post-mortems and analyses. 
Happy watching.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by Turlough on

I haven't watched any of the games Luigi. I knew it would be boring. 

Turlough

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I wish I'd followed your example.

Cheers, Luiigi