Gavin Ellis and the season when time stood still -- part 12
By Ray Simpson
More from the Darlo bard
Gavin Ellis has put together some prose about the 2019-20 season.
SWEET REVENGE
Gloucester City visit first in the year of 2020
We know they struggle on the road so hope for goals aplenty
In purple shirts the visitors back-peddle from the start
Maybe it’s the long trek northwards which has them lacking heart
They have a panto villain, a total midfield clown
Who seems to spend the entire match hacking Hatfield down
The game is only just four minutes old when Darlington find bliss
Sean Reid taps in an open goal, he simply can’t miss
And then Reid is up-ended, the ref points to the spot
Campbell scores his tenth this term and calms our nerves somewhat
Gloucester pull a goal back in the match’s dying ember
But we hold on and revenge the two-one loss we suffered last September
LANDS OF THE GIANTS
We’re playing Solihull tonight and we feel like Lilliput
Each opposing player looks about eight foot
It’s the FA Trophy replay, Moors sit one division high
But they’re the first team that I’ve ever seen play football in the sky
Solihull almost take the lead with a cheeky little lob
But Elliott back-peddles and saves it, just the job
The Moors keep aiming skywards as we head towards the break
All the Quakers’ fans concur and our necks begin to ache
Hatfield hits a random shot which turns into a pass
Omar Holness slides it home, football played on grass
Moors still find time to hit our bar, we upset their coach Tim Flowers
Who claims that his team murdered us, he’ll probably sulk for hours
HARROGATE HILL
Harrogate Town in the Trophy in their famous Black and Yellow
We hope to take another scalp the Darlo fans all below
In our opponents’ team today our former star Mark Beck
We’re playing a proper football team who keep it on the deck
We gained a substantial fee from our Solihull Moors win
Yet the Tin Shed sounds subdued today with few supporters in
Poor Ben Headley tumbles as we head towards the break
He sadly lets Jack Diamond in who slots home, no mistake
The Yellows hit our woodwork twice, we stay under the cosh
And then they score a second goal, we won’t win no more dosh
Well that’s the cup runs over, our players have fatigue
Time to concentrate once more on climbing up the league