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"When Adam delved and Eve span..." |
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
Anyway, I'm retired now, though I still work voluntarily as the Supporters' Liaison Officer for Blackpool Football Club and as the organiser of other volunteers from the fanbase who give of their time on a regular basis to help clean the stadium ready for match days and litter pick the rubbish that is left behind on the terraces after every game, despite tannoy requests to deposit it in bags at the turnstiles on exiting the stadium.
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volunteering at Blackpool FC |
Cleaning Of Stands
Today we have cleaning of stands. Yesterday,
Saturday there was a game in the stadium
with the team mis-firing again, And today,
today we have cleaning of stands. Buddleia,
roses and dahlias flower in the neighbouring
gardens, and we have cleaning of stands.
This is the North Stand, the Kop. And this
is where the Ultras sing and swear and drop
pie cases, cigarette butts (though smoking is
banned), plastic bottles and chewing gum while
in the gardens, tangerine blooms sway with
an eloquence our Ultras have not got.
This is the South Stand, which is never full.
It is cold and doesn't get the sun. Its terraces are
littered with hot dog wrappers, wooden forks,
empty bovril, coffee, tea and hot chocolate cups.
Its fans are fragile and motionless, rarely letting
anyone see a spark of joy or anger.
This is the West Stand, the most expensive seats,
beloved of families whose younger kids slide
excitedly backwards and forwards. We clear up
the remains of picnic lunches, dropped chocolates,
sweet wrappers, an occasional nappy. Those happy
clapping youngsters are tomorrow's Ultras.
And this is the East Stand, it holds the away fans.
It's open at the back, so if the game's boring they
can admire our gardens with their tangerine and topiary.
It's full of plastic beer mugs, pie cases, empty vapes
burst inflatables, stickers and torn up match tickets,
and today we have cleaning of stands.
Thanks for reading, S ;-)
1 comments:
Keep up the great work Steve. It must seem like a thankless task at times, but it is hugely appreciated by many, I'm sure.
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