A poem about what it means to me

garioch blue

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This is not mine but it was sent to me tonight and I can really relate to it as having been at most of the milestones in it and the feeling of who we have all lost along the way
On my Father’s Shoulders

On my Father’s shoulders at Easter Road, way back when.
I watched the head of Colin Stein stop the ten for them.
Then Wallace, Greig and Souness – Built the platform for our future.
Johnstone, Cooper, McCoist, Gascoigne, Laudrup, Butcher.

I was there that day that Chris Woods entered the world record book.
And the day we signed Maurice Johnston – The day that Glasgow shook!
I remember well Mark Hatley’s goal down Yorkshire way.
And when Nissy scored his wonder goal – I was there that day!

Under Walter Smith things were on the up,
Robbed by Bernard Tapie, we would have won the Euro cup.
But we had 9 of our own to come - Oh the nineties they were fine.
We got so close to that magic ten but fell just short of the finish line.

Thank you for the memories Eck, Walter and Dick,
For our Orange strip, Helicopter Sunday, and Nacho Novo’s Penalty Kick.
But when you are at the top they all want to steal your crown,
The snipers they were brought out and they shot us down.

Sent to the bottom league starting at Peterhead,
They called us Sevco and Zombies, they told us we were dead.
But now after a decade of pain, hurt and tears,
Gerrard has restored our pride and rolled back the years.

And in a few weeks, which really is not long.
We at last will return to the place we belong.
Champions again, these colours do not run.
55 titles, back to number one.

But as we raise a glass and toast our great team,
Spare a thought for the 66 who perished at gate 13.
And to our friends and our family who are no longer around.
This one is for every one of you, we remember and stand proud.
 
Beautiful. Enjoy this fellow bears and raise a glass to those not here anymore as we see our club give us our pride back. What a torturous journey, but ultimately Champions again for the 55th time. WATP No Surrender.
 
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