Some have it, some don´t And some, unbeknownst Just have a knack, spoken of old, So valuable too In whatever they do Where all that they touch turns to gold And if managing men Was your only yen Just think with Midas on your side, How far you could go And what you could show In between each incoming tide Now Lambert, I´d say Fits, in every way With one who has been just so blessed, Players who some Thought would be undone Somehow keep on passing the test And that seems to me To just be so key For these are not Messi´s and such, Just ordinary lads With no airs or fads Which belief has helped improve so much The other effect Where players get wrecked By managers, we know that too, With no chemistry Or respect, we see So often teams drop out of view And even those bought For millions, who ought In some people´s eyes, with their play, To revitalise A team from demise Still need a boss who knows what to say We´ve recently seen A Sunderland team In a relatively short space of time, Under Martin O´Neill Find an even keel Where before not a great deal would rhyme And I wonder now If Mark Hughes will wow Those West London Hoops into life, For without the gift Of Midas, the lift They expect, could just lead to more strife But suffice to say I still bless the day Paul Lambert´s team knocked us for seven, Appointing him then And there, was a gem It turned into a match made in heaven. OTBC
You´re very kind Maestro, it was actually Hughes´ appointment that got me thinking, not sure that he´s got the necessary turn-round-ability, even with all the Fernandes money, but we´ll see.
Hi RBF bor, I rate this your best effort yet, but the Midas touch ? Prefer PL with human frailities, being able to turn everything into gold might sound ok but imagine if you had that curse you could never touch your love ones. Yep, I know you are generalising re: Midas, PL certainly has the knack of getting the best out of his players.
Afternoon NORKIE, I thought it seemed pretty apt, if not ( according to the Oxford English Dictionary) technically correct. In fact, in a way it is, because he´s certainly making us plenty of money.
Hi RBF! I'm with NORKIE in rating this your best of a very good set! I would hate to have the Midas touch! Imagine going for a wee!
