Two thousand sixteen, annus horribilis
But not as horribilis as some,
For some, more, who´ll be hoping, along with us
Two thousand seventeen will become...
...annus mirabilis, and high on the list
Of those years we like to recall,
When soon, in our dotage, we sit by the fire
And talk turns to that of football
Down in the mouth at the start of the year
And prospects low on New Years Day,
But who can tell now, what seventeen will bring
Or where we´ll find ourselves in May
I´d like to think that Neil can turn it round
For the thought of who else we might find,
Especially with the names being bandied about
Does not give me much peace of mind
And seven points is hardly a million miles away
From the play-off places as we stand,
With twenty-two to go, it´s a marathon yet
To know where everyone will land
The board, who some see as a huge stumbling block
Do not worry me near as much,
As what the players have been churning out recently
Even if they´re perhaps out of touch
For if results do pick up, they´ll follow suit
And back them, of that I´ve no fear,
It won´t be the first time we´ve come from behind
So it could yet be a Happy New Year.
But not as horribilis as some,
For some, more, who´ll be hoping, along with us
Two thousand seventeen will become...
...annus mirabilis, and high on the list
Of those years we like to recall,
When soon, in our dotage, we sit by the fire
And talk turns to that of football
Down in the mouth at the start of the year
And prospects low on New Years Day,
But who can tell now, what seventeen will bring
Or where we´ll find ourselves in May
I´d like to think that Neil can turn it round
For the thought of who else we might find,
Especially with the names being bandied about
Does not give me much peace of mind
And seven points is hardly a million miles away
From the play-off places as we stand,
With twenty-two to go, it´s a marathon yet
To know where everyone will land
The board, who some see as a huge stumbling block
Do not worry me near as much,
As what the players have been churning out recently
Even if they´re perhaps out of touch
For if results do pick up, they´ll follow suit
And back them, of that I´ve no fear,
It won´t be the first time we´ve come from behind
So it could yet be a Happy New Year.
