Football Needs Fans

Football Needs Fans is a special lockdown poem created by Arsenal fans aged 16-95 to mark the return of the Premier League and to reunite families, fans and football. On Saturday 27 June as part of WORD2020 #WellConnected older people from Saturday Socials and young women from B Creative - joined poet and All Change Associate Artist Paul Lyalls and Arsenal in the Community for a special online poetry workshop. Listen to the special audio mix by All Change Associate Artist Tony Nwachukwu.

Football Needs Fans

Football needs fans
Like feet need shoes
Football needs fans
Like detectives need clues

Football needs fans
Like goalies need hands
Football needs fans 
Like music needs bands

Football needs fans
Like the moon needs the sun
Football needs fans
Like we need coffee with a bun

Football needs fans
Like a letter needs a stamp
Football needs fans 
Like Henry needed Bergkamp

Football needs fans
Like teapots need a spout
Football needs fans
So we can hear them SHOUT

by Islington-based Arsenal fans - Colleen, Jamie-Leigh, Eula, Sarah, Tony, Samir, Pauline, Rachel, Maria, Daphne, Rosie, Geoff, Dina with Paul the Poet.