To the Men of England

Men of England, wherefore plough
For the lords who lay ye low?
Wherefore weave with toil and care
The rich robes your tyrants wear?

Wherefore feed and clothe and save,
From the cradle to the grave,
Those ungrateful drones who would
Drain your sweat -- nay, drink your blood?

Wherefore, Bees of England, forge
Many a weapon, chain, and scourge,
That these stingless drones may spoil
The forced produce of your toil?

Have ye leisure, comfort, calm,
Shelter, food, love's gentle balm?
Or what is it ye buy so dear
With your pain and with your fear?

The seed ye sow another reaps;
The wealth ye find another keeps;
The robes ye weave another wears;
The arms ye forge another bears.

Sow seed, -- but let no tyrant reap;
Find wealth, -- let no imposter heap;
Weave robes, -- let not the idle wear;
Forge arms, in your defence to bear.

Shrink to your cellars, holes, and cells;
In halls ye deck another dwells.
Why shake the chains ye wrought? Ye see
The steel ye tempered glance on ye.

With plough and spade and hoe and loom,
Trace your grave, and build your tomb,
And weave your winding-sheet, till fair
England be your sepulchre!

 

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Solidarity

Illiteracy

Greatrex of Nottingham - robbing from the poor to give to the rich!

Enzo

‎34 years ago Peacock F.C. won the Wakefield Tetley League 2nd Division and the cup double (see photo). Player-manager was Paul Holmes (third from left, back row). Despite entering over 100 league and cup competitions Peacock won nothing else for the next 34 years! (Including the 5th Division league cup final only a fortnight ago). Paul Holmes was player-manager for over 20 years but couldn't repeat the 1978 double feat. Known to his players only as Enzo (after the legendary Italian manager), Paul's tactics were obviously years ahead of their time. No carpet bowls and bingo for Peacock F.C. (no training either!). They were pre-occupied with the Jam, Tetleys, the 1984-5 miners' strike and curry trips to Bradford. Operating from the legendary Peacock hostelry (which most away teams wouldn't visit, despite the free stew) Peacock F.C became as well known for their trips to Bradford and Ireland as they were for their inability to win trophies.


'The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other and having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life' - Bill Shankly

Always follow the money

The more things change, the more they stay the same!