Tuesday 29 March 2016

MISSING EDWIN GREAVES...

Missing Edwin Greaves

The presence: 
Ever watchful on the touchline.
Spoke, more than bellowed the word;
The quiet appreciation, the steely gaze,
Often mentally shaken, seldom visibly stirred… 

The essence:
Ever thoughtful in his assessment.
Evoked more than an excitable coach;
The curbed animation, the fiery glare,
Revealed deep perception, a pensive approach…

The insistence:
Ever tactful after the event.
Respectful, never one to grouse;
The silent toleration, the wily smile,
Deceiving the gullible, recriminations kept in-house…

The patience:
Ever truthful about any match.
Disrespectful never, always diplomatic;
The studied deliberation, the selfless style,
Never accusatory, unkind, or erratic…   

The consequence:
Ever mindful of ambition’s curse;
Doleful, resentful, his tenure’s final whistle,
Despite his previous built-upon success,
Arrived in the form of an unexpected dismissal…    

Pete Ray
March 2016

Edwin Greaves. Ex-Coventry United manager...

Calm on the touchline.
Encouraged, didn’t berate.
Feelings kept sheathed.
Honest in his appreciation of events.
Dismissed...


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