Roger Hunt passed away this week
he was a legendary goalscorer for Liverpool FC
my boyhood hero back in the 60’s
I watched him score many goals
most of them before the era of TV coverage
if you wanted to see the game live back then
you had to stand in a crowd of 55,000 Liverpudlians
often in cold rainy weather or patchy fog
but the Merseyside climate never dampened our spirit
an electric atmosphere with singing and cheering
the crowd went wild every time Liverpool scored
I get goosebumps just thinking back
today I can watch every Liverpool game live on TV
in the comfort of my own home or a sports bar
usually more than 3,000 miles from Liverpool
I still go crazy every time we score
Roger Hunt was awarded the MBE but Liverpool fans called him Sir
thank you Sir Roger for all the memories
Cheeky Monkey Poetry 