tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post9126460492005467988..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: hinge, leash, footballAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-170227976211240132009-08-17T14:23:37.121+01:002009-08-17T14:23:37.121+01:00Silly of me. The repetitive form of the villanelle...Silly of me. The repetitive form of the villanelle lent itself well to the chanting of football crowds, with a fine note of irony.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-90610875583254086722009-08-17T11:47:11.513+01:002009-08-17T11:47:11.513+01:00It was in fact a villanelle but you're entitle...It was in fact a villanelle but you're entitled to the mistake since in those days I used to spell it vilanelle.<br /><br />"Building up for many years" - and no sign of the pressure diminishing. For soccer has brought yet another irritation. As a scene-setter before a big game TV news cameras are often used to test the views of so-called fans. A cruel practice. The modern-day equivalent of those visits the middle-classes used to make to Bedlam for Sunday afternoon entertainment.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com