Davie Fyfe

"Not a problem"

Not a problem when John asked me to write

This poem about Davie for our presentation night

But help ma boab, jings, crivens, crikey

Nothing seems to rhyme with Fyfie

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Not a problem remembering the boys and their teams

Coached by Davie from kids right into their teens

There was Paddy, Gerry, DoDo, Big Alec and Magoo

Rowan, Adam, Anthony and Kenny to mention a few

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Not a problem to think of the encouragement boys got

Whether the tackle or pass was that good or not

For Davie the fun wasn't necessarily in winning

It was boys having fun from the very beginning

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Not a problem when our meetings were held in the pub

Davie skipped the beers for a big plate of grub

Games, fund raising, tactics we could talk plenty

And Davie made sure glasses were never empty

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Not a problem for Davie at the swimming pools

Attacked by the team, those silly fools

"Let's get Fyfie" said the boys "under the watter"

The big man just laughed at that kind of patter

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Not a problem on trips and tournaments held abroad

First name on the team sheet was our big PC Plod

Up first in the morning and last in bed at night

Davie was great at making trips just right

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Not a problem if our fiercest rivals visit, Seedhill,

John's shouts give us shivers just like a chill

But not Davie, he didn't make a noise

Except to applaud the skills of both sets of boys

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And it's not a problem going on

We've still got Alistair, Eddie, Tom, John

And two punters who are quite new

Big welcome to the new guys Mario and Hugh

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Not a problem for us all at East End

To recall with pride our everlasting friend

And be grateful we shared in the life

Of the one and only "BIG DAVIE FYFE"

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                Alistair McKenzie