Wystan
I've been wondering the same thing, and believe
I have the answer. Sitting on The Hill, before the grass,
original scoreboard and Doug Walters Stand were razed,
I saw Ray Illingworth lead his team off the field
after a towelling-hatted spectator grabbed John Snow
and shoved him around a bit for flooring Terry Jenner
with a bouncer. Now, I was within ear shot of Snow's
response to that bloke. Snow gave him an earful,
and it was in the form of a villanelle. This is widely
known among the language-loving and more formal-verse-savvy
journos, and this information has obviously made it
through the years, in various guises, until it's now
reached this forum.
Anthony
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