Atherstone ball game.....wtf


If the Up'ards get beat here, the finger of blame will point to @Monty Pigeon who has clearly bottled his debut.

I wish it were that simple. We had a situation similar to a wedding day clashing with a cup final. My wife wanted three months way, I tried to cut it short so we'd be back for the game. Trouble was, the shorter option would have worked out more expensive than the full three months. Nee matter. I'm sitting here with the aircon on rather than worrying about how long I can run the central heating for.

But I really want to be there next year. It's one of the reasons I chose to live there.

How do you win?

There are two goals (basically, stone plaques) three miles apart. Each team has to get the ball to their own goal.
 
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I wish it were that simple. We had a situation similar to a wedding day clashing with a cup final. My wife wanted three months way, I tried to cut it short so we'd be back for the game. Trouble was, the shorter option would have worked out more expensive than the full three months. Nee matter. I'm sitting here with the aircon on rather than worrying about how long I can run the central heating for.

But I really want to be there next year. It's one of the reasons I chose to live there.



There are two goals (basically, stone plaques) three miles apart. Each team has to get the ball to their own goal.
So does it end nil-nil if no one does that, or do they decide who got nearest at the final whistle?
 
Good job the marshals and stewards were there, could have turned violent otherwise…:lol:
Does the winner get a massive cash prize like?
 
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Good job the marshals and stewards were there, could have turned violent otherwise…:lol:
Does the winner get a massive cash prize like?
Just the usual bragging rights and general enjoyment of being allowed to get into something you'd otherwise be arrested for any given Friday night. Or that's the way it's supposed to be.
 
I've seen footage of the Sedgefield one.

There was a one mentioned on the radio a month or two back in think in Scotland. I think they said it was between the uppies and the downies and could go on for more than a day?

These things look like they're for absolute wrang uns.
A lad I used to work with won the Sedgefield ball game once
 
In the doorway, that’s why they were protecting it by booting people in the head on camera.

The only rule is you’re not allowed to kill anyone … erm .. it almost got cancelled 10 years back because it was in danger of getting out of hand!! This lot look more intentionally violent than the others I have seen which are more like rugby - lots of grappling but no striking. Reckon a few of the Atherstone crowd outside Billy Hills are off their lips
 
So the aim of the game appears to be to get the ball into a shop doorway and stamp on the head of anyone who comes near?
 
I really want to be there next year. It's one of the reasons I chose to live there.
iirc you're one of the wedding ring wearers on this there forum so you'll stand little chance when Kyle and Wayne are smashing people in the head like they were on that there video imo :lol:
 
That’s not the ball game anymore. That’s just an excuse for a punch up.

The ball game has always been rough as fuck with people getting battered but it was part of a game. Thats just a bunch of lads kicking fuck out of each other.
 

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