socks 32,253 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 This looks mad as a box of frogs ....... 4 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,014 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 This is, without doubt, the roughest, toughest ball game you can get involved in. Atherstone just shut their doors and when the ball goes all hell breaks loose. No quarter given and how serious injury doesn't happen is a complete mystery. It's fairly common for the same families to 'win' the ball and as you might imagine, they are hardy kind of characters. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just down the road from me. a lot of scores are settled during the game. originally it was a contest between Leicestershire and Warwickshire, been going since the 1100`s. If you saw the Atherstone Girls then you would understand why the lads are so tough lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,014 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 With you there Paulius. I've done quite a number of marquees in the town and for various events and without a doubt the female gender are the ones to avoid. Mean as hell with voices to match. All ends well normally. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackthelad 1,855 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 The ba on Orkney on the first of January every year is the same uppys v the doonys haha that’s folk from top of Kirkwall v folk from the bottom total madness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,608 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 We got the more relaxed.bog snorkelling world championship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,321 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 That's what a THL meet up at 11pm on a Saturday night would look like Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinosaurs 2,002 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just looked like a mass brawl to me. Any one know what the objective is??? Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liP 699 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Dinosaurs said: Just looked like a mass brawl to me. Any one know what the objective is??? Atb Throw a ball then knock fukc out off each other by the looks of it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,041 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 You wanna see our local chess tournament in the library! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, socks said: This looks mad as a box of frogs ....... Is this a prototype run of street battles if Brexit doesn't happen. There's one thing that is missing. A row of traitors including T blyar strung up between the street lights. ! Ps. I saw on Gogglbox an interview by Andrew Mart of the blyar and the blyar was getting slanted by everyone. He looked particularly crest fallen at one point. Edited March 9, 2019 by Meece Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,657 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I go every year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,014 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I've just been having a pint with one of the contenders. He is battered and bruised and admits he took a few good shots. In the early part of the clip he can be seen holding the ball whilst half in the road and half on the pavement. One of his comments was that although it was in broad daylight, when he had the ball and with his eyes open, it was completely dark from the number of bodies on top of him. I mentioned the female in one of the skirmishes and he just laughed and said that she and quite a few more also got some good hits in. That cabling above the shop door is live so a bit of risk there. Appparantley there were people on the roofs as well and bits were raining down. I asked him who pays for the carnage? No clue and no interest. Mental. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shovel leaner 7,648 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I think it’s old events like this that make this country unique, in my neck of the woods we have cheese rolling , I’ve taken part myself in my younger days , and I can tell you the hill is almost vertical. Mental. SL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,566 Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Dinosaurs said: Just looked like a mass brawl to me. Any one know what the objective is??? Atb used to play something similar in borstal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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