paulus 26 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Shall we get a team together for next year. Urban Pictures UK WWW.(!64.56:886 Urban Pictures UK. 16,076 likes · 22,299 talking about this. NUJ Freelance Video Journalist & newsgatherer, reporting on current affairs and news events Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,481 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Paulus. I really don’t think you know bugger all about the ball game otherwise you would not have started a thread in this manner. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, jok said: Paulus. I really don’t think you know bugger all about the ball game otherwise you would not have started a thread in this manner. Jok. Thats just how the link comes up, got sod all to do with the ball game but again cock all i can do about that, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,481 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Sorry pal. Boils my piss when people don’t know the history and involvement in this. When you’ve been at the bottom of that scrimmage you would certainly know what it’s all about. Jok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 minute ago, jok said: Sorry pal. Boils my piss when people don’t know the history and involvement in this. When you’ve been at the bottom of that scrimmage you would certainly know what it’s all about. Jok I know the history of the Uppers and Downers, each being from one side of the river or the other. Warwickshire and Leicestershire. Original the ball was a bag of gold, I also know the team tactics involved in playing the game, There are also many personnel scores settled at the same time as the game, Best time and place to do it in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,481 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Nice one pal. Have you, however, been to witness the game? All windows and doors boarded up but the game allows access to almost every nook and cranny of Atherstone. The market square can get a bit interesting. I agree, family fuelled problems are sorted but to be fair there are only two families in that zone. Everyone else is just there to get battered or give a battering. Happy days. Glad I’m too old. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, jok said: Nice one pal. Have you, however, been to witness the game? All windows and doors boarded up but the game allows access to almost every nook and cranny of Atherstone. The market square can get a bit interesting. I agree, family fuelled problems are sorted but to be fair there are only two families in that zone. Everyone else is just there to get battered or give a battering. Happy days. Glad I’m too old. Jok. Been there a few times when i was younger. prefer to watch from a distance nowadays. Lived in Witherly for a few years Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,559 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Watched it on YouTube, a couple of years ago. Seems a friendly sort of village rivalry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,854 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Looks abit like Haxey hood they have in north lincs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,974 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just read a bit on Wiki about it. Quote The game itself has few rules, two being that play is restricted to Long Street and participants are not allowed to kill anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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