Atherstone Ancient Shrove Tuesday Ball Game 2022

The Ball Game restarts for its 822nd edition after being stopped for the first time due to Covid restrictions (obeyed by most organisations except Boris own government). Insanity is resumed.
The game is played on Long Street - part of the old Roman Road that formed Watling Street. This was the border between Saxon Britain and the Danelaw after the Viking invasions.

[@josephstarr1014]

how wonderful to see these reserved civilised english people enjoying their afternoon tea & cream cakes

[@stevenlinn4262]

You wouldn't want to be in the middle of it but strangely it does look like fun

[@jonny3516]

I was there in the scrum it was a mad day but great to be there and witness it....will be going back next year

[@mrfootpsg4758]

I hope you will be there and that you will come back handicapped so that you will have a memory of it all your life!!

[@johnnymatteis3452]

How do you play this?

[@tonybino01]

This will never happen in the United States. Too many types of people with different history/background and greedy lawyers waiting for lawsuits. That's what the US is now. Too many sensitive, duplicitous, people and a litigious society.

[@StickyFeatures]

I agree, but that same litigious mindset is in the UK too now and may see an end to a game that is older than many countries. Covid lockdown stopped the game for the first time in 8 centuries.

[@thecheltenhamtownsupporter9165]

guns would get involved

[@giovannimartinez8554]

Sensitive from a very young age. That’s how they’re raised

[@iamgroot4706]

Modern society problems. Living in concrete ruins with no happy ending. Meanwhile lots of fresh air and decent people in the country side, untainted by the spirit of Babylon.

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@StickyFeatures It stopped the gladiator football in Florence, Italy too, but like ours, it too restarted.

[@reerjsl3077]

How do you tell the difference between the teams?

[@clappedoutmotor]

You recognise them from the neighbourhoodxprobsbly

[@M_richy17]

Basically at the end of the game you see the winner and you know what teams he’s off most teams meet at the pub before it starts to get to know them and the faces

[@taejinjin3075]

If the guy is punching you he's not on your team, probably.

[@iamgroot4706]

@@taejinjin3075 baahahaha

[@LandersWorkshop]

They can tell by themselves I think. One way is one, the other way is the other side.

[@PatriotUK78]

Awesome...makes me proud of this country.

[@grahampayne8376]

Great Britain culture❤

[@cybershadow]

what team? I dont see any team colors....

[@jasonfernee6395]

Rule 1. Ball has to stay on Long Street. Rule 2. Don't kill anyone. Lesson over.

[@tofuchicken2]

so the ball just doesnt move for three hours? still more fun to watch than american football

[@LandersWorkshop]

That is one big-old ball.

[@ianrocha6854]

Is it allowed for someone to, take the ball and parkour through the rooftops?

[@LandersWorkshop]

It's gotta remain at street level I think.

[@ianrocha6854]

​@@LandersWorkshop oh i see

[@marckemp9955]

There's someone who's been stalking and harassing me trying to get me to go to ballgames. I'm really tired of her not getting what she wants and then tearing me to pieces. Get it through your head, NO!

[@justinpatalsky1]

Now this is a sport.

[@carolinemcnulty6169]

And very sensibly, no women are mad enough to chance it. Only the male of the species are this brave. Most of the activity appears to take place without the ball's whereabouts being obvious..

[@StickyFeatures]

Very true

[@futurez12]

There's nothing 'brave' about this. It's just an excuse for men to be violent. If you notice, it's mostly males between the dumb f**k ages of 16-21 (approx). The age range where you have more testosterone than sense. Plus a few older man who'll _never_ grew up.

[@ItsZareh]

i seen a few birds in there tho tbf

[@LandersWorkshop]

You sometimes get a few but not many.

[@zackeyrockstarscombat3127]

1st! and im from malaysia is watching!

[@DRAGON-vu8yu]

Who care

[@madyottoyotto3055]

@@DRAGON-vu8yu why prove evolution can go backwards

[@madyottoyotto3055]

Welcome to British mayhem If you want more check our the cheese rolling at Cooper's Hil Brutal as well

[@gerryfrancis3350]

downright bizarre

[@amosbrown7068]

You know why I love to watch this? It’s a big fight with no women screaming. It’s the most peaceful fighting I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂😂

[@andornot4988]

the scrum of all scrums

[@yutehube4468]

Local gangsters: "Let me through and I'll let you carry on".

[@SD_BRFC1997]

Actual local gangsters “Wait the game started let me get in on this”

[@enrique88005]

What in the white people Wednesday is going on here

[@madyottoyotto3055]

The origins of football Long held tradition

[@captainhindsight8779]

Nearly 1000 years of peasantry

[@iamgroot4706]

Aaahh you see these are the other types of activities present in this world apart from the toxic modern entertainment system, if you know where to look for them and try to gain understanding then you might enjoy life a lot better. 😉

[@ЖасланКурманаев]

Ну зачем туда ходить с детьми?

[@DrewRock64]

Imagine how much pic pocketing is going on

[@StaaaaNzHD]

Do not annoy me

[@DrewRock64]

@@StaaaaNzHD what you talking about mate

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

They are all killing each other over a ball. I really doubt that

[@DrewRock64]

@@treasonouspigeonpeckers957 look at how easy it would be to pickpocket someone

[@LandersWorkshop]

They'd risk broken fingers, remember the police will not interfere on this day during the ball game.

[@footballfan-fb1it]

Simple folk

[@Immoslem]

WTF ????

[@khalidbinwaleed5072]

Boring there’s no fighting

[@jamesbarryjr2535]

Wheres the referee ???? 🤔🤔🤔

[@smythharris2635]

Mr. Charles Darwin is the referee