The Ball 2006

More news from home — it looks like our local co-op is making a bit of a meal of its vegetable branding. Icebergs in the icebox? Strange goings on in the fridge

This video by spizzenergi (anyone remember Where’s Captain Kirk?) made me laugh. And the burning question in my head is: why didn’t he do his robotic dance yesterday when he scored? What was he thinking? Next time, eh, Peter? There will be a next time, won’t there?

The Phantom Fouler

So The Ball has left Battersea Park and is now bouncing its way to Europe. Phil and I have reached the most iconic stretch of English coastline there is: the White Cliffs of Dover. Last time, in 2002, we kicked a long ball straight across the Channel to a beach near [...]

The Ball 2006 They gathered at the Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park at 2pm to do battle. For some, it invoked memories of Passchendaele, Monte Cassino, Stalingrad, Trafalgar. For others it was merely a game of football. Jumpers for goalposts. [You can watch the video of the game in the previous entry] There were some old [...]

The Teams celebrate

Many thanks to everyone who turned up at Battersea Park on Sunday — we love you all! What luck we had with the weather, eh?

Final score: Lights: 8 — Darks 8 (Lights won on penalties)

Full match report to come…

The Ball prepares itself for kick off This Sunday, May 28th 2006 in Battersea Park, London Meet us @ 2pm at the Peace Pagoda on the river So then, here we go again… it’s time to visit our Mount Olympus as we prepare for the epic overland journey to, er, Munich. Oh well, not quite [...]