I took these pictures not to publish them here, just because I wanted to take a few. But I later decided to put them on my blog as a 'one off' to show an example of real grass roots Sunday football in a local park.
Here is a bit of goalmouth action.
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There was a good crowd for a womens game in a park, as you can see on the opposite touchline.
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A pleasant green backdrop.
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On the next pitch there was a mens game taking place between two teams in the local Jewish Sunday League.
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This is how close they were!
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Game delayed while a bit of dog shit is cleared! Note the spectators to the left of the player..
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Sitting on this, the only park bench around the pitch.
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Some more game action follows...
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One last shot of some of the crowd, the other game continuing on the next pitch.
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2 comments:
An exceptional blog and very interesting, especially when comparing the overseas grounds with our own!
You really should get yourself to Portsmouth FC. We have a 'Victoriana' ground still operating (insolvently I might add!) in the top tier of English football (not for much longer!). Up until recently we had a 'dry' moat running around the pitch which caught unwary opposition players who tried too hard!
Many thanks for your kind words, glad you've enjoyed looking in. I do hope to get down to Fratton Patk at some stage, as it is a wonderful ground, as you say. But I'm limited really, as I'm first & foremost a 'club' fan, not a hopper, & watch Dulwich Hamlet. I've been there a couple of times before, a long time ago. Rough games against Millwall in the early eighties...I was with the Millwall fans! ;-)
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