Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football - Shrove Tuesday 2008

[gonzokavo]

fuck the brits wankers fuck the queen

[thecrystalkid]

@gonzokavo fuck all people and all leaders, we're all shite, u n me 2...

[Hobbit944]

@gonzokavo Hey! It could be worse...we could be American. Can't we just all be grateful that at least we're not French!?

[Wyrdtimes]

A fine English tradition.

But come on lads - lets lose the Union flag and raise our own - the St George.

Oh yeah and about time the English had a national anthem of our own too instead of that dirge.

[mbigland]

i sa myself near the river :)))))))))

[NewTovagulet]

1:44  Its rooney!

[pink0jelly0monster]

should a 13 yr old go to this????

[TheMonkeyBrothers]

you can yeah. if u dont wanna go into the hug. then dont

[doulaize]

how long does the game last?

[1missdollydaydream1]

2 days =]

[witho111]

2pm till 10pm teus and weds

[222starship]

my teacher sent me link loool

[derbyboyz666]

hahah mi teacher se dim going to see the next game lol hahahah god help me ;)

[frodobaggins115]

that looks crazy but oh so much fun :)

[XmarkedSpot]

I just read a note in a german newspaper about the shrovetide (they say its the the "forefather" of modern in-field ballgames), but i somehow missed the goal of this game...

Can somebody help? It just looks so archaic, yet much fun ^^

[jhelmsorig]

god save the queen sounds like my country tis of thee

[Aidensapro]

Because it's the same melody. :)

[MooPigWisdom]

Which came first: the leather or the balls?

[c28martin]

LOL LOL r u kidding me! These people r crackers. Only the British. What is shrove tuesday? ... is it fat day aka fat tuesday?

[triplescience]

You total waste of oxygen, its the first day of the Christian holiday called Lent, preceding ash wednesday. Don't be ignorant. Its not flattering, especially on critically inbred cretin's such as yourself.

[c28martin]

"inbred cretin" I am not gonna have a name calling youtube fight with you playa. Good luck living in the foggy, rainy, cold UK. How is that working out for ya?

[phantomzassassin]

shut the fuck up you stupid christfag no one gives a shit about your invisible wizard in the sky go suck a priests dick you douche bag

[bmotx]

@phantomzassassin

I bet your father didn't give a shit about you, you Heathen Fuck. That's why you're a bitter piece of crap!

[phantomzassassin]

hahaha you know your not all wrong my dad is a prick but my step dad is awesome and ive known him for all my life cept 1 year bsides i dont need a gd dad to realise all the fucking lies Christianity tell people there fucking scum and should die they piss me off

[bmotx]

@phantomzassassin

Jesus loves you. So stop being such an asshole.

[phantomzassassin]

hahaha inbread you wish anyway incest is wincest.

Christianity is a load of bollocks

[bbcderby]

Hi. Great video! BBC Derby has a complete guide to shrovetide - and this year, for the first time, there'll be live updates available on your PC or mobile browser. Just google BBC Shrovetide for more details!

[tooth8888]

ho ho ho 7 and a bit weeks to go.. COME ON DOWNARDS DOWN DOWN DOWN ALL THE WAY

[toonz666]

As a downard I did think it was a shame that all the work we did on Tuesday came to nothing, but for quite a while now the upards have always been sharper, worked smarter and seem to stay one step ahead. Gotta agree on the 'larger half' comment though, lol!

[gfsfolife]

I wouldnt say upards are cheats, both do their fair share, but your right when you say that it was in our half both days ( our Larger half that is!)

[49giantsharks]

It's funny how you guys are calling people cheaters in a game with no rules.

And that hug in the water looked really dangerous!  Good video though.

[princessathina94]

but there r rules

[49giantsharks]

Tap the ball three times, no murder, avoid violence, and no sneaking into houses and cars? I'm no authority, but I've never heard of any other rules.

[ghost1800]

does it specifically state anything about sneaking 'on' houses?

[april10Ox]

awesome

[princessathina94]

heya april lolz luv yaz .... nywayz downards shud ov wun we r da best we worked da hardest nd da upards r jst cheetas.....we had da ball basicly all of da time.....its alwayz bin on our half nd nw da stupid cheetas won

[joosmanxx]

completly agree! downards did so well!