Colchester United Ball Boys

Forever A Shrimper · Feb 21, 2009

Where do they get these muppets from?

Once the ball boy picked the ball up when it had STOPPED ON THE PITCH, an active ball over near the corner flag and the keeper had gone up to take a free kick. If our player had seen it could have been two nil with the easiest goal we will score all season.

Then the knocking the ball out of Barretts hand, nearly causing a riot in itself!

Then the idiot nearest us didn't know whether the keeper wanted a ball for the free kick, or whether they were going to play the remaining half an hour with an imaginary one.

Seriously, it was ridiculous!

CC51DAS · Feb 21, 2009

But you have to remember that they only select the brightest local kids for this task.

What do you expect from a town full of inbreds ?

manor15 · Feb 21, 2009

I was a ballboy at Southend a few years ago and they said if it goes off get it as quick as you can and give it to the player taking he throw or if you don't know who's taking it, give it to someone on his team

mattytheshrimper · Feb 21, 2009

nearly wet myself when their keeper had a goal kick and clearly wanted a ball but the ball boy was for some reason baffled by this and left the ball and walked on the pitch for a chat. haha.

OldBlueLady · Feb 22, 2009

CC51DAS said:
But you have to remember that they only select the brightest local kids for this task.

What do you expect from a town full of inbreds ?

Don't you know it's a grammar school town?! :stunned: I think he thought the balloon on the pitch was a ball! Daft system.

McNasty · Feb 22, 2009

mattytheshrimper said:
nearly wet myself when their keeper had a goal kick and clearly wanted a ball but the ball boy was for some reason baffled by this and left the ball and walked on the pitch for a chat. haha.

The ball boy was obviously put off by the completely full stand behind him --- probably the first time ever at that stadium that one stand has been sold out.

chapperzUK · Feb 22, 2009

manor15 said:
I was a ballboy at Southend a few years ago and they said if it goes off get it as quick as you can and give it to the player taking he throw or if you don't know who's taking it, give it to someone on his team

Same. I remember they said "When Jay Smith is 20 yards out with the ball at his feet, watch out!".