Ball over the stadium

[TBM]

Twice this happened on Saturday

Once by their defender and the other by James when the full time whistle went..........

Has the ball ever gone over the roof before? - wasn't there a competition [years ago] for free fish and chips for a the first player to do so?!

[The Rouge]

I think I have seen it go over once before and it was in 2011

[Friday's Legacy]

i didn't see it go out during the game? i saw it end up in the top tier of the west and come back again.

[TBM]

i didn't see it go out during the game? i saw it end up in the top tier of the west and come back again.

The whistle went for a foul and the defender booted it over the west stand (half way line) and then when the full time whistle went James booted it over the West stand again but more in line with his 18 yard box

[RoyalBlue]

i didn't see it go out during the game? i saw it end up in the top tier of the west and come back again.

I agree. Unless the game was so boring that I fell asleep, the ball did not go out of the stadium during the game. I'm sure there would have been a massive cheer if it had!

Would need a comeback from Martin Hicks to stand any real chance of doing it during normal play!

[who are ya?]

My garden shed is bigger than this...

[Friday's Legacy]

i didn't see it go out during the game? i saw it end up in the top tier of the west and come back again.

I agree. Unless the game was so boring that I fell asleep, the ball did not go out of the stadium during the game. I'm sure there would have been a massive cheer if it had!

Would need a comeback from Martin Hicks to stand any real chance of doing it during normal play!

indeed. i think you're mistaken tbm, i'm certain of it. everyone's eyes are on the ball and there would have been a reaction to the ball clearing the roof, and there wasn't.

as for james after the final whistle, no idea. no one else seems to have mentioned it.

[who are ya?]

A ball going over the roof was mentioned at some point on BBCRB saturday

[wingnut]

The ball was definitely kicked over the west stand twice as TBM says. A replacement ball was thrown onto the pitch pretty swiftly after the first time and, as already said, the second time was at the end of the game.

[DavidM62]

Yes it did about four or five seasons ago. I can't remember the exact game but my daughter commented before the match "wouldn't it be funny, if someone kicked the ball so high it went out of the stadium." It went over the East stand. Occassionally she recalls the story with, do you remember the time .....

[TBM]

i didn't see it go out during the game? i saw it end up in the top tier of the west and come back again.

I agree. Unless the game was so boring that I fell asleep, the ball did not go out of the stadium during the game. I'm sure there would have been a massive cheer if it had!

Would need a comeback from Martin Hicks to stand any real chance of doing it during normal play!

indeed. i think you're mistaken tbm, i'm certain of it. everyone's eyes are on the ball and there would have been a reaction to the ball clearing the roof, and there wasn't.

as for james after the final whistle, no idea. no one else seems to have mentioned it.

I was sat in the West Stand on Saturday........it went over twice, why would i lie

[TBM]

The ball was definitely kicked over the west stand twice as TBM says. A replacement ball was thrown onto the pitch pretty swiftly after the first time and, as already said, the second time was at the end of the game.

Apology accepted, Friday's Legacy

[Svlad Cjelli]

Not sure out of the stadium but certainly onto the West Stand roof - about 10 minutes from the end, during an injury break, by one of the Brizzle players (centre-back?)

[TBM]

Not sure out of the stadium but certainly onto the West Stand roof - about 10 minutes from the end, during an injury break, by one of the Brizzle players (centre-back?)

Wouldn't it have rolled down in to the car park? - when it rains etc it must be slightly sloped?

[Maguire]

It definitely happened once but others assured me James had done it too at the end (obvs I was back in the pub by this point)

[TBM]

[Svlad Cjelli]

Not sure out of the stadium but certainly onto the West Stand roof - about 10 minutes from the end, during an injury break, by one of the Brizzle players (centre-back?)

Wouldn't it have rolled down in to the car park? - when it rains etc it must be slightly sloped?

Nope, because I think the roofs are ridged, rather than flat, with guttering and a rim at the edges. In any case, where it was kicked off it'd have ended up on the hotel roof.

[YateleyRoyal]

I'm sure Sonko did it more than once in his time....

[mr_number]

Well at least we're back to discussing the important topics.

[RoyalBlue]

I agree. Unless the game was so boring that I fell asleep, the ball did not go out of the stadium during the game. I'm sure there would have been a massive cheer if it had!

Would need a comeback from Martin Hicks to stand any real chance of doing it during normal play!

indeed. i think you're mistaken tbm, i'm certain of it. everyone's eyes are on the ball and there would have been a reaction to the ball clearing the roof, and there wasn't.

as for james after the final whistle, no idea. no one else seems to have mentioned it.

I was sat in the West Stand on Saturday........it went over twice, why would i lie

If you were sat in the West Stand, how could you see?

Whereas, those of us sat opposite in the East Stand were extremely well positioned to see.