YOU HAVE TO PITCH IT RIGHT.

If you happen to be a Hepworth United FC footballer or maybe even a supporter, you might take your "life" in your hands this season if you nip over one of the stone walls surrounding the pitch to retrieve a football. We have been told that it is "trepass" to wade into a largely unused neighbouring paddock, behind one of our goals, to get our ball back!
"We don't want you climbing over the stone wall (there is a stile) onto our land, you might bring it down. We will throw the balls back when it suits us." This was the gist of the kind neighbour's reasoning.

OK that's a grand idea but when will you throw them back? Maybe after the game when everyone has gone? Yes, probably when there are a few lads knocking around the pitch who will love finding a £40 match ball to kick about with (and disappear). Sensible! football pitches can be treacherous.

The Eidi pitch on the Faroe Islands will have a few more worries than us but I bet the neighbours are more generous.

Mind you it's bad enough living in the Faroes! think of the diet!

Talking of fish what about The Sapporro Dome in Toyohira-Ku-Sapporro, Japan. Home to a baseball team and the Hokkaido (that's the big island at the north of Japan) Nippon-Ham Fighters who play in the J2 league (2nd division). Their pitch is retractable and can serve both clubs at the drop of a hat. Its like sliding a credit card into the paying machine! See below.

Igraliste Batarija in Croatia is the home of HNK Trogir and they play with one of their goals nestled against Kamerlenga Castle built during its control under Republic of Venice during the 15th Century. At the other end of the pitch is the Tower of St Marco another fortress built for safety through to the 18th Century. See below for a photo of one end!

And talking about losing balls, then Hepworth has no issues compared to the FC Gspon a small club at 2000 feet in the Alps. Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium in Switzerland is the unlikely venue for teams playing in local leagues where they can only get to the ground by cable car, needless to say a few balls get hoisted over the nets and into the valleys, the air is a bit thin and its a devil to get the grass pitch in good condition. But the view is great.