There is quite simply no tolerance for anything anymore. I have a car and it has been hit by footballs and it has never been dented!

You live next to a football pitch. These things happen, get used to it.

Am sure they would rather have the youngsters slashing tyres, joy riding etc.
By the way you have no legal right to park outside your house, and as for denting with a football after going over that height of fence, my b*lls, who is kicking it the proverbial bionic man, the ball would have not enough power to dent a motor

Life aint that hard,Its only a game get over it.

(3) - Maybe David Beckham has got a transfer to Lothian & Borders Police. I hear he's very good a kicking balls way over the top of the goal mouth..............

Who is up for a game of football in Moredun park Street? The more the merrier I think!!!

Next law to be enacted by our esteemed should be against anti-social whinging !

If you don't like kids playing football on a football pitch, there is only one solution - move house!

I can't help thinking that there is only support for the footballers because the Police are involved otherwise the neighbours would be getting a bit more sympathy. I'm sure the neighbours do support the initiative but are quite right to complain if their property is being damaged. The Council should put up a higher fence which might just reduce if not solve the problem.

is this an april fool ?

kids playing football, having a bit of fun , is there something wrong with that.
better that than smashing windows , stealing cars etc

lets lock up all kids and stop them from having any enjoyment whatsoever, that will sort all the problems!!!

if youre no happy move house.

A taller fence?

I can guarantee that if half the numpties that have posted on here had a ball thumping off their car constantly they wouldn't think it funny. And another thing, if a leather ball is falling onto your car from a significant height, it CAN dent your car. I should know as it has happened to my car. Oh but you could always just call me a liar too.

Seriously, instead of telling people who are having their property damaged day in and day out to "get a life", why don't you post something constructive. I don't think anyone is against the initiative - its a nice idea and seems to be paying off but some compromise has to be reached so that the people in the neighbouring properties are not being inconvenienced to such an extent.

We have kids in our cul-de-sac playing ball all the time and it doesn't dent cars, but it does scratch them.

I would love if they could be corralled into a football pitch somewhere, it would be easy to raise the side of the fences surely? At least the police are attempting to give the kids somewhere to go. The neighbours would be complaining more if the football was on the street and their cars would be getting damaged.

I think its good of the police to be giving the kids something to do and somewhere to go, although I would be annoyed if a football was hitting my car all the time denting or not. Surely the council could just build a taller fence and be done with it?

#15 No, I am not a liar, but I'm not at all surprised or in the least bit bothered by your response - you're nothing if not predictable.

I don't live where all this stuff is happening, I live on a street where little brats like to play with the ball on the road and batter cars (9 times out of 10 on purpose) - they play with a leather ball, my car has been hit several times and dented twice. When said brats are confronted all you get is a mouthful abuse so my circumstances are admittedly slightly different from these. I was just pointing out that balls can dent cars but if you say that they play with the light weight ones then I can't see how they would dent a car.

Oh, and for your info, I am not a "bored hooswife" either. I am a 30 year old who works damn hard to be able to afford a car in the first place, only for little idiots to make it their mission to bounce balls of it.

Still lying.

These are kids and adults playing behind what looks like a 10 foot high chain link fence. That said, it would be impossible to powerdrive a ball into the side of any car but rather it would be hit from a lofty ball over the fence and therefore gravity would be the accelerating factor.

You are arguing your case that you have little brats running up and down your street terrorising you and your property which has fek all to do with this situation. You are confused in your approach, possibly from all the hard work you do but I doubt you do work hard as you claim.

Next they'll be moaning about the noise they make.

Sell your cars and buy season tickets for the tram.

Obvious solutions:

1. Sell your cars, they're just cluttering up a PUBLIC street anyway. (Items abandoned there are left at owners' risk.)
2. If you're that fussed then save up and gift the local community a higher fence.

#22

1. Good, coz you failed.
2. Education is fine, tho thanks for your concern.
3. I did not "blow my own trumpet" - I said I worked hard, which I do. I work from 8.30 in the morning till about 8ish most nights. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying that when people work hard to buy things for themselves, such as cars, you don't want kids tanning balls of them. BTW - At no point did I say that other people on here don't work hard, including you, which I am sure you probably do.
4. Seriously mate, I don't care. I just like to answer people who criticise me and call me a liar.
5. Read properly, it was 2.14, not 2.30 - and my lunchtime is actually whenever I choose. I'm not on lunch now but heyho - you're clearly not busy and what I'm doing can wait a couple of minutes.
6. I'm really happy for you. I hope you enjoy your game of footie.
7. I know no-one gives a stuff about my opinion and I'm certainly not worked up. I'm actually quite relaxed today. Again, thanks for your concern tho.

Argument over. If it makes you feel better, you win.

P.S. You sound like a very pleasant man.

#25 Reading back on the comments you are the one who is hilarious. You have called people numpties and tw*ts BUT you don't like being criticised! You are the only one who can throw about insults then?

dave from barra.

best posts i've seen all day,

Why not take your ball down to India Street and play football there? Watch out for the Alfa's and BMW's but there's an old Omega you can use for goals.

Surely, the solution to all social problems such as crime, vandalism, drinking, drug taking, kids playing football, moaning minnies, etc, etc. is for the Scottish Executive to ban sex and thus the production of future potential perpetrators of all these social evils. It would also save the world from future morons such as Miniblender and Dave From Barra amongst others.

Deeply hurt Maltese Falcon... No really, I am. I'm sure Dave will be devastated too.

Deeply devestaed. Cut to the quick, mortally wounded........nah, don't give a flying fek really for jobby eating morons like maltese falcon et al.

OK someone nip over to india street and tow that vauxhall omega over to moredun street.....

'I got a new car and the ball came over and hit it. Last week it hit the bedroom window.'

Now THAT'S a car!! Does it have an en suite shower?:o)

.....and you seem a nice person too mindblender........;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOm8uv22e2U

#32 & #33 Are you a schitzo who often converses with himself?

34 Ward: Well, FINALLY someone here posted something worthwhile amongst all the drivel. Great idea, Ward, well done. The rest of you can go play in the streets outside Dave and Mini's homes.

Yeah, come and play outside my house - will get some nibbles on - looking forward to seeing you all!

DO they really eat jobbies on Malta, or is it just Falcons that eat them? I like them on toast, or poached and served with seasonable veg with melted butter on top. mmmm.

#41 -Polmonto. I'm not really sure but will check it out with my buddy Sam Spade in the morning!

Had the same problem a while ago, The police actually took the offending ball and gave it back to this Neighbour who never checks her Kids.
I complained to Inspector and the sarge at the station just said if you keep bursting the ball they will get fed up buying new ones.
No problems for now though But my main complaint was : If kids were hitting your car with Bricks Would the police come and take the bricks and give them back to the wee runts.
No Chance so Keep the Balls.

http://shirleymckie.myfastforum.org/sutra34.php#34

After going through all the generaly moronic comments posted on the topic, I suggest a good lump of C4 attached to the ball plus det, then at one single boot you can get rid of kid footballers, police, cars and depending on the amount of C4 most of the local area also.

I would suggest about 250 pounds in weight should do nicely.

Boom Boom and Bye Bye you all.

why dont you lot park your cars somewhere else whilst the football is on ?

If you find a ball in your garden you must ensure that it returned to its rightful owner. The ball is ,to all intents, lost property and is subject to the law regarding lost property. You may refuse to hand it over to first person who arrives on your doorstep as you have no proof that the ball belongs to them.
You must however hand it in to the nearest police station as lost property. The rightful owner can then go to the police station to reclaim their property.

Do that a few times and see what happens.
Your intention must be that you want to ensure that the ball is returned to it rightful owner.

If it is not claimed within 6 months then the ball becomes yours.

Absolute balls! These residents have an absolute right NOT to have their property damaged by any public activity and some of the comments on here are just ludicrous and, clearly, it is not their cars which are being damaged - "I'm alright Jack" lives!!!