Ex-Player Billy Hamilton’s Board Game

[MJB]

The ever brilliant Danny Baker produced a one-off special for his Brushing Up series for the last World Cup which was recently repeated on BBC4 and is available to watch on iPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045q1dd

In the second half of the show, there’s a segment in which a board game created by Billy Hamilton is featured with the big man explaining it and shots of the NI squad playing it.

Worth a watch and the programme itself is unsurprisingly brilliant. Do watch the other non-football programmes in the series too if you get a chance - very funny stuff.

 

[Left Wing Cross]

Ought to be on sale in the club shop

 

[Sarge]

The ever brilliant Danny Baker produced a one-off special for his Brushing Up series for the last World Cup which was recently repeated on BBC4 and is available to watch on iPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045q1dd

In the second half of the show, there’s a segment in which a board game created by Billy Hamilton is featured with the big man explaining it and shots of the NI squad playing it.

Worth a watch and the programme itself is unsurprisingly brilliant. Do watch the other non-football programmes in the series too if you get a chance - very funny stuff.

saw that on BBC 4 earlier this week (first showing? ) ...did mention Billy Hamilton's football academy board game on the World cup moaning thread

Box n board of Billy H's board game .....

 

[Concretebob]

I had this game. Think it's in my parents loft!

 

[mooro]

That looks great - I want to play!!

 

[McVicar]

I remember this, although wasn't as good as Logacta.....

 

[Sarge]

That looks great - I want to play!!

theres one on Ebay for sale currently £20 inc postage @mooro

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Billy-Ha...m=153062029356&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850

 

[TimW]

I was recently debating with myself whether the player in the middle of the board is based on Kevin Brock

 

[MJB]

Perhaps @ESB can organise a big game of this amongst Forum members ahead of the first home pre-season game.

Imagine the amount of squabbling that would take place!

 

[Gary Baldi]

Still have the game somewhere.

 

[BigCrompy]

As Billy Hamilton's heyday coincided with my most impressionable years as a young tyke, I naturally assumed that every professional striker's rite of passage was somewhere along the lines of...

Look pretty good in Division 2 ---> transfer to Oxford United ----> promotion to top flight ----> career ending injury ----> release popular board game and make fortune

So imagine my disappointment as my eternal wait for "Buckaroo with Dave Leworthy" or "Billy Whitehurst's Hungry Hippos" continues to this day.

 

[MJB]

As Billy Hamilton's heyday coincided with my most impressionable years as a young tyke, I naturally assumed that every professional striker's rite of passage was somewhere along the lines of...

Look pretty good in Division 2 ---> transfer to Oxford United ----> promotion to top flight ----> career ending injury ----> release popular board game and make fortune

So imagine my disappointment as my eternal wait for "Buckaroo with Dave Leworthy" or "Billy Whitehurst's Hungry Hippos" continues to this day.

I assume you’ve played “Screwball John Campbell”?

 

[yellowbow]

I was recently debating with myself whether the player in the middle of the board is based on Kevin Brock

Hey I fully understand your affection for Kevin Brock - great player, but *ahem* too much information..

 

[The Deadman]

I had this game. Think it's in my parents loft!

Me too. Might have to dig it out.

 

[MJB]

I had this game. Think it's in my parents loft!

Me too. Might have to dig it out.

Are you guys brothers?

 

[The Deadman]

Are you guys brothers?

Had a dog called Bob, don’t recall having a brother of the same name. Now if concrete obeys sit, heal & fetch then maybe he was my old dog. He doesn’t strike me as an obedient type though...

 

[MJB]

Are you guys brothers?

Had a dog called Bob, don’t recall having a brother of the same name. Now if concrete obeys sit, heal & fetch then maybe he was my old dog. He doesn’t strike me as an obedient type though...

No need to get catty.

 

[Fat bloke]

Soccerama board game from late 60 s/70s game was excellent still is if you can get.