Royal Names and No Ball Games. ~ Fae Elizabeth Drive tae Charles Lane. ~ The garages, the park, to Margaret Avenue. ~
Aw hooses noo. ~ No Ball Games. ~ Somebody set fire to the rabbie and we all just stood and watched. ~ Was that any of you boys naw? Naw. ~ Philip Avenue, Charles Crescent, Charles Lane. ~ No Ball Games. ~ Don’t cry. If yi cry he’ll see yi and he’ll say he won the fight. Ah ken you had him pinned doon but your nose is bleeding and that’s all he’ll tell folk. ~ No Ball Games. ~ He just lobbed this old crate at me and he’s two years younger so what the fuck was ah gonnie dae? Ah’ll tell yi, yi shoulde fuckin hammered um when yi hud the chance wee man. ~ Anne Street, St. Columba’s Primary, Philip Avenue again. ~ No Ball Games. ~ When they first built that Chapel there was a near fucking riot ah’ll tell yi that. ~
3 goals in 3 No Ball Games. ~ You’ll never get a BMX up that hill. ~ Andrew Avenue to Elizabeth Drive to Elizabeth Lane. ~ No Ball Games. ~ A drumkit’s some hing to shift. ~ Was that you making that racket aye? Call that music dae yi? Sounded pish. ~ No Ball Games. ~ Somebody (the auld Cochrane?) complained to the council, shut it down. ~ The Cochie stole ma spade. ~ It’s ma ball and am gaun hame. ~ So Elizabeth Drive to Marina Road then, practice at the hut next to the school. ~ No Ball Games. ~ I’ve never heard of a Princess Marina either. ~ Book in advance there’s a parenting class. ~ No in ma day. ~ No Ball Games.