Football club’s Twitter admin gets in snowball fight with fans mid-game
Admin in charge of the Twitter account for non-league Hallam FC got into a snowball fight with a bunch of rival supporters during a match this week.
The Sheffield-based side, who play in the Northern Counties East League, England's ninth tier, were facing off against Albion Sports FC at their ground, The Citadel, in frigid Leeds.
Snow began to fall just before kick off, and things quickly descended into child-like chaos once it started settling on the ground, with spectators, journalists and even stadium staff hucking lumps of powder at each other.
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Hallam's Twitter admin were providing match updates, and on 67 minutes they wrote: "The admin has entered a snowball fight with two York fans and another Atherton Collieries supporter," much to the delight of their followers.
"Only in non league," one user replied. He's not wrong.
The snowball fight, which broke out when Hallam were 2-0 down, appeared to spark an on-field comeback. Presumably inspired by the sight of their colleagues battling it out on the sidelines, the team scored one, and then another with just a few minutes to go to seal a 2-2 draw.
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Established in 1860, Hallam is the second oldest football club in the world, behind neighbours Sheffield FC, who were formed three years earlier.
In 1867, they etched their name into the history books by winning what is frequently cited as the world's first football tournament, the Youdan Cup. The club still has the trophy in its possession.
Games against local rivals Sheffield are aptly known as the 'Rules derby', referring to the fact the fixture was originally played under 'Sheffield Rules', which were the first set of codified laws used in the sport, and introduced concepts such as corners and free-kicks.
The FA, which was formed in 1863, eventually published its own set of laws, taking much of its inspiration from the Sheffield Rules. Both codes were unified in 1877, forming the bulk of the rule book we know and use today.
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