Stuart Roy Clarke at Coniston V Britannia | Match 1 | Video Diary #4

Stuart Roy Clarke returns to familiar territory as this latest Homes of Football video diary heads back to Coniston, one of his old haunts, where the village side take on Britannia from near Barrow in another Westmorland League encounter. Set against one of Cumbria’s most spectacular backdrops, Stuart makes the case once again for Coniston being the second, or perhaps third, best place to live in the world. But while the scenery may be idyllic, grassroots football carries on with its own realities as players balance football with everyday life, from vasectomies and date nights to tales involving 22 pints of beer. Another Saturday. Another ground. Another little corner of football where the stories beyond the scoreline are often the best ones. JMP Foodservice Westmorland Association Football League Thank you to my partners RSE Water Engineering Company, Charlotte Street Partners