Goals

Goals Brislington is one of many branches of 5-​a-​side football centres across the UK but is possibly one of the only examples of a chain where each branch has an individual flavour.
Located in the industrial area of Brislington it’ll take a dedicated team driver to get you here for your game every week, particularly when you have and early kick off, when the traffic is bad and the pre-​match tension is running high. Although the area isn’t the most picturesque and the football crowd isn’t the most cultured, Goals in Brislington has been home to some of my best and worst moments since living in Bristol.
There are leagues running each night of the week, with six divisions running in each league, so you should be able to find one that suits you. As you can imagine, there are plenty of wurzels-​esque accents, swear words, men with highlighted and greasy hair and more diamond earrings than you could shake Jeremy Kyle at. But the whole atmosphere and competition makes for a great weekly event to carry out with your mates.
There are 12 floodlit 3G astro pitches bustling with 40 minute games each night. The standard is high and the games are often angry, so anyone looking for a jolly kickabout with jumpers for goalposts will be a trifle disappointed. There’s also changing room facilities and a bar with big screens for you to enjoy the real footballers before, in between or after your game. They also run a site for you to check up on results and your league tables after the match. It’s about £36 each week, so it’s good to get a few subs down each week to spread the cost. The car park is also a potholed disaster, so drive slowly.
If you want a real treat, get down on a Wednesday and catch my team Dream Bisons FC as we storm up the Bundesliga tables. We’ll probably be winning some sort of trophy or something.