Kids and Football Clubs

[GlasgowTangerine]

Anyone got any embarrassing tales to tell of their kids refusing to support your team? Or alternatively, anything cute about them becoming fans?

My brother is a huge Rangers fan. I mean, every home and away game, European Trips and running supporters clubs huge. And someone, as yet unknown, has taught my nearly 4 year old nephew to say "I like Celtic". Constantly. It's hilarious, although my brother's not best impressed

[ralph2]

;D ;D ;D


I took my daughters to their first Northampton game a couple of months back. We were absolutely atrocious, I mean truelly atrocious. I did my best to keep my dissapointment at the 1-0 home defeat to a struggling Bristol Rovers.

After the game on the walk up the hill to the car my daughter Georgia asked me "Dad, do they practise during the break?" It brought a smile back to my face. ;D

[njkk]

double posty thingummy

[njkk]

I took our Dan to his 1st reserves game when he was about 3, everytime a black player got the ball he kept shouting "LINFORD CHRISTIE" , no matter how often I told him it was Tony Kelly he just kept shouting it at the top of his voice

[e17hoop]

I took JnrJnr to his first game aged 2 (nearly 3). Derby at home, lost 2-0. He'd been badgering me for weeks to go to football and I relented. As he walked up the steps and caught sight of the ground he took an involuntary step back, a sharp intake of breath and held my hand a fraction tighter. I looked down at him as he looked up at me and I asked 'alright?'. He looked back at me and a beaming smile took over his face as he replied 'yeah'.

He was hooked from that moment.

[merkin]

My 7 year old lad joined in with '1-0 and you fucked it up' during our trip to Blackpool. Quite a proud moment.

On a similar vein, during a karoke new year special he adapted the ' I love Rock and Roll' and finished with the line, 'Put another Jewish person on the coal'

He swears he made it up and will not grass on the person who passed him this little ditty.

Not being a snitch kind of made up for it a little bit.

Obviously the playgrounds of Huddersfield are teaching him quite a bit.

[Paddy_HCFC]

It was a shock the first time PaddyJNR referred to a referee as a 'wanker'.
These days (8yrs old) he spends most of the match flick 'V s' at the away fans.
His favourite chants are 'Get into 'em, fuck 'em up' & 'Let's go fucking mental'

[merkin]

The 'you can only swear at football' rule is the best rule in the world.

[Wizaard]

Had to have a long talk last night on who my youngest daughter's favourite player is going to be now Keigan is leaving.

Current favourite is Kaspars Gorkss because "He wears a headband like me".

She's 4 and knows all the players' squad numbers. Should I be proud or ashamed?

[brispie]

I took my (then) 9 year old niece to her first notts match last season. She's now been to 8 games. Drawn 5, lost 3 is her record. She still likes going. I think she'll be fine as a Notts fan, she's had all hope knocked out of her at an early age.

[MikR]

My nephew is four and is making noises about going to the Vale. We're trying to put him off, to be honest.

[fgrfc_dan]

Anyone wanting to take their kids to watch City more than once a season probably needs to remortgage their house.

[belly77]

My nephew has been coming with me for a while now. His ex junky dad is a massive Spurs fan but can't be bothered to take him to White Hart Lane as he likes to be in the pub by 10am. The other week his dad took him down the pub to watch Spurs. I was mightily impressed when my nephew walked out of the house with his Cambridge away shirt on. Think a bit of politics might have been at play though as he is 14 and has started to realise his dad is a bit of a tosser and not the hero that he thought he was.

[turtle]

I dragged the lady to a pre-season match. I managed to teach her who Barmby and Windass were if nothing else. She's done it and now she's back to dancing and table tennis and girly things and this is good and all is normal.

The boy's going to be a natural. New Dave's season pass will one day be his.

[brispie]

I took mrsbris once and should have realised her heart wasn't in it when she took a book with her.

[MikR]

An ex of mine fell asleep at a Vale game.

[turtle]

MrsT once got confused at half time and cheered the opposition.


(shhhh you don't tell her I squealed you)

[Wizaard]

Going to Bloomfield Rd doesn't cripple you financially. Emotionally maybe...

Under 8's get a free season ticket if they are with an adult. Why you'd send an under 8 on their own is another matter for the McCann parenting thread

[e17hoop]

Under 8s are free at QPR, and under 16s are £70.

JnrJnr also learnt the squad numbers at the age of 4 and used to learn to count by reciting numbers then players at nursery.

Swearing at football is only valid at away games.

[GroveR]

merkin said:

The 'you can only swear at football' rule is the best rule in the world.

there's a 10yr old girl who sits in front of us in the Loft who curses like that kid in the Exorcist for 90mins but got told off for saying Rangers were "a bit shit" once the final whistle had blown. She wasn't wrong - we were fucking terrible.

[thrupennybithead]

I took my 7 yr old lad (at the time) to A bratfud match and he was as keen as mustard then 10 yrs later he .....(I'll tell yer in another FRED)