by PlasticRoyale » 20 Mar 2007 13:26
by Behindu » 20 Mar 2007 13:34
by fridays child » 21 Mar 2007 07:46
by ArfnipIsARoyal » 21 Mar 2007 16:28
by TBM » 21 Mar 2007 17:20
ArfnipIsARoyal I took my little'un out on saturday, although the bloke next to me didn't seem to happy about it.
by PlasticRoyale » 22 Mar 2007 03:06
by URZZZZZZZZ » 22 Mar 2007 03:53
by Platypuss » 22 Mar 2007 07:00
URZZZZZZZZ My parents have 3 season tickets between 4 of us (3 adults + one under 7 year old), the under 7 generally stands, or goes on one of our laps.
by Harps stay sharp » 22 Mar 2007 12:42
by Mr Optimist » 22 Mar 2007 13:25
Harps stay sharp Don't do it.
I took my son to his first match when he was four. He quite liked watching the players warm up. Then just before kick off he said he wanted to go home. Then when the match started and I started venting my feelings at the ref he burst into tears. At half time he wanted to go home! then fell asleep on my lap in the second half.
It always sounds great taking youngsters to their first ever football match, but to be honest, until they reach 7 or 8 I wouldn't bother.
by Jerry St Clair » 22 Mar 2007 13:48
Harps stay sharp It always sounds great taking youngsters to their first ever football match, but to be honest, until they reach 7 or 8 I wouldn't bother.
by TBM » 22 Mar 2007 15:21
Mr Optimist I have a season ticket for my nearly five year old...
...If my wife knew that he spent most of the time not watching the game or with me bribing him with sweets and crisps to keep quiet she would say he is definitely not going anymore at £170 odd a year for his ticket!!
Platypuss The club policy is not to charge for 5 and unders
by fridays child » 22 Mar 2007 21:17
by Arthur Pint » 23 Mar 2007 13:02
by TBM » 23 Mar 2007 13:56
fridays child Because it gives the kid a seat to sit on, rather than a lap.
by Behindu » 23 Mar 2007 14:03
by Mr Optimist » 23 Mar 2007 14:07
Arthur Pint My 4 yr old keeps asking me when he came come along to a game and I have been considering taking him to sit on my lap. Only problem is I look around me at games and there's barely enough room for me, let alone a 4 yr old too!
I was talking to a friend about it and she said that they had taken their young lad to the Chelsea reserve game recently, which I thought was a great idea. Lots of benefits
- You can find out if they have the patience to sit and watch a game without ruining an important Premiership match.
- Less people so they can have their own seat and not annoy all the people who hate people with kids.
- More chance of getting to see Kingsley (which is all my lad is really interested in)
- If he gets bored you can leave in the middle of the game, as my friend did in this case.
All in all a good way to test the whole situation, only downside of course is that reserve games are in the evening and it means them being late to bed.
Cheers, Arthur.
by Jelly2 » 02 Aug 2016 14:28
Harps stay sharp Don't do it.
I took my son to his first match when he was four. He quite liked watching the players warm up. Then just before kick off he said he wanted to go home. Then when the match started and I started venting my feelings at the ref he burst into tears. At half time he wanted to go home! then fell asleep on my lap in the second half.
It always sounds great taking youngsters to their first ever football match, but to be honest, until they reach 7 or 8 I wouldn't bother.
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