Guest Posted 5 February 2010 Posted 5 February 2010 Kids annoy the hell out of me. The shrill voices, the kicking the backs of the chairs, and mostly, the mollycoddling parents. However, not all kids are the same. My niece, Small, will only sit in the North stand if it's N block, and near the barrier with the away fans. It refuses to sit anywhere else in that stand, even declaring that it's worse than the West Stand, at the age of 8. They now want to start going aways with me. Yeah right, Give 'em 6 years. Whilst kids cramp your style, they can be hilarious as. First took Small to Wigan, it must have been about 6 at the time. We went to the concourse at half time, and it was still singing "we hate Nottingham Forest" in an unshrill voice long after the rest of our fans had stopped. As for home stories, the game when we beat Wimbledon 4-0, Small was prepared to go onto the pitch and tell the linesman he was a "bloody nuisance"! Oh, and another away game classic; at Gresty Road, front row seats, a 7 (?) year old Small, unprompted, yelled out "Call yourself a linesman? More like blindsman!" as the lino ran past us. Some kids are born for the football.
Matt Posted 5 February 2010 Posted 5 February 2010 Kids annoy the hell out of me. The shrill voices, the kicking the backs of the chairs, and mostly, the mollycoddling parents.However, not all kids are the same. My niece, Small, will only sit in the North stand if it's N block, and near the barrier with the away fans. It refuses to sit anywhere else in that stand, even declaring that it's worse than the West Stand, at the age of 8. Whilst kids cramp your style, they can be hilarious as. First took Small to Wigan, it must have been about 6 at the time. We went to the concourse at half time, and it was still singing "we hate Nottingham Forest" in an unshrill voice long after the rest of our fans had stopped. As for home stories, the game when we beat Wimbledon 4-0, Small was prepared to go onto the pitch and tell the linesman he was a "bloody nuisance"! Oh, and another away game classic; at Gresty Road, front row seats, a 7 (?) year old Small, unprompted, yelled out "Call yourself a linesman? More like blindsman!" as the lino ran past us. Some kids are born for the football. Harsh.
leftsideoverhere Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 Good call. The sound of children screaming Matty Fryatt when any player (Including Wayne Brown) touches the ball, is enough to put you off. Maybe you shouldn't sit in the family stand, then?
leftsideoverhere Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 FNF is the way forward for families and introducing the kids I think, yet we've/football has took a step backwards by stopping these nights - I do realise that there is a flaw in the idea that they are at night and parents don't want to be taking their kids out at night as they have school the next day e.t.c, but tbh I don't think they kicked off that late anyway did they? Can't remember tbh, but 6 or 7pm would be ok surely? Besides I see plenty of kids out when we play on a Tuesday night with a 7.45pm KO. I suppose it depends what you mean by 'kids' in this context but I can just imagine the scene if I tried to tell Greg he wasn't allowed to go to evening kick-off games 'cos of school in the morning. From what I remember as a kid evening games create the best memories. We tend not to go to evening aways if there's school the next day, but banning him from home games would be unbearable.
leftsideoverhere Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 The parents are the problem usually forcing the kids to go then wondering why they are bored there. I tried taking Greg and his 'big' sister a few years ago to a couple of games when he was about six and Sophie was 8. They tried, but 90 minutes is a long time to sit still, we were often shit, and it was usually cold and miserable. They didn't enjoy it, so we knocked it on the head. As a result I missed out on a lot of the suffering of the last few seasons. I guess that's one more thing I need to thank the kids for then. But the change in Greg last year was complete. He knew he wanted to go. He pushed for the season tickets, and for the away trips. He now pesters me for tickets to away games more often than the other way around. That's the best thing. Ever. So yeah, parents dragging reluctant kids along is a recipe for misery all round. Maybe the club should run a creche in one of the executive meeting rooms on match days for the little 'uns who don't want to watch? This season I've started taking my brother and his mate (both 8) they bloody love it and if they didn't I wouldn't take them. They know they have to go where I go, they know they have to stand up at the back of the Kop and they know that (at times) it'll be loud and they will hear words they'll get big trouble for using any other time than 3 and 5 on a saturday but I wouldn't want them getting into football any other way. They now want to start going aways with me. Yeah right, Give 'em 6 years. Do it. Maybe not this season, but do it soon. I went to aways when I was about ten, with my mum (!) and it was great. Greg loves the whole away day thing, and still tells everyone he can about going to Millwall last season.
Matt Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 I suppose it depends what you mean by 'kids' in this context but I can just imagine the scene if I tried to tell Greg he wasn't allowed to go to evening kick-off games 'cos of school in the morning. From what I remember as a kid evening games create the best memories.We tend not to go to evening aways if there's school the next day, but banning him from home games would be unbearable. Well yeah I see no problem with taking kids to night matches, but you know there are parents out there who think their kids must be in bed by this time because school is the most important thing in the world and they must go, they must be alert, and must be focussed on school so cannot go to the games, so thats why I bought that point up, but personally I wouldn't have a problem.
Paulmot Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 Surely we should want any supporter to come. The only problem I have is the C word being used. I sit in the kop take my son now 15 (since 10) as a season ticket holder. If the club ran some activities at the family stand pre match, then maybe the few people who seem to annoy some of you would go to the family stand. I believe that we are all entitled to our views but should not exclude others to satisfy them. PS great season and the atmosphere has improved immensely.
leftsideoverhere Posted 6 February 2010 Posted 6 February 2010 Surely we should want any supporter to come. I think, apart from the wind-up merchants, everyone on here thinks that the club should welcome all fans, whatever their age. As you've suggested, the real point is for the club to welcome us all and enable us all to get what we want out of the matchday 'experience'. whether that be face painting and Filbert, or screaming obscenities at the visiting supporters. This thread and the L1 block thread both point to the same thing, really, that the young children in the 'family stand' would be better off if the family stand were at the opposite end of the ground, so the banter with the away support can continue without offending them or their parents. The only problem I have is the C word being used. "Child"?
lou Posted 7 February 2010 Posted 7 February 2010 My earlier post has been edited to include someone's child who I forgot to mention before! (he was so well behaved I simply didnt remember! )
lou Posted 7 February 2010 Posted 7 February 2010 Without getting the younger fans in, sadly, there wont be a future fan base for this club. As much as I find other peoples kids generally annoying they are a necessary evil - just dont want em sat near me! My kids are exempt from this of course (also Greg and Singy's lad who are perfectly well behaved and totally gorgeous!)
martinkop1 Posted 7 February 2010 Posted 7 February 2010 why not use the tigers ground as a creche, adults can go and watch the city, just a thought.
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