Brain washing

[Matt]

I'm brainwashing my Goddaughter

She's got her mum that doesn't like football and discourages, Her mum's boyfriend and other uncle supports Covscum Her Grandad supports Wolves, but i've got in quick bought her a Filbert the Fox cuddly toy, and working the brainwash via Filbert, She loves Filbert and just in the process of getting her to repeat that she supports Leicester.

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

The only way to do is to take them to as many City games as early as possible and drill it into them they cant support anyone else.

Thats what my Dad did do to me. I was born in Peterborough, and ever since primary school most fans around were all big four supporters (there are a few more Posh ones in the last few years, but they all support Posh and a big 4 team!). I was lucky though as at that time when we went so often to City, we had MON and were more than holding our own in the Prem.

I was proud to be a LCFC fan and even though we were good then, I'd have the piss taken out of me for being a City fan. But then I went to football matches, I saw these big 4 teams all the time at Filbo whilst they were sat at home not knowing where Manchester or Arsenal actually is.

[Wymsey]

These ways are like its a sort of punishment for the poor children

[OzFox]

A bit of a random question... Say you have a child who isn't born in Leicester and you really want that child to be a Leiceater fan, how do you go about making sure they are, even if they are brought up in a strong local peer pressure envoronment such as London, Manchester Newcastle etc?

Tried brainwashing a mate's kid years ago. I'd breathe "leicester city" into his ear in a sort of soft, hypnotic monotone

Didn't work though. The little bastard grew up as an Arsenal fan

[MPH]

i will be facing this very situation in the future. Moved to the states in March, got married in June and i am already plotting how the chuffin nora i am going to get me kids intrested in City when they are on the scene...

Any states bound city fans will this level of expertise in the brain washing dept will surely earn some Kudos.....

[dpjfox]

i live in blackpool, ive pushed my 10yo into the foxes from an early age (buying them a kit helps) he is now a fan but currently the subjeect of school playground "abuse", due to blackpool/leicester false league positions!

[Zingari]

try watching the film "a clockwork orange "

or read up on the CIA MK Ultra project

you may get a few tips from those

but failing that , strictly forbid him to be a foxes fan,

[ACF]

Right, so I picked Leicester as I was born there.

My Dad is a Wolves fan because he was born/raised there, so with this logic, I chose to support Leicester.

What a horrible choice.

[Muzzy Izzet]

I was born in London less than a mile from he emrates and white hart lane but i love Leicester

[Callabinho]

My dads a Forest fan, and it was next door neighbor who took me to a Leicester match! first game was Vs Wimbledon and it was he who got me my first Leicester shirt! However my Dad has had a walkers season ticket since the Mickey Adams days, so i guess i converted him haha,

I'd say the best thing to do is take them to a game! hopefully the atmosphere of the occasion will overwhelm them!

[leftsideoverhere]

This may be a heretical thought but if you move away from Leicester and have children, I'm not sure you're right to want them to be slavish Leicester fans just because that's who you support.

If I lived somewhere with a third or fourth division side I think I'd be more impressed by a kid who grew up supporting that local team rather than the one their dad supports.

It's different if you're expecting to actually travel to Leicester games from wherever you end up, but if you move to, say, carlisle or newcastle, and effectively become an armchair fox, it seems to me unreasonable to expect a child to do the same.

Supporting your team has to be about going to games. You can survive years of not going if work, or lack of money or whatever gets in the way, provided you've had that commitment for a while it never goes away. But I'd say away games are more important than home games. I'd been going to games quite a while before my mum took me to Orient for the game which sealed our promotion back in the old days of Division Two, but the emotion of that day, the thousands of City fans in Orient's stands, that's probably the day that hooked me for life. Either that or being 11 and in the home main stand at Roker Park with my uncle who was a life-long Sunderland season ticket holder. Mum and I cheered for Leicester all game long, much to the utter bemusement of everyone around us.

Those are the stories that will live with me forever, along with games like the 5-2 FACup quarter final with Steve Lynex in goal. There's no substitute for that kind of experience. I'm lucky that after a few years of only limited interest, Greg decided a couple of years ago that he wanted to watch Leicester again, and we included away games in his education - starting with Millwall away in League 1. Now he's more disappointed than me when we can't get to a game, even (or especially) if it's midweek in Portsmouth!

So take 'em to games, and let them be pestering you to take 'em, rather than the other way around. Make it a treat, and something special, and whatever you do, let them join in with the singing and the swearing.

[Dr The Singh]

A bit of a random question... Say you have a child who isn't born in Leicester and you really want that child to be a Leiceater fan, how do you go about making sure they are, even if they are brought up in a strong local peer pressure envoronment such as London, Manchester Newcastle etc?

I'm not expecting a kid immediately, but I'm entering a time in my life where it might happen in the near future,. The thing is, when I talk to local people, family in law etc, they all make jokes that my future child will support "local team" This scares the hell out of me.

Is it just a case of getting them down the Walkers as early as possible and getting them a Fryatt shirt?

My family consists of Liverpool (My brothers), Liecester (myself) and Baggies (The inlaws) Fans. So it was a struggle to get my kids to follow city.

I agree, it's important the kid goes to watch city, I took mine when they were around 4ish, although they knoew naff all about footy they bonded with Filbert Fox and enjoyed the balloons and Filberts antics. As soon as they understand the game and begin playing in some instances they will enjoy the day out more.

The most important thing is to make it a day out and have fun. The actual game will at first become a secondary. As they get older the day out becomes less important and the match itself becomes the prime source of entertainment!!

[Bob666]

My family consists of Liverpool (My brothers), Liecester (myself) and Baggies (The inlaws) Fans. So it was a struggle to get my kids to follow city.

I agree, it's important the kid goes to watch city, I took mine when they were around 4ish, although they knoew naff all about footy they bonded with Filbert Fox and enjoyed the balloons and Filberts antics. As soon as they understand the game and begin playing in some instances they will enjoy the day out more.

The most important thing is to make it a day out and have fun. The actual game will at first become a secondary. As they get older the day out becomes less important and the match itself becomes the prime source of entertainment!!

Totally agree & did the same with my 2 boys. Told them it was a family tradition & goes with the territory. Managed to get their names included in the "brick" scheme, to add as a reminder of their support/life long commitment to the Foxes. It's sometimes depressing that their more interested in playing on their Nintendo's than watching the actual match but at least they enjoy the popcorn, hot dogs etc and the odd stand up to celebrate a goal (they've just missed)....all part of the total match experience

[Zingari]

My family consists of Liverpool (My brothers), Liecester (myself) and Baggies (The inlaws) Fans. So it was a struggle to get my kids to follow city.

I agree, it's important the kid goes to watch city, I took mine when they were around 4ish, although they knoew naff all about footy they bonded with Filbert Fox and enjoyed the balloons and Filberts antics. As soon as they understand the game and begin playing in some instances they will enjoy the day out more.

The most important thing is to make it a day out and have fun. The actual game will at first become a secondary. As they get older the day out becomes less important and the match itself becomes the prime source of entertainment!!

separatists

[foxoffderby]

I live in Derby, most of the family either support them or Liverpool. They've tried every trick in the book to make my son follow their teams. From buying him toys and offering tickets to watch their teams. The best thing to do is simpley take your children to City. I started taking him when he was 3. Hes five now and loves it. Buying the kit, bed linen etc also helps. Once they start going to games they will love it and its a great bonding experience.

[Corky]

Take them to games, preferably from an early age. They get a feel for the club and the place and it won't intimidate them (well, the amount of people anyway) when they truly understand.

[MPH]

This may be a heretical thought but if you move away from Leicester and have children, I'm not sure you're right to want them to be slavish Leicester fans just because that's who you support.

If I lived somewhere with a third or fourth division side I think I'd be more impressed by a kid who grew up supporting that local team rather than the one their dad supports.

It's different if you're expecting to actually travel to Leicester games from wherever you end up, but if you move to, say, carlisle or newcastle, and effectively become an armchair fox, it seems to me unreasonable to expect a child to do the same.

Supporting your team has to be about going to games. You can survive years of not going if work, or lack of money or whatever gets in the way, provided you've had that commitment for a while it never goes away. But I'd say away games are more important than home games. I'd been going to games quite a while before my mum took me to Orient for the game which sealed our promotion back in the old days of Division Two, but the emotion of that day, the thousands of City fans in Orient's stands, that's probably the day that hooked me for life. Either that or being 11 and in the home main stand at Roker Park with my uncle who was a life-long Sunderland season ticket holder. Mum and I cheered for Leicester all game long, much to the utter bemusement of everyone around us.

Those are the stories that will live with me forever, along with games like the 5-2 FACup quarter final with Steve Lynex in goal. There's no substitute for that kind of experience. I'm lucky that after a few years of only limited interest, Greg decided a couple of years ago that he wanted to watch Leicester again, and we included away games in his education - starting with Millwall away in League 1. Now he's more disappointed than me when we can't get to a game, even (or especially) if it's midweek in Portsmouth!

So take 'em to games, and let them be pestering you to take 'em, rather than the other way around. Make it a treat, and something special, and whatever you do, let them join in with the singing and the swearing.

That first part is blasphemy!

[Houdini Logic]

I feel there will be a lot of angry teenagers looking at this thread in 15 years time

[The Doctor]

put up a picture of the badge or kit of each team in england on a piece of paper in a line. Every time they go towards a kit/badge that isn't city punish them and every time they go toward the city badge/kit reward them (sweets or something similar.). They'll soon get the point.

[Pegosteve]

My two boys are 26 and 25, they have never lived in Leicester but are foxes through and through. They were brought up in Yorkshire and close to Leeds Utd and lots of connections to Man Utd too. I didn't brainwash but Martin O'Neil helped me a lot with his success at the club.

They have never been to the Walkers, they only went to Filbert St once and then we were in the away end at an FA Cup 3rd round tie against York City, we used to live 200yds from York City's ground so it was interesting having a police escort from the motorway and having abuse thrown at us by City fans.

You just have to keep plugging away and they will follow you, school is difficult as they are surrounded by glory fans, I'm sure in Leicester schools City fans are in a minority!!

My eldest son now has his own children and whilst his wife is a mad Newcastle fan, the kids do have both NUFC and City shirts and its great when I hear my grandson shouting "Come On Leicester!"

Keep the faith we are foxes till we die!

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

I am one of these people! Family from Leicester, moved down south when I was 3... from my dads experience the key is persistence. In Bournemouth, people either support Southampton, Arsenal, Man Utd or Liverpool (standard) - but persistence, taking me to games...esp mid 90s playoffs etc, buy a shirt as early as possible, general indocrination, old videos of all time great games (I've got a few...Weller, Wortho, Lineker, Smith etc), bla bla bla....all meant I'm a fox through and through!

Thank fook as well...all these numpty glory hunting fans who know next to nothing about their team, does my head in. I really think supporting a team who aren't in the top 4 of the Prem makes me a more knowledgeable, better and proper football fan. That, and I get to games away and home far more than my (even) Southampton, Arsenal, Man Utd supporting mates...

Wouldn't have it any other way. Plus loved to looks you get (and still do) when I wear a full Leicester kit to a 5 a side/7 a side/park football match - love it!

[KFS]

I essentially got brain washed. I'm part of a family line of Leicester fans. I can thank my deceased grandfather for that.

Survived the school years, still get ribbed for being a fox, but I'm Leicester til I die.

P.s I can relate to the dirty looks at 5 a side. I just stare back in the same way- it's not like they see Man U or Chelsea regularly!

[Free Falling Foxes]

It's a question of returns.

Follow a big team: Lose - you get upset/angry. Win - you expect it.

Follow LCFC: Lose - you get upset/angry. Win -

[Narborough_fox]

My cousin lives in Stornaway (if anyone of you know where that is I will be impressed ) but he is a Leicester fan. No influence or anything knowing people in his family (Me) being Leicester fans had a deciding factor, he is a big football fan and went to Filbert St. with my dad once or twice and has always kept an eye out for them but a few years back he decided to follow them properly and has since been to 1 0r 2 games. There is no way off brain washing him/ her, just influence him/ her.

[Austin]

I supported Arsenal when I was a kid and it wasn't out of choice, the old man had Zero interest in the sport and I just loved football, my cousin from London moved in to my house and I had it sort of forced on me .. however my Aunty met my now uncle and ever since the final season at Filbo i've had a season ticket .. I'm never bothered about arsenal results and haven't been since I've supported Leicester. I don't feel it makes me any less a fan of Leicester having supported Arsenal .. I was a kid at the end of the day. But i'd definately say going to Filbo back then completely converted me .. I've been in love with the club since then and my future Child/ren will do 'n all!