WestEndAgro
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Are you for real ? How on earth could you even consider letting him follow Leicester, he should be a sky blue end of .................... Only my opinion though
Do I make my lad a sky blue supporter? (5 Viewers)
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superskyblue
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Just buy the lad the new Cov shirt and he should be sorted, worked with me anyway.
WillieStanley
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Brighton Sky Blue
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Yeah, BHA have hundreds on waiting lists to get a season ticket! I work in Worthing though, 10 miles away-it's all Spurs and Chelsea there. Half of Sussex supports Brighton (and come from all over to watch them), the other half is this mish-mash of plastic Gooners/Spuds/Chelski/United; strange part of the world it is.
haha, some funnies on here.
My little girl is 3 and not only have i got to persuade her to....sorry tell her, she supports the Sky Blues, but ive got to try and keep the bloody rugby away from her! Ive taught her the City song and Sky Blue Army chant, so im getting there, but she's a proper girly girl so probably wont be taking he up the Ricoh anytime soon.
The wife was telling us that when I was on the way back from the Bristol City game, she was telling her that we had lost....my daughter was like, 'oh dear, daddy is going to be sad' Then i had her asking me why we lost when i was taking her to bed....probably a delay tactic and was aimed at getting me in a rant about SISU for half an hour!
ive got her a knock off Barca top with Messi on the back, she's got the deep MMMMMEEESSSSSSSIIIIII chant down to a tee!
At what age would you have to pay for your kid to go the match anyway?
So, id say yeah, take your lad to the match and try and get him to follow the Sky Blues. Or threaten to put his board up.
My little girl is 3 and not only have i got to persuade her to....sorry tell her, she supports the Sky Blues, but ive got to try and keep the bloody rugby away from her! Ive taught her the City song and Sky Blue Army chant, so im getting there, but she's a proper girly girl so probably wont be taking he up the Ricoh anytime soon.
The wife was telling us that when I was on the way back from the Bristol City game, she was telling her that we had lost....my daughter was like, 'oh dear, daddy is going to be sad' Then i had her asking me why we lost when i was taking her to bed....probably a delay tactic and was aimed at getting me in a rant about SISU for half an hour!
ive got her a knock off Barca top with Messi on the back, she's got the deep MMMMMEEESSSSSSSIIIIII chant down to a tee!
At what age would you have to pay for your kid to go the match anyway?
So, id say yeah, take your lad to the match and try and get him to follow the Sky Blues. Or threaten to put his board up.
superskyblue
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Litterally years of effort and that's all I had to do??!!
Haha, yeah shirt is the first step, then a few games a year and then season tickets from then on once they've stopped asking questions!
WillieStanley
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I had my honeymoon in Worthing!! I did an open mic night there... can't remember the name of the pub... but I said that was the reason for my visit from the stage... everyone laughed!! I never understood why!! It's a lovely little town!! A little dead at night... but that's what Brighton's for isn't it?
WillieStanley
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Hi Dan!! If she's a JSB she's free until the age of 7!!
Mines a proper Disney Princess too but she does love shouting "UNBELIEVABLE TEKKEEEERRRS"
Brighton Sky Blue
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What a bizarre choice for a honeymoon location! It's known throughout Sussex as 'Heaven's waiting room', and for a good reason-it's completely dead
Glad I get to come back to rainbow town in the evenings haha,
Nice one, i hadn't looked into at all to be honest but knowing that i might see about taking next season. Ta for that
WillieStanley
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Well, we both love Brighton and we spent all of our money on the wedding so we went down to there for a few days, then just looked around for nice local hotels and, bam there was one in Worthing... I can't remember what the hotel was called now... it was only August!! The open mic was in a bar called Orange or someting. We did notice, walking around after we checked in that there were more mobility scooters than cars and the pier theatre had countless productions of "Oh, What A Lovely War" and Daniel O'Donnell tributes. It was a nice stone beach though, the locals were friendly enough.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Yeah, Brighton's a smashing little city-quirky as you'd expect but its got its own independent appeal which makes it different to most other places in the South East. More to the point, in Brighton itself, everyone's Seagulls mad-there's Albion Kebabs, Albion Scaffolding, Albion Barbers, Albion Bakers etc; the club's a real part of the community and everyone buys into it.
WillieStanley
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That's not always been the case, has it?
You see, we get touted as a community asset, yet there's really not as much as you might expect in Coventry, is there! I can't help but think the kids of Coventry would buy into the sky blues more if there was that sense of community or that presence withing the City.
Brighton Sky Blue
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The Amex has given it all a new lease of life. I've a real respect for Brighton fans when you consider the things the club's been through since the Goldstone got knocked down-travelling to Gillingham to home games, then spending years at the god awful Withdean. It is different though when comparing with CCFC as Cov don't have a whole county to themselves to draw support from (Crawley being new kids on the block); which is where clubs like Norwich really benefit. A few buildings're painted sky blue but aside from that, the club doesn't really have much presence in town.
ohitsaidwalker king power
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my dad did.. i have too... get on with it!!
skybluelee
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Every child should support the team their dad does irrespective of where you live. Its the rules.
Sky Blue Sheepy
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Take him to a few games with you - let him see you cheer a few of our goals and he'll follow suit
skyblueinBaku
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When he gets to be a teenager, it will be natural for him to dislike his dad for no reason. Make him a Sky Blues supporter and give him a reason for that dislike!
skyblueman
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Decision Made
Thanks everyone - really enjoyed reading the replies
Ok so have now decided it is really my paternal duty to take him down the CCFC path - maybe it's a selfish thing but I really want us to support the same team for life- can't see it working well having to go down to Leicester with him instead of Cov every other week that would be rubbish - yes I know it's a life sentence but you know what, despite the lows I wouldn't ever have it any other way.
So see you all down the Rioch in a while with the new recruit- I'll be the one with the little lad drenched in all things sky blue.. just hope we can manage to score occasionally
Thanks everyone - really enjoyed reading the replies
Ok so have now decided it is really my paternal duty to take him down the CCFC path - maybe it's a selfish thing but I really want us to support the same team for life- can't see it working well having to go down to Leicester with him instead of Cov every other week that would be rubbish - yes I know it's a life sentence but you know what, despite the lows I wouldn't ever have it any other way.
So see you all down the Rioch in a while with the new recruit- I'll be the one with the little lad drenched in all things sky blue.. just hope we can manage to score occasionally
zigojacko
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My youngest son is 6 and been really into football ever since he could kick a ball, he's already training with Plymouth Argyle's pyramid scheme in the Advanced Development Centre. I did my best to raise him as a Sky Blue, he's got last seasons kit and still occasionally wears it but it's now second best to his Man Utd kit - which seems to be his preferred team thanks to his older brother... Doh!
That being said though, he comes home from school every week saying he support Chelsea or Liverpool or Man City (etc etc). I don't think at his age he really understands the concept of following and supporting a team and it will probably likely keep changing for the next few years as he copies his friends or siblings. He will eventually be Sky Blue through and through though, I'll make sure of that. Mwahahaha.
That being said though, he comes home from school every week saying he support Chelsea or Liverpool or Man City (etc etc). I don't think at his age he really understands the concept of following and supporting a team and it will probably likely keep changing for the next few years as he copies his friends or siblings. He will eventually be Sky Blue through and through though, I'll make sure of that. Mwahahaha.
Astute
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I have always been stuck between the two.
None of my girls so far follow football, although my 10 year old does play.
My 23 year old lad supports Motherwell. My 19 year old lad supports Grimsby. 18 year old lad prefers other sports. My 2 year old lad will be shown the way I have decided. He loves football. He kicks a ball around all day, wether in the park, garden or even in the house. When we named him we gave him the initials CCFC. He will be going to games in the next couple of years. He will be doing away days with dad.
The older ones were allowed to support the teams nearest to where they were born. I then took them to see us play WBA at HR. It was when we won with an 89th min goal. We were behind the goal. They went as mental celebrating as much as the rest of our fans did. They loved it. There was the banter, great atmosphere and everything else. Both said it was the best time they had ever had at a game. If I had taken them to see Cov first then they would have become Cov supporters. Our nearest football team where we live is Barrow At least we are still better than them.....ATM :thinking about:I have a minimum 4 1/2 hr drive to Cov. At least I would have company for games when my 2 year old is a bit older. But if he wants to support Barrow then he can. I just have to make sure Cov get a chance early enough.
None of my girls so far follow football, although my 10 year old does play.
My 23 year old lad supports Motherwell. My 19 year old lad supports Grimsby. 18 year old lad prefers other sports. My 2 year old lad will be shown the way I have decided. He loves football. He kicks a ball around all day, wether in the park, garden or even in the house. When we named him we gave him the initials CCFC. He will be going to games in the next couple of years. He will be doing away days with dad.
The older ones were allowed to support the teams nearest to where they were born. I then took them to see us play WBA at HR. It was when we won with an 89th min goal. We were behind the goal. They went as mental celebrating as much as the rest of our fans did. They loved it. There was the banter, great atmosphere and everything else. Both said it was the best time they had ever had at a game. If I had taken them to see Cov first then they would have become Cov supporters. Our nearest football team where we live is Barrow
At least we are still better than them.....ATM :thinking about:I have a minimum 4 1/2 hr drive to Cov. At least I would have company for games when my 2 year old is a bit older. But if he wants to support Barrow then he can. I just have to make sure Cov get a chance early enough.
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mark82
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Disagree. We could have a monopoly on the whole of Warwickshire if the club put itself out there more.
Sky Blue M
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You have to have to take him to cov. One of the reasons for going to football for me is going with my dad and brother. If you didnt take him you would miss out on that time.
When I have kids they will be CCFC. No doubt about that.
When I have kids they will be CCFC. No doubt about that.