Little brats at football matches

[fidelcastro]

In just one afternoon I witnessed one child who was asleep, one who was crying her eyes out and one who was climbing over people, while his parents just watched on!

I know the match was awful, but come on, why do you need to bring kids (and I mean pre-school kids) to a football match that they just aren't interested in?

Get a bloody babysitter!

[claretrobo1]

Asleep? I don't blame him!

[fidelcastro]

Asleep? I don't blame him!

Nowt to do with it. At that age they just aren't bothered about 22 men kicking a ball about, yet their stupid parents still bring them to games.

[Devils_Advocate]

If they banned little kids you'd def be at risk of getting in judging by your posts on here

[Rileybobs]

burn

[Pimlico_Claret]

I wish I had fallen asleep

[burnleysteve]

sorry but I have to agree with fidel, there is two little buggers that about six or seven seats down from me, they wait until the game has started then one needs the toilet then shortly after the other one needs the toilet. and then at half time they run around like headless chickens climbing all over other peoples seats.

[Dressinggown]

I'm lucky in that I have an upper tier seat which means that I can yog unruly kids onto the heads of the poor sods down below.

[bpgburn]

Was as dull as ditch water, could have done with a visit to nod myself..

[bpgburn]

Thought at first you was going to comment on the two "adult" brats singing the hilarious "that why you shag dogs" and the unforgettable "you're wife's a terrier" at random unrelated parts of the game. Fair play they both had proper loud voices tho'..

[Bop]

Sorry folks, I'm going to disagree. Get them acclimatised early years and they'll be comfortable going in their formative years. I remember taking my 3 yr old (and a bag of Power Rangers) vs Leeds (I had to because his his brother was being born and I had to attend to get a ticket for the forthcoming Bastards game); he loved the first half half and was mesmerised. After playing football in the concourse at half time I couldn't get him back in his seat for the 2nd half.

Easy to get him to go back again though, and shortly afterwards three of us with season tickets. Start them young, and let them grow to love the club.

We must nurture our young support. Don't moan about it.

[fidelcastro]

Sorry folks, I'm going to disagree. Get them acclimatised early years and they'll be comfortable going in their formative years. I remember taking my 3 yr old (and a bag of Power Rangers) vs Leeds (I had to because his his brother was being born and I had to attend to get a ticket for the forthcoming Bastards game); he loved the first half half and was mesmerised. After playing football in the concourse at half time I couldn't get him back in his seat for the 2nd half.

Easy to get him to go back again though, and shortly afterwards three of us with season tickets. Start them young, and let them grow to love the club.

We must nurture our young support. Don't moan about it.

There's plenty of time to get them hooked. Before they can even see the pitch properly isn't the right time.

[thatdberight]

Bring them on. If the club managed the "family stand" properly, wouldn't be an issue.

[claretandy]

The problem is too many adults without kids in the "family stand", if you don't like kids then don't sit in the "family stand", simples.

[4:20]

I fell asleep for most of the Sherpa Van final and was apparently the most crammed of 5 year olds on the journey back home. Good times.

[box_of_frogs]

No issues with kids going on, I'm all for it, especially if the parents can teach them to sing at a proper cadence so that in the future they won't be tricked into the 300 bpm club.

[RingoMcCartney]

Nowt to do with it. At that age they just aren't bothered about 22 men kicking a ball about, yet their stupid parents still bring them to games.

I reckon there's a fair chance that when you were a nipper your parents took you places and there was an old curmudgeon grumbling about "bloody brats".

Todays "brats" are tommorrows season ticket holders and home and away loyal.

It's called the circle of life my friend, and yesterdays "brat" is todays grumpy old get.

[Overthehill]

We must nurture our young support. Don't moan about it.[/quote]

I agree, these are the club's future supporters.
I sit in the family stand and my two kids started coming on the turf at 4yrs old.
We have ST at the end of a row so if the toilet is needed we don't disturb anyone.
As a parent I am conscious of others around us, mine don't run around or climb on seats.
Personally I blame poor parenting skills and not the kids.

[yTib]

I reckon there's a fair chance that when you were a nipper your parents took you places and there was an old curmudgeon grumbling about "bloody brats".

Todays "brats" are tommorrows season ticket holders and home and away loyal.

It's called the circle of life my friend, and yesterdays "brat" is todays grumpy old get.

not quite and the label of brat isn't just applicable to infants.

i remember about a year ago on look north yorkshire some lass was kicking off about there not being consistency amongst the clubs for policies involving babies at matches.

the irony was the bairn probably emanated more sense into it's nappy than what came out of her gob.

[wilks_bfc]

There was a mother carrying a young baby in one of the wrap-a-round carriers in the JML yesterday.

I'm kinda glad the game was a sedate as it was coz I'm not sure how it would have coped if she'd have been jumping up very often

[iluva64]

There is always an answer to the problem.

Purchased at your local chemists, and suitable for all ages (including the wife) suggest you buy them both a coke before kick off topped them up with a little something special

[Woodleyclaret]

Took my mates 3 yr old lad in the days of matches v Rochdale there was loads of fighting on the pitch .sendings off .penallties for us and we won 5-0 .he was hooked but got a rude awakening with the 0-0 v York that was his next game !

[FactualFrank]

Took my mates 3 yr old lad in the days of matches v Rochdale there was loads of fighting on the pitch .sendings off .penallties for us and we won 5-0 .he was hooked

If he turned out to be a wrongun, we'll blame you!

[bpgburn]

Was 3 small kids (maybe about 4/5yrs old behind me in JHU was shouting at Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy " hey No.10 you've got no hair" "No.10 you're bald". Amused me, funniest chant I heard all game..

Not sure why parents would take kids that age in JHU tho' with the f'in n c'in going on, not for their tender ears.

[FactualFrank]

Not sure why parents would take kids that age in JHU tho' with the f'in n c'in going on, not for their tender ears.

I think that depends on whether you're a good parent or not. Some won't even think about things like that.

[wilks_bfc]

Not sure why parents would take kids that age in JHU tho' with the f'in n c'in going on, not for their tender ears.

It's virtually impossible to get tickets in the family stand tho.

When my dad was away, me & my brother wanted to swap seats to the JMU for a game so we could to take my then 2yo nephew on only to be told there were non available.

He has been on 2 games in the lower stands, but only friendlies; Duff testimonial against Bradford & the Hannover game (ok maybe not much of a friendly)

Both times he sat & watched and even tried to join in the singing.