What are the rules

[Walshie]

Up to the time I was old enough to go to games, I was......an Manchester United fan. My dad is a Man Yoo fan, so I was a Man Yoo fan.

When I was old enough to go to games on my own, I chose my local club Brentford, and ever since I have been banging on about how everybody should support their local side.

I now live in Oxfordshire, and although I don't have kids at the moment, when the time comes, should I impose Brentford on him or should I encourage supporting Oxford (the local side)?

 

[The H]

better an Oxford fan than an armchair gloryhunter!!


Take him to the Bees. He'll love it and you won't have to worry about it.

 

[Hungerford Bee]

Don't know if it helps but I haven't lived in Brentford since I was was six years old, one other brother was two when my family moved and the other not yet born. We all remain firm Bees fans following a family tradition. Now more thn 30 years of travel up and down the M4 and the next generation are being brought up in the same tradition.

 

[Stanley]

As a Bees fan you are a true supporter not an armchair/TV fan. It is important to encourage kids to follow suite rather than follow the latest fashion and become a benign MU, Chelsea, Arsenal fan etc....

Encourage him to follow BFC but if he wants to go to say Oxford with his friends don't get too upset.

 

[scudnut]

A bit too close to Mankchester to be a Manky man, I think it depends on how often you will be able to take him to GP, if you can't take him regular maybe Oxford would be a better option for him.

 

[rebus]

sorry, i don't buy into this "real supporter" rubbish, this is spread around by lower division clubs as some sort of "well we're crap but at least we're not like that". You can support any team you like - it's a free country - there's nothing wrong with being an armchair fan - it's people changing their allegences at a drop of a hat i can't stand.

I feel sorry for the kids that live in Manchester that can't get in to see their local club, never mind us....

[This message has been edited by Mark Chapman (edited 22 July 2001).]

 

[Tommy69]

Encourage him to support Oxford and get him used to going to lower league football then move back to Brentford ASAP

 

[NEW ROAD NUTTER]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mark Chapman:

sorry, i don't buy into this "real supporter" rubbish, this is spread around by lower division clubs as some sort of "well we're crap but at least we're not like that". You can support any team you like - it's a free country - there's nothing wrong with being an armchair fan - it's people changing their allegences at a drop of a hat i can't stand.

I feel sorry for the kids that live in Manchester that can't get in to see their local club, never mind us....

[This message has been edited by Mark Chapman (edited 22 July 2001).]</font>

I agree with what your saying, but anyone club will do apart from Man Utd, QPR, AND Fulham and also Cardiff