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Lighty64

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Aug 24, 2010
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Honestly wouldn't do it to them till there old enough to want to go, and in saying that I would take them to a smaller game first. Am I the only one that is concerned about the language at a game? :cautious:

I remember my sister giving me a clip round the ear when I was 10 when I joined in to "whose the bastard in the black", and lost out on my halftime chocolate and crisps (bitch).

she took me when I was 9 a few times, and not long after that as a 10year old I would head to Spurs on my own (from the Bruce Grove area), if a 10 year old turned up alone now days they would most probably get a police escort home straight away lol.
 

TheChosenOne

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Dec 13, 2005
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My eldest lad was 8 when I hooked up,with the Junior Spurs scheme back in the 80's


We could book seats in the Paxton family seating area and it was a lovely viewing position behind the seats.

He then took my second son to the friendly when Soldado made his debut and they sat down in the Paxton.

Second son hasn't been back since LOL, although my grandson Charlie has been to Wembley on the cheapie
occasions and he is only 4.

*Nobody who is carrying my genes is allowed to support any team other than THFC.
 

Dougal

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thats it had enough of this meet me outside wembley stadium 7th march bring your firm and ill bring mine
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spursgirls

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Aug 13, 2008
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Depends on the child. We took our grandsons to the Wimbledon game and they are three. One concentrated completely on the game, and the other did most of the time, but wanted to wave his flag a lot. They keep asking when they can go again and loved every minute of it, singing "Come On You Spurs" at the tops of their little voices. We, and their Mum, have trained them well. :)
 

Yorkshireyiddo

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Sep 21, 2006
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My son is 5 and knows every single spurs player and squad number. In fact he knows more premier league players then i do due to his obsession with match attax. Because we live near Bradford we go watch Bradford City as a second team with his season ticket only costing a fiver, he sits through that obsessively. He knows every game and fixture of all prem and league one games before me due to flash scores.
So I guess the answer to the question could be any age depending on how interested your child is.
 

phil

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My father, and elder brother, were both Gooners and I was taken to Highbury from when I was three. It was the 1950-51 season and the Arsenal team were pretty uninspiring (Fotheringham, Barnes, Bowen, Forbes, Holton, Evans, Clapton, Roper, Kelsey, etc). That season I was taken to the NLD and have supported Spurs ever since.

I was still taken to Highbury regularly for the next 6-7 years until I was allowed to go on my own to WHL. It was a completely different era. My father used to bring along a box for me to stand on. I would stand at the front with other young kids whilst our fathers stood further back on the terraces with their mates. Nowadays, a parent would probably be reported to social services for leaving the child unattended (and for making them watch the Gooners for 7 years).

Neither of my sons showed much interest in going to watch matches. I was obviously not a great father as my eldest supports West Ham and the other Manchester United (I don't think he has ever seen them in the flesh). Much to my eldest son's annoyance my grandson supports Spurs and I took him to Wembley for Wimbledon game. He is 6 years old.
 

Dougal

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It’s hard to say how interested she is. She knows several Spurs songs, recognises a few players and ‘MoPo’ and cheers when she sees me cheer. But for 90 minutes? Think I might give it a miss. Hopefully I’ll get her into the new ground for a less meaningful game next year.
 

Lighty64

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due to finance and health I never took mine till they were 11 & 14 Stevenage replay in the FA Cup, but they were MADE to support Spurs form a very early age. baby grows, kits posters/calendars.

the trouble is when we play on the box, I ban the wife and everyone from coming anywhere near me. they might of watched a handful of matches on the box with me, but I like to be in my own bubble on a match day, ware the same top till we lose (yep I stink on a match day at the moment), and go through the same routine every match, though i wished health and finances allowed me to be there week in week out like the 70's through to 84. only had a season ticket for 2 years since the 80's, but I have to admit, Spurs will always be my strongest love, even if the wife and kids are very close lol
 
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My first game. I was nine. We scored nine. Hence 'nine while nine'.

Having thus set the family tradition, I waited for my son to show an interest in Spurs and then picked a nice easy home match against Portsmouth for his first game. Sadly, this long-standing tradition was not maintained by my son.

Or 'one while seven', as I call him. :shifty:
 

TheChosenOne

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My father, and elder brother, were both Gooners and I was taken to Highbury from when I was three. It was the 1950-51 season and the Arsenal team were pretty uninspiring (Fotheringham, Barnes, Bowen, Forbes, Holton, Evans, Clapton, Roper, Kelsey, etc). That season I was taken to the NLD and have supported Spurs ever since.

I was still taken to Highbury regularly for the next 6-7 years until I was allowed to go on my own to WHL. It was a completely different era. My father used to bring along a box for me to stand on. I would stand at the front with other young kids whilst our fathers stood further back on the terraces with their mates. Nowadays, a parent would probably be reported to social services for leaving the child unattended (and for making them watch the Gooners for 7 years).

Neither of my sons showed much interest in going to watch matches. I was obviously not a great father as my eldest supports West Ham and the other Manchester United (I don't think he has ever seen them in the flesh). Much to my eldest son's annoyance my grandson supports Spurs and I took him to Wembley for Wimbledon game. He is 6 years old.


In the early 1960's our family lived in Stoke Newington, I was about 7 and my Pa took me to Highbury a couple of times on night games, this was when Spurs were successful and Arsenal were on one of their gap decades.

People never usually go along with their parents choices so I refused to go and took up supporting Spurs instead, it meant a bus ride or two to WHL instead of a 20 minute walk to N5 but it was worth it.
 

'O Zio

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My first game. I was nine. We scored nine. Hence 'nine while nine'.

Having thus set the family tradition, I waited for my son to show an interest in Spurs and then picked a nice easy home match against Portsmouth for his first game. Sadly, this long-standing tradition was not maintained by my son.

Or 'one while seven', as I call him. :shifty:

Which game was it out of interest? I'm assuming not the Wigan one given that you have a son old enough to go to games, unless of course you got some lucky girl knocked up when you were 12 or something :D
 

Dougal

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Which game was it out of interest? I'm assuming not the Wigan one given that you have a son old enough to go to games, unless of course you got some lucky girl knocked up when you were 12 or something :D
Bristol?
 

Archibald&Crooks

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In the early 1960's our family lived in Stoke Newington, I was about 7 and my Pa took me to Highbury a couple of times on night games, this was when Spurs were successful and Arsenal were on one of their gap decades.

People never usually go along with their parents choices so I refused to go and took up supporting Spurs instead, it meant a bus ride or two to WHL instead of a 20 minute walk to N5 but it was worth it.
Your old man, said be an Arsenal fan...........
 

bomberH

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Took mine when he was 4. Swansea at home. Risky with the concentration span and the swearing but he really enjoyed it. He knows the language isn’t to be repeated and to be fair to him, he hasn’t ever, apart from when he quoted a 50 Cent song but that was my fault...

Made a point of teaching him lots of Spurs songs on the way there, which he loved until we got into the high street and I had my windows down... he started ducking down in the passenger seat out of embarrassment.

He’s 9 now. He’s prob been about 15/20 times since he first went and hasn’t seen us lose once. Long may that continue.

I’ve had a season ticket since I was 5 and my first memories are watching Hoddle doing a million kick ups in the pre match warm up. Fell in love from day 1 even though my main memories of regular football matches started a few years after that. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend 4 as an age to take a kid but obviously it all depends on the kid and how much you’ve tried to brainwash them into believing that a football match is 98 times better than Kidzone.
 

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
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Late to the party. First game was in 1987. A 1 nil win over Chelsea when I was 9. I think my son will go before that age. He’s just turned 4 now and wants to come with me. Different times though 30 years later.
 
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