Proud of the Boy

[deckchair]

Well, my lad is 5 and so yesterday was his first experience of a cup final, albeit on TV. having received a Spurs shirt every year for his birthday I am slowly trying to brainwash him into enjoying a lifetime of under-achievement with our Club!
He has never really shown much interest in either playing or watching Footy - (he knows Spurs generally play in white but hats about it).

Yesterday I told him we were going to wear our shirts and go to our local Social Club to watch Spurs as they are playing in the final. he wasnt really keen.

However, what he reeeeaaallly does like is winning trophies (and loves it when i bring new ones home from my mediocre sporting endeavours). I told him that whoever wins this game gets a trophy and all of a sudden he is dead keen and wants to know how big it is, is it silver, etc etc.

He put his shirt on and came and asked me if he could also wear his shorts and socks too. "of course lad" I said. The wife was even more surprised than me i think.

Off we went to the Club. "Which one is Spurs?" he enquired. It was during the Arsenal v Everton game!!

Eventually the Final started and he sat totally enthralled, fully kitted up in a club where support was pretty evenly divided and quite vocal.

here comes the proud dad bit....

Chelsea go 2-0 up and literally seconds after the bedlam dies down he leant over and whispered to me "Dad, can I sing?"
"Of course lad" I said.

With that he stood up, raised his arms and shouted "Coooooommmmmee oooorrrrrrnnnnnn yoooouuuuuu Spuuuuurrrrrrrrsssss"

A little chuckle of appreciation went round the room, and the rest of us join in with him.

So, the result may not have gone our way yesterday but I am confident that we have secured the support of another young fan so for me personally it was a great final and one our family will recall for many years.

 

[Gb160]

Well, my lad is 5 and so yesterday was his first experience of a cup final, albeit on TV. having received a Spurs shirt every year for his birthday I am slowly trying to brainwash him into enjoying a lifetime of under-achievement with our Club!
He has never really shown much interest in either playing or watching Footy - (he knows Spurs generally play in white but hats about it).

Yesterday I told him we were going to wear our shirts and go to our local Social Club to watch Spurs as they are playing in the final. he wasnt really keen.

However, what he reeeeaaallly does like is winning trophies (and loves it when i bring new ones home from my mediocre sporting endeavours). I told him that whoever wins this game gets a trophy and all of a sudden he is dead keen and wants to know how big it is, is it silver, etc etc.

He put his shirt on and came and asked me if he could also wear his shorts and socks too. "of course lad" I said. The wife was even more surprised than me i think.

Off we went to the Club. "Which one is Spurs?" he enquired. It was during the Arsenal v Everton game!!

Eventually the Final started and he sat totally enthralled, fully kitted up in a club where support was pretty evenly divided and quite vocal.

here comes the proud dad bit....

Chelsea go 2-0 up and literally seconds after the bedlam dies down he leant over and whispered to me "Dad, can I sing?"
"Of course lad" I said.

With that he stood up, raised his arms and shouted "Coooooommmmmee oooorrrrrrnnnnnn yoooouuuuuu Spuuuuurrrrrrrrsssss"

A little chuckle of appreciation went round the room, and the rest of us join in with him.

So, the result may not have gone our way yesterday but I am confident that we have secured the support of another young fan so for me personally it was a great final and one our family will recall for many years.

Lovely little story mate.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Of all the scary and daunting things about fatherhood and the doubts etc that people have...

When I get to that stage of having children, my major fear is that I won't be able coerce my children into to being Spurs fans.

Genuinely scares me that does.

 

[CowInAComa]

Of all the scary and daunting things about fatherhood and the doubts etc that people have...

When I get to that stage of having children, my major fear is that I won't be able coerce my children into to being Spurs fans.

Genuinely scares me that does.

I think I've set my son on the right path, he is 7 now so I think the brainwashing will be set, though he isnt a big football fan.

It is a real concern for sure.

 

[DuDe]

Well, my lad is 5 and so yesterday was his first experience of a cup final, albeit on TV. having received a Spurs shirt every year for his birthday I am slowly trying to brainwash him into enjoying a lifetime of under-achievement with our Club!
He has never really shown much interest in either playing or watching Footy - (he knows Spurs generally play in white but hats about it).

Yesterday I told him we were going to wear our shirts and go to our local Social Club to watch Spurs as they are playing in the final. he wasnt really keen.

However, what he reeeeaaallly does like is winning trophies (and loves it when i bring new ones home from my mediocre sporting endeavours). I told him that whoever wins this game gets a trophy and all of a sudden he is dead keen and wants to know how big it is, is it silver, etc etc.

He put his shirt on and came and asked me if he could also wear his shorts and socks too. "of course lad" I said. The wife was even more surprised than me i think.

Off we went to the Club. "Which one is Spurs?" he enquired. It was during the Arsenal v Everton game!!

Eventually the Final started and he sat totally enthralled, fully kitted up in a club where support was pretty evenly divided and quite vocal.

here comes the proud dad bit....

Chelsea go 2-0 up and literally seconds after the bedlam dies down he leant over and whispered to me "Dad, can I sing?"
"Of course lad" I said.

With that he stood up, raised his arms and shouted "Coooooommmmmee oooorrrrrrnnnnnn yoooouuuuuu Spuuuuurrrrrrrrsssss"

A little chuckle of appreciation went round the room, and the rest of us join in with him.

So, the result may not have gone our way yesterday but I am confident that we have secured the support of another young fan so for me personally it was a great final and one our family will recall for many years.

Thank-you so much for that fantastic anecdote. I really needed that to be honest.

 

[Blockbuster]

Lovely Story, shame we couldn't get the win so secure his future! more games and he'll be converted big time, took me a few years after the 91 cup final win to be Spurs.

My Step-son is 5, he knows Spurs where white, but his real father is a Pompey Fan, So I'm fully expecting him to be brainwashed soon, more likely he'll get him to support Arsenal to wind me up!
I waited a couple of years before buying him a Spurs shirt to see if his dad got him any football stuff... nothing at all, so I think it's open game to get the lad to be Spurs...

 

[haxman]

Good story.

The flip side to it is my situation, where if my dad had been able to get me to follow his team I'd be a Utd fan, and I'm quite happy with my choice.

 

[EastLondonYid]

One day he will hate you....

I have 2 long suffering spurs sons..( dimispurs & Alex3 on here) i often apologise to them for putting them through all this and blame their grandad for doing the same to me....

We watch every game together and wouldn't change our club for ANY other....keep up the good work mate.

 

[JerryGarcia]

Lovely Story, shame we couldn't get the win so secure his future! more games and he'll be converted big time, took me a few years after the 91 cup final win to be Spurs.

My Step-son is 5, he knows Spurs where white, but his real father is a Pompey Fan, So I'm fully expecting him to be brainwashed soon, more likely he'll get him to support Arsenal to wind me up!
I waited a couple of years before buying him a Spurs shirt to see if his dad got him any football stuff... nothing at all, so I think it's open game to get the lad to be Spurs...

Just show him these and see who he'd rather be associated with...

 

[M.I.B.]

Of all the scary and daunting things about fatherhood and the doubts etc that people have...

When I get to that stage of having children, my major fear is that I won't be able coerce my children into to being Spurs fans.

Genuinely scares me that does.

When you have them, get them to a game early. My two went when they were only just 5. Watch for "friends" who support other teams trying to buy them rivals shirts etc. Take them into the garden and burn any offending items. Make it quite clear where the land lies.

I also found denial of food/drink, and threats of being made to sleep in the garden helped.

*Kidding

















*or am I?

 

[NP4_Yid]

Good story.

The flip side to it is my situation, where if my dad had been able to get me to follow his team I'd be a Utd fan, and I'm quite happy with my choice.

Same here!

My two youngest (9 and 11) were both in tears at the final whistle yesterday - and as I was at the game my wife (who despises football) had to deal with it.......obviously it was all my fault of course

 

[WalkerboyUK]

My 8 year old stopped watching at half-time yesterday.
He buggered off to play his Xbox in his room, and when he game down at around the 80 min mark, saw the score, rolled his eyes and disappeared again.

 

[EastLondonYid]

Same here!

My two youngest (9 and 11) were both in tears at the final whistle yesterday - and as I was at the game my wife (who despises football) had to deal with it.......obviously it was all my fault of course

Did they see a shot of you in the crowd after you told them you were at work...

 

[Insomnia]

All 5 of mine are Spurs, you need to brainwash them, Spurs fans are generations old I doubt any of my kids would have picked Spurs but you need to send the curse down with each generation

 

[yusrisafri]

Of all the scary and daunting things about fatherhood and the doubts etc that people have...

When I get to that stage of having children, my major fear is that I won't be able coerce my children into to being Spurs fans.

Genuinely scares me that does.

My 7 year old daughter and 6 year old son learnt, at the ages of 2, to cheer when the word spurs was mentioned, and do the thumbs down and say boo when the word arsenal was mentioned.

When they started understanding what these meant, they became more intrigued with the love and hatred.

Suffice to say they are true spurs fans now even at this young age.

You gotta brainwash them when they're really young, man. Even if they dont understand what it means. It'll make it even more effective once they understand.

 

[Larryjanta]

Late term abortion if my two year old is anything other than Spurs

 

[Nocando]

When he asked you if he could sing, I bet there was a moment where you thought "oh dear where's this going?" but glad it worked out as it did.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

He put his shirt on and came and asked me if he could also wear his shorts and socks too. "of course lad" I said. The wife was even more surprised than me i think.

Full-kit wanker.












This is a joke....

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I have 2 long suffering spurs sons..( dimispurs & Alex3 on here)

Seriously?

 

[not_tenth-again]

Awesome. If the rumours are correct, Spurs will be playing in Sydney on the 30th of May... and that's when my two kids will get their Spurs debut.

It's sad to say but my partner and her family has done a much better job of the brainwashing than me..... luckily for our relationship her team is Stuttgart and not another EPL team.