The Etihad Stadium Is NOT A Creche

[cibaman]

I'm not sure that taking them too
Young makes them love city, it might put them off for life. I've seen young kids bored to tears before. My 3 kids are all 5 and under and I'm not taking them for a while yet as it isn't fair to expect them to sit for 90 minutes.

I think most parents taking toddlers do it for themselves, not the kids. My dad took me to my first game at Maine road aged 6.

Ah so thats where you're age limit came from? Im sure if he took you at five your original post would've read "its kids under the age of about 5 which I find odd." Am I right? I am aren't I?

No. I think I was a bit too young if I'm really honest. It doesn't offend me what others do, each to their own. I'm just commenting that for me it seems a bit silly and pointless taking kids who are too young. I love to spend time with my kids but I do it at places they enjoy rather than endure

I tend to agree. My grandad took me to a RL match when I was 4. Apparently I hated it, kept moaning to go home. He took me again when I was 6 and I loved it.

 

[bluefromleve32]

i take my 6 year old son a couple of times a season and i sit in 101, as its not in the family stand i have no problem with anyone piss up swearing shouting abuse etc...

i teach him right from wrong and hopefully he doesnt do it when im not around. he defo doesnt when i am!

therefore you need to lighten up you miserable ****. so does anyone who tells you to stop the swearing/ behaviour. tell them to go fuck themself, tell them i told you to if that helps

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

Ah so thats where you're age limit came from? Im sure if he took you at five your original post would've read "its kids under the age of about 5 which I find odd." Am I right? I am aren't I?

No. I think I was a bit too young if I'm really honest. It doesn't offend me what others do, each to their own. I'm just commenting that for me it seems a bit silly and pointless taking kids who are too young. I love to spend time with my kids but I do it at places they enjoy rather than endure

I tend to agree. My grandad took me to a RL match when I was 4. Apparently I hated it, kept moaning to go home. He took me again when I was 6 and I loved it.

My dad took me when I was 6 and I was bored shitless (doesn't help with the fact it ended 0-0 and we were shit that day)

 

[Big G]

I gets into the ground yesterday, first thing I see on the tv screens is herman with his kids, on the fucking pitch! I walk down to my row and to get past my seat I have to usher myself past about 8 different people all holding little fucking kids. Half way through the game I look round and all these little kids are sat there on their fucking phones dicking about playing snake or whatever they do, this is after I've poznanned in some ribena that one of the little bastards had spilt. The Etihad stadium IS NOT A FUCKING CRECHE

Take your fucking kids and fuck off home, and that includes you herman

You fucking moronic imbecile.

 

[east2]

Ah so thats where you're age limit came from? Im sure if he took you at five your original post would've read "its kids under the age of about 5 which I find odd." Am I right? I am aren't I?

No. I think I was a bit too young if I'm really honest. It doesn't offend me what others do, each to their own. I'm just commenting that for me it seems a bit silly and pointless taking kids who are too young. I love to spend time with my kids but I do it at places they enjoy rather than endure

I tend to agree. My grandad took me to a RL match when I was 4. Apparently I hated it, kept moaning to go home. He took me again when I was 6 and I loved it.

I take my 5 year old lad to the game, as and when HE chooses,and when HE chooses to come to the match it's the highlight of my weekend.
He fully understands the concept of the game wheather he is playing or watching it including the offside rule! he watches penalties through his fingers,kicks every ball,cheers every goal and sings the songs all the way home in the car and I wouldn't swap it for the world.

 

[The Scarlet Pimpernel]

Took my nephew who is eight yesterday and he loved it, he got a bit bored at certain times when the crowd died down and became a bit quite. But overall he loved it and especially when we scored our goals and the crowd (myself included) were going mad etc....At one point I caught him singing blue moon, absolutely fantastic stuff. Think if we were still pretty average or shit like we have been in the past then it would have been a different story :) The kids are the clubs future so crawl back under that rock hermit man ;)

 

[glen quagmire]

All the young ones spoil it a bit. There are dozens of kids around me and my daughter who are on nintendo's and mostly facing away from the pitch! Those seats could be filled with blues who were 'evicted' and sent elsewhere.


Don't get me wrong, i took my kids when they were about 7 or 8 a few times, now though my daugter is 13 and loves it and is bitter as they come! I would hate these kids to associate the etihad as somewhere they are forced to go and be moaned at to 'sit nice' just because mummy/daddy has no friends who like city enough to get a ST or doesn't want to pay top whack for a ST elsewhere in the ground.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

kids should come, but they should come to watch the football like everybody else.

 

[AntonDonJuan]

I gets into the ground yesterday, first thing I see on the tv screens is herman with his kids, on the fucking pitch! I walk down to my row and to get past my seat I have to usher myself past about 8 different people all holding little fucking kids. Half way through the game I look round and all these little kids are sat there on their fucking phones dicking about playing snake or whatever they do, this is after I've poznanned in some ribena that one of the little bastards had spilt. The Etihad stadium IS NOT A FUCKING CRECHE

Take your fucking kids and fuck off home, and that includes you herman

take a look at my location cunty. i hope you aint referring to my son or little bastard as you stated. i was there yesterday with my son who is nearly 3. he watches city with me at home, preseason, aways etc. he sings city songs and cheers when we score. if i want to take him to watch city like my dad did with me, then i fucking will do.
did you not have a good childhood? did your dad not take you to the football? how dare you spout off on an internet forum about some kids who have all probably had a great day out with their mums and dads. why didnt you go and tell your feelings to the father of the little bastard(s) that pissed you off so much? ill tell you why... because your fucking coward. if you was referring to my son in your rant, then i wish you had came up to me yesterday.
Raging!!

Hahahaha

OM NOM NOM NOM

 

[Alergicgrass]

I didn't have a dad to take me

My Son will be coming to games a soon as he is old enough, if he enjoys it, we will always go together when we can.

 

[goatinho]

I gets into the ground yesterday, first thing I see on the tv screens is herman with his kids, on the fucking pitch! I walk down to my row and to get past my seat I have to usher myself past about 8 different people all holding little fucking kids. Half way through the game I look round and all these little kids are sat there on their fucking phones dicking about playing snake or whatever they do, this is after I've poznanned in some ribena that one of the little bastards had spilt. The Etihad stadium IS NOT A FUCKING CRECHE

Take your fucking kids and fuck off home, and that includes you herman

take a look at my location cunty. i hope you aint referring to my son or little bastard as you stated. i was there yesterday with my son who is nearly 3. he watches city with me at home, preseason, aways etc. he sings city songs and cheers when we score. if i want to take him to watch city like my dad did with me, then i fucking will do.
did you not have a good childhood? did your dad not take you to the football? how dare you spout off on an internet forum about some kids who have all probably had a great day out with their mums and dads. why didnt you go and tell your feelings to the father of the little bastard(s) that pissed you off so much? ill tell you why... because your fucking coward. if you was referring to my son in your rant, then i wish you had came up to me yesterday.
Raging!!

fucking spot on mate.
i took my youngest who is 4 to his 1st game yesterday because my eldest who is 5 has been loads of times and he has been asking and asking to come. when we got there the teams were just coming on the pitch and i will never forget his face as we got to the top of the steps of 109 he was amazed. he stood there open mouthed looking around , amazed at how many people,the noise, the colours. he stood on the chair most of game watching and singing and shouting. he loved it. he loved the poznan (i fucking hate it) and has been doing it today on the park and in morrisons and at home! he wants to wear his city top for school.
when i took my eldest for the 1st time he went in school the next week and was telling all the "reds" about it , they couldnt believe it they were all jealous and wanted to go to city because there dads had never took them and in most cases there dads had never even stepped foot in the swamp before. now 2 of these kids say they are city fans now because my lads tells them stories about who hes seen and how good we are. if i had not have taken him what would he have become living in swinton?

 

[mackenzie]

FEL is wumming.
Although I know what he means ;-)

 

[Uwes Grandad]

The OP was obviously bored and just fancied stirring it up on a slow news day.

 

[city51]

I took my 3 year old lad first game think i might leave it for a while to much like hard work but disagree with OP moaning fucker they are the future

 

[bobby chariots]

Yeah the OP's stirring it,and its right that he's getting slapped down.......
but I really miss being able to launch a volley of foul and abusive language when Im watching the match....its just not the same without being able to scream 'you fucking ****' at the top of your voice because there are lots of kids around, in all of the stands.
I think I used to be a much happier, calmer person in the rest of my life when the stands were inhabited mostly by pissed up male adults who didnt mind me bellowing expletives throughout the match.

 

[The Scarlet Pimpernel]

Yeah the OP's stirring it,and its right that he's getting slapped down.......
but I really miss being able to launch a volley of foul and abusive language when Im watching the match....its just not the same without being able to scream 'you fucking ****' at the top of your voice because there are lots of kids around, in all of the stands.
I think I used to be a much happier, calmer person in the rest of my life when the stands were inhabited mostly by pissed up male adults who didnt mind me bellowing expletives throughout the match.

lol I think you should be able to swear if your not in the family stand but I know what you mean as a fuck might escape my lips but would not go as far as a **** with kids around lol.
Its more about the passion though and the anger that I would feel comfortable letting out if there were no kids anywhere but I took my nephew on Saturday and they are the future and much needed. Napoli not selling out is a prime example....if Napoli match was on at 15:00 I am sure it would be a sell out lol

 

[Judge Roughneck]

I took my 3 year old lad first game think i might leave it for a while to much like hard work but disagree with OP moaning fucker they are the future

Serious question mate, did you just sit him on your knee or did he have his own seat? Thinking of doing the same with the next nipper who's also 3 for one game to get him interested.

 

[SouthStandStander]

Serious question mate, did you just sit him on your knee or did he have his own seat? Thinking of doing the same with the next nipper who's also 3 for one game to get him interested.[/quote]

i took my 3 year old yesterday, i stand in the south stand. i swapped between holding him in one arm and him stood on the back of the seat in front of me with my arms around him. tough work really, felt like id been to the gym! id imagine it would be a doddle if you were sat down just sit him on your knee

 

[Judge Roughneck]

Serious question mate, did you just sit him on your knee or did he have his own seat? Thinking of doing the same with the next nipper who's also 3 for one game to get him interested.

i took my 3 year old yesterday, i stand in the south stand. i swapped between holding him in one arm and him stood on the back of the seat in front of me with my arms around him. tough work really, felt like id been to the gym! id imagine it would be a doddle if you were sat down just sit him on your knee[/quote]


Cheers mate. I'm in 140 so it wont be as bad. I think you should get your lad a periscope for the next match ;0)

 

[Jasondh]

Yeah the OP's stirring it,and its right that he's getting slapped down.......
but I really miss being able to launch a volley of foul and abusive language when Im watching the match....its just not the same without being able to scream 'you fucking ****' at the top of your voice because there are lots of kids around, in all of the stands.
I think I used to be a much happier, calmer person in the rest of my life when the stands were inhabited mostly by pissed up male adults who didnt mind me bellowing expletives throughout the match.

My 7 year old know all those 'bad words'. He wouldn't dare use them in my presence but you'd be surprised. God knows what they say when we're not there.