OAFCM35 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) So I'm sat there on my sofa watching united vs spurs killing the time until I tune in to laticsplayer to listen to the match, when in comes my son from playing outside with his friends and takes a pew next to me and starts quizzing me about the game.."whos playing?" "whats the score?" "who do you want to win?" etc etc then the questioning takes more sinister turn "families can support different teams can't they dad?" I quickly tried to avoid the question and threw a curve ball at him but then he utter the words that shook me to the core "can we go and watch united play next time dad?" My lad is only 5 so I need to nip this in the bud before this gets any worse, I've opted to take the softly softly approach for now and I've got his grandfather on stand by to up the ante if its needed but I can't for the life of me figure out where I've gone wrong he's been coming to the games since he was 3, last season he attended around a dozen games, he's had latics kits since birth and his middle name is Ritchie for christ sake!! Tonight I hope that you can all join me in prayer Edited August 8, 2015 by OAFCM35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Do what Adrian Durham did with his son who wanted to see Arsenal instead of Posh, granted he was a little older (10 i think)but... He sat his son down and explained you should only support one team and it was his decision to make but it was a decision for life. He couldn't swap back. Whatever he decided was up to him and as his father he would accept it. However... If he supports Posh he may be on his own amongst his friends but his Grandfather and his Father were Posh as its the family's team, cousins etc. He would be able to attend games in person with his Dad who would buy him a new shirt every year plus any merchandise and as he gets older they can have this common bond which would last a lifetime. If he choose Arsenal, no games, no shirts no following his father or Grandfather. He would be on his own! He made it clear it was his choice and that he would accept it but once made it was for life. No swapping back or changing his mind. He gave him a week to seriously think about it. He's now a Peterborough fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShireBlue Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Do what Adrian Durham did with his son who wanted to see Arsenal instead of Posh, granted he was a little older (10 i think)but... He sat his son down and explained you should only support one team and it was his decision to make but it was a decision for life. He couldn't swap back. Whatever he decided was up to him and as his father he would accept it. However... If he supports Posh he may be on his own amongst his friends but his Grandfather and his Father were Posh as its the family's team, cousins etc. He would be able to attend games in person with his Dad who would buy him a new shirt every year plus any merchandise and as he gets older they can have this common bond which would last a lifetime. If he choose Arsenal, no games, no shirts no following his father or Grandfather. He would be on his own! He made it clear it was his choice and that he would accept it but once made it was for life. No swapping back or changing his mind. He gave him a week to seriously think about it. He's now a Peterborough fan! This, or just disown him. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 This, or just disown him. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life. Waterboarding maybe an option, i will have to talk to his mother first though.. Many will say I was dancing with the devil in the first place by having the rags on the box in my defence I read an article on sky sports news saying they was playing a third choice keeper and was fully expecting a Harry Kane goalfest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 So I'm sat there on my sofa watching united vs spurs killing the time until I tune in to laticsplayer to listen to the match, when in comes my son from playing outside with his friends and takes a pew next to me and starts quizzing me about the game.."whos playing?" "whats the score?" "who do you want to win?" etc etc then the questioning takes more sinister turn "families can support different teams can't they dad?" I quickly tried to avoid the question and threw a curve ball at him but then he utter the words that shook me to the core "can we go and watch united play next time dad?" My lad is only 5 so I need to nip this in the bud before this gets any worse, I've opted to take the softly softly approach for now and I've got his grandfather on stand by to up the ante if its needed but I can't for the life of me figure out where I've gone wrong he's been coming to the games since he was 3, last season he attended around a dozen games, he's had latics kits since birth and his middle name is Ritchie for christ sake!! Tonight I hope that you can all join me in prayer If I can be of any help, here is what I did when my 2 lads did the same, I just let it run its own course, when they started their 1st school all they got was Utd this and Utd that. I now have a 22 and 20 year old who only love one team and they can be found alongside me at most Latics games. Costs me a bleeding fortune mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I've gone all in from the off with my 5 year old (which would've surprised me before I had kids). He refers to them as "the naughty red ones" after numerous conversations about their incessant cheating, surrounding of refs etc... (I realise this might not last). I explain to him that although we don't really want City to win when they're on that they're "alright", just in case. I could just about live with that, given the alternative, and my dad wouldn't turn in his grave quite so much. Grim times we live in though aren't they? My dad took me to Latics on occasion from the age of 3 but I don't remember giving much of a :censored:. It was when I started attending with older lads when I was about 12 that I got the bug. I would have said I "supported" Liverpool until then. My lad loves his Oldham kits though. He's looking forward to his first night game on Wednesday. He's got a favourite player (Dominic Poleon) and often talks fondly about the time he was singing Jose Baxter Baby on his own prompting him to score As a glimmer of hope - he had football training tonight with Heyside Juniors and I'd say 60-70% of kids had Oldham kits on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Has Chaplain stopped posting? There are some good suggestions on here but it may require an exorcism to be fully certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hahaha cheers for all the comments guys, although his words this weekend really hurt my pride, I'm not too concerned as of yet, he likes the kits and songs that will do for now, great news about Heyside Juniors though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I've resumed my long lost love affair with Royton CC recently, very pleasing the number of kids there in Latics kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) I've resumed my long lost love affair with Royton CC recently, very pleasing the number of kids there in Latics kit. Good little club Royton CC, few of the board are leeds fans though :/ Edited August 10, 2015 by OAFCM35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mine is only 6 days old and I'm already showing him YouTube videos of Latics goals. Getting him started early on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 When my lad popped out in the maternity wing I was left alone with him for a few minutes while Mrs o4u was whisked away for a shower or something. Holding the young babe in arms, feeling slightly uncomfortable. But an overwhelming love. I wandered over to the window and raised him up above my head to look down on Boundary Park. No more than 15 minutes old. Poor sod. He gad the choice of team. No undue pressure. He chose Latics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShireBlue Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I envision a Lion King-esqe moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Mine is only 6 days old and I'm already showing him YouTube videos of Latics goals. Getting him started early on... Congratulations LS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I envision a Lion King-esqe moment. What about that shadowy place? That is Old Trafford. You must never go there, Simba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Mine is only 6 days old and I'm already showing him YouTube videos of Latics goals. Getting him started early on... Congrats pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) My first football match was a 4-0 home defeat. Afterwards on the drive home, all teary eyed, I told my Dad I was going to support United. He laughed hysterically at me, I was embarrassed and now I hate United more than anything else in existence. I do think that most kids pick their team in their early teens though, or at least are adaptable until that age. Although, now Latics are not really directly rivals with either Manchester club anymore, and Manchester sucks in the surrounding towns, you'll find more and more kids who say they support both teams. Edited August 11, 2015 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Mine is only 6 days old and I'm already showing him YouTube videos of Latics goals. Getting him started early on... Congratulations. Kids are awesome. Mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Mine is only 6 days old and I'm already showing him YouTube videos of Latics goals. Getting him started early on... Congratulations! I look forward to seeing how fatherhood mellows you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I'm looking forward to finding out whether or not the kid thinks Kelly should resign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm looking forward to finding out whether or not the kid thinks Kelly should resign He shares my view... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheLatics Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Our lass is a Mackem and her family, bloody loads of them, are all Sunderland supporters. Her cousin's young'un suddenly announced he liked Man Utd, which is absolutely disgusting considering they're over one hundred mile away. His grandad is a Red, which again is disgusting. Anyway, the lad's father took him to the MK Dons League Cup game last season - mental game. He now wears nowt but Mackem tops. He let it run its course and used a game to persuade him otherwise, but it was a touchy subject cause it should be the father encouraging that sort of stuff. (The young'un did have Hartlepool as his second team but a little bet between me and him on FIFA means it's now Latics! He's 7 and I'm 25... I won't lie, I took the game very seriously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluear Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Have you considered adoption. Is it possible to swap for a kid who already supports Latics? Not sure if you can specify that as a requirement when picking another. Ask Madonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Have you considered adoption. Is it possible to swap for a kid who already supports Latics? Not sure if you can specify that as a requirement when picking another. Ask Madonna Do Madonna's kids support Latics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCM35 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Do Madonna's kids support Latics? Dulwich Hamlets by all accounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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