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Post by catmando on Mar 15, 2016 10:06:28 GMT
I haven't had a season ticket for a few years but started back again under our new regime and realised what I'd been missing.
I will get a season ticket for myself and bring my seven year old son when I can.
Just wondered where anyone else sits or stands with their kids? I'm not a prude and have always stood in the North Terrace but don't really want to stand in there with my boy.
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Post by a more piratey game on Mar 15, 2016 10:21:06 GMT
Kids are generally pointed towards the family enclosure for standing or the tent end for sitting I think
I have taken mine to both. The family enclosure is very mixed (you have to have children with you to get in, but some of the language though generally more subdued can be colourful at times) and within earshot of comments in the Blackthorn. Its not a bad shout, a seven-year old might not be tall enough to see if its busy but it does give the real flavour of everthing I think
The Mem generally struggles with having enough seated capacity without using the Tent, which is OK but feels a bit isolated to me, especially if it isn't fullish |
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Post by LPGas on Mar 15, 2016 10:26:05 GMT
I think all the kids should be moved to the South Stand and the terrace where they now are be given over for any overspill on the Blackthorn. The idea that kids should have to stand AND listen to all the swearing from the Blackthorn isn't brilliant is it?
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 15, 2016 11:03:01 GMT
I think all the kids should be moved to the South Stand and the terrace where they now are be given over for any overspill on the Blackthorn. The idea that kids should have to stand AND listen to all the swearing from the Blackthorn isn't brilliant is it? But that would cost families more |
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Post by optogas1976 on Mar 15, 2016 11:03:59 GMT
I take my 13yr old, 7 and 6 yr old in the south stand had season tickets there since the conference season when I decided Rovers needed our support more than ever so took my young ones to the games. It's a great place for the kids to sit, lots of more children in there, only one way out and in, reasonable atmosphere (especially when the away fans in the seats get a little feisty) Only draw back is the children do struggle to see goals at the other end and don't sit in the five front rows unless you like getting wet!
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Post by catmando on Mar 15, 2016 11:21:07 GMT
I take my 13yr old, 7 and 6 yr old in the south stand had season tickets there since the conference season when I decided Rovers needed our support more than ever so took my young ones to the games. It's a great place for the kids to sit, lots of more children in there, only one way out and in, reasonable atmosphere (especially when the away fans in the seats get a little feisty) Only draw back is the children do struggle to see goals at the other end and don't sit in the five front rows unless you like getting wet! Think this may be the way to go, thanks for that |
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Post by clockendgas on Mar 15, 2016 11:35:13 GMT
Yes, having the family stand right next to the old tote saga area is not a good idea, as im of that age i often like reliving the tote feeling as best we can but i do cringe when one of my fat bald friends shouts out "you fooking hunt ref" twenty feet from a five year old with his mum, not good.
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Post by a more piratey game on Mar 15, 2016 11:45:49 GMT
Yes, having the family stand right next to the old tote saga area is not a good idea, as im of that age i often like reliving the tote feeling as best we can but i do cringe when one of my fat bald friends shouts out "you fooking hunt ref" twenty feet from a five year old with his mum, not good. that made smile for lots of reasons, really packed them in....
old tote saga area reliving the tote feeling as best we can one of my fat bald friends twenty feet from a five year old with his mum, not good
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 15, 2016 12:12:37 GMT
Yes, having the family stand right next to the old tote saga area is not a good idea, as im of that age i often like reliving the tote feeling as best we can but i do cringe when one of my fat bald friends shouts out "you fooking hunt ref" twenty feet from a five year old with his mum, not good. A great family tradition, passed through the generations, is the talk about the difference between 'football language' and 'everyday language'. Agree 5 is a little young for that though! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 12:40:19 GMT
I was in the family enclosure at Twerton for one season. You had the loud singers to our right in the Popular stand and the foul mouthed away end to our left! It didnt do me and f**king harm.
Unfortunately, kids these days learn swear words from the school playground anyway. So stay in the North stand where the atmosphere is and teach your kids that the language that some use at the ground is unacceptable and shouldnt be repeated. That way, when they hear it in school, they would have learnt from you not to use that language.
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Post by Rex on Mar 15, 2016 12:57:46 GMT
I took my kids to football from a young age. Children will hear- and probably use- just as bad language in the playground as they do at the football ground, my kids are late teens now, and know when and when not the use of 'bad' language is appropriate.
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Post by Igitur on Mar 15, 2016 14:00:01 GMT
Things have moved on, when I was a lad my father would say something to me about the swearing, now the kids don't bat an eyelid and the father doesn't say a thing.
If you go into the Blackthorn End as a parent you have to expect to hear bad language.
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Post by creationblue on Mar 15, 2016 14:16:09 GMT
I take my 13yr old, 7 and 6 yr old in the south stand had season tickets there since the conference season when I decided Rovers needed our support more than ever so took my young ones to the games. It's a great place for the kids to sit, lots of more children in there, only one way out and in, reasonable atmosphere (especially when the away fans in the seats get a little feisty) Only draw back is the children do struggle to see goals at the other end and don't sit in the five front rows unless you like getting wet! I take my 12 & 10yo daughters and my 8yo son and sit in the South Stand too, all good except for one fella who should know better and uses the most inappropriate language!!! Of course I told him in no uncertain terms! |
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Post by clockendgas on Mar 15, 2016 16:57:15 GMT
I have never understood shouting abuse at the ref or lino, its hardly going to help their decision making in our favour, better to use humour to get your point across, something i think northern crowds have often been good out. Shouting finking hunt at someone probably says more about you than them imho
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 15, 2016 17:48:38 GMT
I took my kids to football from a young age. Children will hear- and probably use- just as bad language in the playground as they do at the football ground, my kids are late teens now, and know when and when not the use of 'bad' language is appropriate. It's one of those things that seems to have changed and not for the better. I was never coddled and so I hear foul language in two languages but it was never so in the house. I am still very much like it now. I can be around and use bad language but as soon as I come home, it stops. I seem to have some kind of circuit protector that stops me from using inappropriate language in female company or in places where it is not right to do so. Basically I think it's called manners. On the rare occasions where I have accidently had a rush of blood, I have learned that a well intentioned apology is welcomed by most |
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Post by a more piratey game on Mar 15, 2016 18:42:01 GMT
I took my kids to football from a young age. Children will hear- and probably use- just as bad language in the playground as they do at the football ground, my kids are late teens now, and know when and when not the use of 'bad' language is appropriate. It's one of those things that seems to have changed and not for the better. I was never coddled and so I hear foul language in two languages but it was never so in the house. I am still very much like it now. I can be around and use bad language but as soon as I come home, it stops. I seem to have some kind of circuit protector that stops me from using inappropriate language in female company or in places where it is not right to do so. Basically I think it's called manners. On the rare occasions where I have accidently had a rush of blood, I have learned that a well intentioned apology is welcomed by most not very football related, but I think its a bit old-fashioned not to swear in the company of females - it equality of opportunity swearing nowadays
my missus used to work in HR and had to do quite a bit in a warehouse - lots of the middle-aged blokes who worked there were quite happy to call each other sexual parts, nationality-specific sexual parts etc in an abusive fashion, but wouldn't want to repeat it in front of the young HR woman when she had to sort it out - they'd be genuinely shy about it. It seemed quite odd to me
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 15, 2016 18:48:45 GMT
It's one of those things that seems to have changed and not for the better. I was never coddled and so I hear foul language in two languages but it was never so in the house. I am still very much like it now. I can be around and use bad language but as soon as I come home, it stops. I seem to have some kind of circuit protector that stops me from using inappropriate language in female company or in places where it is not right to do so. Basically I think it's called manners. On the rare occasions where I have accidently had a rush of blood, I have learned that a well intentioned apology is welcomed by most not very football related, but I think its a bit old-fashioned not to swear in the company of females - it equality of opportunity swearing nowadays
my missus used to work in HR and had to do quite a bit in a warehouse - lots of the middle-aged blokes who worked there were quite happy to call each other sexual parts, nationality-specific sexual parts etc in an abusive fashion, but wouldn't want to repeat it in front of the young HR woman when she had to sort it out - they'd be genuinely shy about it. It seemed quite odd to me
I would have to agree in that I am very old fashioned in that sense. If I started to use the same la ginge that I do, in front of women and have it back from them then I think I would cease to see them as the fairer sex. It certainly is something I learned from my father and I am glad of it. I've never been one to follow the pack anyway and so I feel more comfortable carrying on as I do. I am probably too old to change that habit anyway. I do like to treat women with a modicum of respect. |
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Post by gasg8 on Mar 15, 2016 18:53:18 GMT
If you buy a season ticket and your kids are under 11 you can get a free season ticket for them. You have to sign them up to the under 11's scheme and young pirates. It's a bargain! So I've been taking both my kids for free for the last 4 years. We stand in the family enclosure and it's been fine. At first they were too young to understand what everyone was saying to the opposition goalie when he took a goal kick, now they find it funny (and know it's not a word they should use).
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Post by a more piratey game on Mar 15, 2016 18:56:42 GMT
If you buy a season ticket and your kids are under 11 you can get a free season ticket for them. You have to sign them up to the under 11's scheme and young pirates. It's a bargain! So I've been taking both my kids for free for the last 4 years. I didn't know that. Good stuff Rovers |
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Post by The Concept on Mar 15, 2016 20:50:48 GMT
I take my 13yr old, 7 and 6 yr old in the south stand had season tickets there since the conference season when I decided Rovers needed our support more than ever so took my young ones to the games. It's a great place for the kids to sit, lots of more children in there, only one way out and in, reasonable atmosphere (especially when the away fans in the seats get a little feisty) Only draw back is the children do struggle to see goals at the other end and don't sit in the five front rows unless you like getting wet! I take my 12 & 10yo daughters and my 8yo son and sit in the South Stand too, all good except for one fella who should know better and uses the most inappropriate language!!! Of course I told him in no uncertain terms! Write to the club to complain. If they are a season ticket holder the club will know the person from their seat number and should send them a warning at the very least. I've seen people with young kids leave the Dribuild at half-time, or swap seats, to avoid some mouthy individuals who only have one adjective in their vocabulary. Sad really that a little lad is excited to be going to see his team and then is subjected to an afternoon of spit and fury by an old-timer who obviously has no shame. |
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