How exactly does the family stand work and do you have to be with a child to gain entry ?

[cahill]

Can someone explain ?

 

[judge]

I don't know but I felt I had to comment on the thread with the longest title ever

 

[KPO]

Can someone explain ?

You can only buy a ticket with a child ticket - think two adults to one child. My grandson and I have season tickets in there - but its not a problem when he can't go eg at night games. In fact its never been a problem to upgrade his ticket to an adult for night games.

 

[cahill]

You can only buy a ticket with a child ticket - think two adults to one child. My grandson and I have season tickets in there - but its not a problem when he can't go eg at night games. In fact its never been a problem

 

[cahill]

Cheers. It's just that whenever I take my grandson I'm always struck by how many adults there are without children and often using obscene language and smelling of ale. Just thought I'd ask

 

[cahill]

I don't know but I felt I had to comment on the thread with the longest title ever

Does that pass for humour ? Why bother, just to be sarcastic, clever boy

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Cheers. It's just that whenever I take my grandson I'm always struck by how many adults there are without children and often using obscene language and smelling of ale. Just thought I'd ask

Football fans smelling of ale? That's an absolute disgrace. What's the world coming to?

 

[BladeInBC]

Took my two eldest boys to the first game of the season. They were 8 and 6 and we were sitting in front of 4 lads who were early twenties. The language was shocking. What's the point of having a family stand if you don't feel comfortable to take your family?
Anyway, we moved closer to the front. I should have just asked for tickets right at the front - they were more interested in seeing Captain Blade!

I don't know if this new regulation of having to carry ID to prove your age will make any difference. Living in Canada it'll probably be another 4 years before I get to find out!

 

[BladeInBC]

Football fans smelling of ale? That's an absolute disgrace. What's the world coming to?

In the family stand - presumably not a 10 year old but a gathering of those who are a little older.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

In the family stand - presumably not a 10 year old but a gathering of those who are a little older.

Been in the family stand for years. Take my son - who is actually 10 himself now. Love it. Often have a pre-match pint in there myself - so can only apologise to those around me if I smell of ale. As for swearing - yes a few take it too far but "colourful language" is part of the game. Every other chant from the kop involves swearing. I don't take it to heart - even when my son asks "what's a wxxxxr Dad?"

 

[God]

Been in the family stand for years. Take my son - who is actually 10 himself now. Love it. Often have a pre-match pint in there myself - so can only apologise to those around me if I smell of ale. As for swearing - yes a few take it too far but "colourful language" is part of the game. Every other chant from the kop involves swearing. I don't take it to heart - even when my son asks "what's a wxxxxr Dad?"

Nice to hear a voice of reason for once. I didnt actually start taking my kids until they were old enough to understand what was going off ie a football match. Where I sit in the Westfiled Corner I get well and truely pissed off with the kids that go and have no interest in the match whatsover. All little Johnny is interested in is getting a foot long hot dog down his neck and running to the bog every two minutes because mummy and daddy wont say no to his demands for another coke, then coming back and playing angry birds or summat on his i phone. Then if thats not enough to piss me off I then get little Jessica kicking the back of my seat all match grrrrrrrrrrrr. Please, if you cant control your kids and want to protect their little ears from them nasty men swearing at the ref DONT TAKE THEM.

 

[sitwell]

my 8 year old daughter goes to every saturday home game and loves the shouting ,swearing and banter that goes on. I just tell her not to tell her mum too much. She comments on the wankers behind me ,but never mentions their language just their thickness

 

[God]

my 8 year old daughter goes to every saturday home game and loves the shouting ,swearing and banter that goes on. I just tell her not to tell her mum too much. She comments on the wankers behind me ,but never mentions their language just their thickness

Must admit my 'thickness' does slip out now and again, especially when we get a D'Urso in charge !

 

[Northyorksblade]

I have a little darling who sits behind me. Repeatedly bangs the seat in front of him up and down and up and down. I very nicely, asked him to give me a break a few weeks ago and it just got worse and worse. So his dad isn't very receptive to a polite request. Other than punch his lights out or move neither of which I want to do, I just suffer it. They disappeared in the second half yesterday. Bliss! The first time our Jack went, aged six he asked me what (and he demonstrated) putting his thumb and middle finger together, making an O and moving it up and down, meant. I said it was the same as swearing and for goodness sake don't show your Mum when you get home

 

[cahill]

Yeah yeah people drink and swear at football matches thanks for reminding me. My question was about how do groups of adults without children get into the family stand, I actually thought it was for people with children. As United are now looking at concessions etc perhaps they might have a look at groups of adults without kids going in the family stand.

Without the young un I prefer standing at the back of the kop and I can tell you the language isn't as bad as some in the "family" stand. As a generalisation swearing is a bit pathetic, aled up or not, still, people have different standards

 

[Houso]

Kids hear swearing every day in the playground and at least hearing it with them gives you the chance to teach them that its not right nor funny. I'm not condoning it, but its not the end of world, especially at a football match.

And i imagine the groups of ale stinking men have let their kids run off elsewhere in the stand and sit with mates. Or even have a kids season ticket that never gets used.

 

[God]

Yeah yeah people drink and swear at football matches thanks for reminding me. My question was about how do groups of adults without children get into the family stand, I actually thought it was for people with children. As United are now looking at concessions etc perhaps they might have a look at groups of adults without kids going in the family stand.

Without the young un I prefer standing at the back of the kop and I can tell you the language isn't as bad as some in the "family" stand. As a generalisation swearing is a bit pathetic, aled up or not, still, people have different standards

I dont think that the season ticket holders forced to move out of the John Street stand would be too impressed if the club allow " groups of adults" back in again. Are you sure you'd want that anyway? Just imagine the patheticness when said groups of adults got together prematch and got aled up. It would be so unbearable for you and offspring.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Cheers. It's just that whenever I take my grandson I'm always struck by how many adults there are without children and often using obscene language and smelling of ale. Just thought I'd ask

Some of us are there because we season-ticket holders sat in the old JSS and we had to moved to the BLLT for a season or three until a new JSS was built.

Those season ticket holders are allowed to retain a season-ticket in the JSS regardless of coming with kids or not

 

[cahill]

BornOnShoreham

Thanks for explaining that. Didn't take much did it, cheers pal

 

[Linz]

Foxy and SF sit on the John Street and have done since it was built. The arrangement seems to be that those who have long-standing season tickets have been allowed to stay.

I think this was looked at a few years back and it was changed to the three (?) blocks nearest the away fans being the designated family area... the ones with the stairwells painted green.

 

[Northyorksblade]

We still sit there, near the away fans, but we had to argue our point that we'd been there since it was built and we were surrounded by friends we'd made over the years. I believe Mick R helped us out. At one stage we were told our daughter, an adult, couldn't get a ticket with us, as she wasn't bringing a child, but the club had a change of heart.

 

[blade too long]

first , you have to prove you had a mother

 

[Bradford Blade]

Foxy and SF sit on the John Street and have done since it was built. The arrangement seems to be that those who have long-standing season tickets have been allowed to stay.

I think this was looked at a few years back and it was changed to the three (?) blocks nearest the away fans being the designated family area... the ones with the stairwells painted green.

Interesting (I wasn't aware of such BTW); shame most Blades on the other JSS blocks don't seem to know this either - we moved from John Street (C Block) to South Stand (A-B Block) at the beginning of the season to avoid some 'lovely' old dears (with no kids) who thought me and the kids were "too loud" Family Stand???? The term seesm to have very little meaning in the truest sense

Anyway, me & the kids love it on the SS - had my first ST there way back in 89 and it's great to be there for the foreseeable future I hope...

UTB!

 

[Bradford Blade]

first , you have to prove you had a mother

LOL - buggered if you're a 'test tube' baby I s'pose

 

[cahill]

Agreed Bradford Blade doesn't seem to be overly child friendly going by some comments on here, also explains the defense and justification of and use of obscene language, as if it makes look you big and clever, or perhaps "hard" LOL. "Family Stand" LOL

 

[cahill]

also whether you stay in the J.S. Stand seems to be a case of who and what you know, twas ever thus

 

[sitwell]

I go on the JSS hblock ,have had my seat since it was first put in ,I think you can stay there even when the kids arent with you/grown up ,but if you stop for a season and try to go back without kids I think your knackered.

 

[bricktop]

I take Brownie jnr on the JSS when he comes to the Lane.

Now i'm a father myself i don't use offensive language in front of him, and go on the JSS because the chance of hearing naughty words is reduced. In fact my moderated language is that good now, when he sits in the back of my car, he points at other vehicles saying 'Silly Drivers', instead of the usual 'you fucking cocksocket wankstain fucktard' that can be heard when i'm driving without child in the car.

 

[Hartley Hare]

I find there are plenty of ways to curse and show disapproval with resorting to common dirty swearwords;

".....go and boil yer bra" - is a good one to throw at any woman who is annoying, including the missus.

I find a "shove-off" pretty effective, and "..... you stupid swamp donkey" quite demeaning.

 

[Northyorksblade]

also whether you stay in the J.S. Stand seems to be a case of who and what you know, twas ever thus

If that was a dig at me, I didn't seek out Mick's help. He saw a post on here or similar forum with me moaning that we had to move, pm'd me and said he'd do what he could and sorted it. Just like he does for any Blade whenever he can.