Nedski
Active Member
This is an unofficial follow up to the Away Day Etiquette thread.
Living in the south means I struggle to get to games, home or away.
We've finally got a local game which I'd love to take my eldest to - he turns 8 in November. He's not been to one of our games yet. I've got visions of taking the train over, grabbing lunch, getting him in the thick of a Blades pub and really soaking up the experience.
My main concern is the reputation of the chav element in our away support along with the general reputation of pompey fans. While I'm sure my son would love the occasion, I'm a bit worried a bad experience could put him off as he can be a sensitive bugger!
Growing up I went to most if not all of the 90's/early 2000 games at Fratton Park with my dad. From Alan Knight, Gerry Creaney, Peter Crouch, Paul Merson etc, the amazing 2-1 win when Pompey were top but we had Michael Brown, even the day the linesman got whacked. I never experienced any trouble but I'm not sure if my dad was just good at avoiding it!
Does anyone regularly take a youngster to away games? Or is it a bad idea? Like I said, I'd love him to get the whole Blade experience (ideally at Bramall Lane but that's logistically/financially difficult) but not if there's a good chance it could go wrong and scar him for life! He's already asking for Messi/Mbappe/Yamal kits so I need to keep him on the straight and narrow with us!
Living in the south means I struggle to get to games, home or away.
We've finally got a local game which I'd love to take my eldest to - he turns 8 in November. He's not been to one of our games yet. I've got visions of taking the train over, grabbing lunch, getting him in the thick of a Blades pub and really soaking up the experience.
My main concern is the reputation of the chav element in our away support along with the general reputation of pompey fans. While I'm sure my son would love the occasion, I'm a bit worried a bad experience could put him off as he can be a sensitive bugger!
Growing up I went to most if not all of the 90's/early 2000 games at Fratton Park with my dad. From Alan Knight, Gerry Creaney, Peter Crouch, Paul Merson etc, the amazing 2-1 win when Pompey were top but we had Michael Brown, even the day the linesman got whacked. I never experienced any trouble but I'm not sure if my dad was just good at avoiding it!
Does anyone regularly take a youngster to away games? Or is it a bad idea? Like I said, I'd love him to get the whole Blade experience (ideally at Bramall Lane but that's logistically/financially difficult) but not if there's a good chance it could go wrong and scar him for life! He's already asking for Messi/Mbappe/Yamal kits so I need to keep him on the straight and narrow with us!