Nephew Question : What Footie Team

**FiveTimes** · 31 January 2008, 09:54

Apparently the cheeky geordies are everyone's fav second team. (but not mine).

Especially now they have the "messiah" back

**Ardesco** · 31 January 2008, 09:54

Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post

Had Mrs BGG's nephew over at the weekend (7 years old).

He asked, out of the blue, what football team should I support ?

I was a bit lost for advice to be honest.

I was trying to think of a team that everyone likes and is one of the best, but I can't think of one.

2 minutes later in World of Warcraft, the subject was thankfully forgotten.

Now he's got to wait until he is 12 before he can officially play it.

Tell him to be his own man and not to fall into the pathetic flock mentality of football. Who really gives a tulipe about a bunch of overpaid chavs who despite dropping out of school were lucky enough to earn a fair bit of cash for playing games.

Of course this may get him beaten up/ignored at school... Tell him to pick the team the cool kids like!

**Pondlife** · 31 January 2008, 09:58

Tell him to pick his local lower division side. This way he can actually go to see a game if he wants and keeps his credibility without selling out.

**rootsnall** · 31 January 2008, 10:00

Nudge him towards Barnstoneworth United or Fulchester United. If he's asking you then I think he may be more of the board game geek type anyway, which I'm not saying is a bad thing.

**gingerjedi** · 31 January 2008, 10:01

Shirley it depends on where he lives? He'll learn a lot more about life supporting a carp team, watching Man Ure every week will turn him into a spoiled brat.

**tay** · 31 January 2008, 10:05

Crystal Palace! But only because I live there.. and dont really give a toss about poofball.

**Troll** · 31 January 2008, 10:06

Suggest he follows Rugby instead of the chav infested footie team... or better still he goes down to the local Rugby club and plays...

**The Lone Gunman** · 31 January 2008, 10:18

Get him interested in his local team. Tell him it is incumbent on all fans to follow the fortunes and attend his local team even if his real support is for another.

Then go all Zen and tell him that one does not pick the team one supports, it picks you.

**DiscoStu** · 31 January 2008, 10:19

I would suggest the mighty reds.

No, not them, the mighty reds of Barnsley. It's just like watching Brazil.

Nephew Question : What Footie Team