Reply to: Nephew Question : What Footie Team

[gingerjedi]

I can still remember when Bristol City were in the top flight last time around.

And me, I was a Liverpool fan at the time so I had to hide my scarf and rosette under my coat when I was in the Williams stand with my Bristol City supporting dad!

[shaunbhoy]

We didn't expect to survive a season in Championship let alone get promoted to the Premiership [counts chickens], the best we can hope for is promotion followed by relegation + parachute payments... kerching!

I can still remember when Bristol City were in the top flight last time around.

[gingerjedi]

That'll keep him going for a year anyway, and if he doesn't get bored with footy by that point then he won't mind them tumbling back down into the Championship where they clearly belong. I like your thinking GJ.

We didn't expect to survive a season in Championship let alone get promoted to the Premiership [counts chickens], the best we can hope for is promotion followed by relegation + parachute payments... kerching!

[shaunbhoy]

Get him to start supporting Bristol City now before they get promoted (fingers crossed) then he can travel the country visiting all the glamorous stadia

That'll keep him going for a year anyway, and if he doesn't get bored with footy by that point then he won't mind them tumbling back down into the Championship where they clearly belong. I like your thinking GJ.

[Mr Crosby]

Gods own Cardiff City.

I'm there at the moment, nightlife is something else

[FiveTimes]

Gods own Cardiff City.

Fowler owns most of

[Moscow Mule]

I can't really suggest Bristol, since he doesn't live there.

I like the idea of him supporting his own club, so I've tracked this one down.

http://www.basildontown.co.uk/

That'll sort the little fella out.

Cheers for the help folks.

If he is genuinely interested in football, you might try Ebsfleet if he's in that neck of the woods (sort of). Now run by www.myfootballclub.co.uk

[Bluebird]

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.

Gods own Cardiff City.

[FiveTimes]

Or get a box series of Sky's dream team DVD's and get him to follow the fictitious Harchester United aka The Dragons.

nothing ever dull happens at Harchester

[Board Game Geek]

I can't really suggest Bristol, since he doesn't live there.

I like the idea of him supporting his own club, so I've tracked this one down.

http://www.basildontown.co.uk/

That'll sort the little fella out.

Cheers for the help folks.

[gingerjedi]

Get him to start supporting Bristol City now before they get promoted (fingers crossed) then he can travel the country visiting all the glamorous stadia safe in the knowledge that no-one will expect them to win so he'll never be disappointed.

[techno]

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.

Wot he said.

This way other kids will think he is a true football fan and will not get picked on.

Although if he is having to ask you then maybe football is not is true calling.....

[tim123]

Everton or West Ham make sensible 'neutral' choices.

Both have a long history of doing well (so you're not a numpty for supporting them 30 years ago) but more recently have been down on their luck (and everybody feels sorry for you, for having to be loyal to them). Though they are actually both doing better this year.

tim

[OrangeHopper]

Why not start up a team in World of Warcraft. My eleven year old would be up for it. He spends enough time on there!

[Mr Crosby]

Support your local team, thats why I've had to endure watching the same tulip week in week out for the last 35 years