Guest as Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Won the egg & spoon by holding it down with my thumb - still the only thing I ever won. During the 100 metres (which was about 30 metres in reality) on Shepherds Cross Street playing field I went over on my ankle and came last, even behind the fat spazzy kid, I got laughed at by the entire school and their parents. Did it bother me at the time - yes, but it wasn't some fucking traumatic event or anything, shame Crawley wasn't about to defend me really I've read some gay things on here in the past, but suggesting that losing on sports day was some life-changing bullying event beats them all, thanks CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasoned Traveller Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I got called a 'Bell End' last night by my 17yr Old Stepson. Muttered it under his breath upstairs when I was sat outside, however all windows were open so I heard him. We'll see who's the Bell End when he wants picking up from Tesco at half ten on Friday Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 2, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2009 is he 'a bit slow' odd its taken him til now to work you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted July 2, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've got a 2 year old who plays up pretty much the same as most others do I guess. When he's at his worst, I make him sit and watch the Aphex Twin video - Come to Daddy - until he goes quiet. He then tends to stay quiet for the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawley Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Won the egg & spoon by holding it down with my thumb - still the only thing I ever won. During the 100 metres (which was about 30 metres in reality) on Shepherds Cross Street playing field I went over on my ankle and came last, even behind the fat spazzy kid, I got laughed at by the entire school and their parents. Did it bother me at the time - yes, but it wasn't some fucking traumatic event or anything, shame Crawley wasn't about to defend me really I've read some gay things on here in the past, but suggesting that losing on sports day was some life-changing bullying event beats them all, thanks CW Even I can make exceptions in special cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 2, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've just spent the last hour listening to my next door neighbour trying to reason with his three year old son. My guess is the kid had a water pistol. Dad: Please don't do that. Dad: Please don't do that. Dad: Why are you doing that to daddy? Dad: Please don't do that. and so it went on. In fact, it reminded me of the little bit of basic I learned at college on a Commador Pet (remember them?) 10 Ask kid "Please don't do that." 20 Ask kid "Please don't do that." 30 Ask kid "Why are you doing that to daddy?" 40 Ask kid "Please don't do that." 50 If kid stops then End. 60 If kid doesn't stop then go to 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter barryk32 Posted July 2, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2009 The missus' dad used to take the plug off her electrical stuff for a week if she got really lippy. so the telly would still be sat in her room but she couldn't use it as she had been naughty. didn't work on her little sister as she worked out how to re wire the plugs back on. Our dad used to do that, my brother just pushed the naked wire directly into the wall socket!!!!!!! Frightening when you look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 2, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2009 Lad I work with did that with his lad. Lad was lippy, pliers cut the plug off. week later, re-wire the plug. Lad was lippy again, pliers cut the plug off week later re-wire the plug. Lad was lippy for third time, pliers cut wire as close to TV as possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgywheel Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 think i read once in at least one league it was score up to 9, then it reverts to 0-0, or even 0-2 if a team leading 9-2 scores a 10th not a bad idea imo all this about it teaches them to compete does it or does it just teach 'em to kick it to the big fat fcuk who can kick it harder than everybody else, thus making the equally shit ones lucky to have an effective teammate actually think they are something special i see it every week get one kid who can score goals and boot it somewhere near him does not a footballer make do the dutch play competitive football at under7s? just asking Like the Dutch the BBDJFL don't play competetive football at under 7's,they don't start competetive football till under 9's, but when they do surely protecting kids by stopping at 9 goals is just shite, getting beat 9 nil or 13 nil you've still been played off the park, and in my lads league kicking it to the fat fcuk doesn't work as the bottom team found out , marking him out the game and teaching the boys how to pass, move and work hard combined with 12 equally good players does, which i see every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 north bury play competitive at under 7 bolton does from at least 8s if you're talking about 13 players then we're at least talking 11s im on about 7's, 8's, 9s and 10s as that is my experience at 8s we travelled to littlebrough piss wet though saturday in november and conceded 3 in as many minutes against a team with 4 lads attending uniteds set up think it ended in double figures what anybody - on either side got from that, fcuk knows how you keep the interest and enthusiasm of them thats getting beat, well, you tell me i'm pretty proud of what we do - a group of 10 lads who want to play football the pot hunting clubs and parents make me sick pathetic individuals unless of course we should exclude them that aren't very good abnd send em back to their xboxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YATESY Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 'tis a good point Cas. My eldest is 6 and getting ready for playing U'7s next season. The club he is playing at has an all-inclusive policy for those who train and play at the club. Over the last few weeks we have had 2 or 3 new players arrive from a neighbouring club that has had its annual cull of players that they deem not good enough. 6 year old lads, some of whom have been at said club's soccer schools for 2+ years, rejected at an age when most lads are only just starting off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 north bury play competitive at under 7 bolton does from at least 8s if you're talking about 13 players then we're at least talking 11s im on about 7's, 8's, 9s and 10s as that is my experience at 8s we travelled to littlebrough piss wet though saturday in november and conceded 3 in as many minutes against a team with 4 lads attending uniteds set up think it ended in double figures what anybody - on either side got from that, fcuk knows how you keep the interest and enthusiasm of them thats getting beat, well, you tell me i'm pretty proud of what we do - a group of 10 lads who want to play football the pot hunting clubs and parents make me sick pathetic individuals unless of course we should exclude them that aren't very good abnd send em back to their xboxes And another thing - how come parents are suddenly so much more interested? What were our dads doing? In 9 years of school team football there was only one dad who ever turned up and he was a long distance lorry driver who was away all week. Few more at Boys Fed level but no more than about 4 or 5. Mothers were a never there. Westhoughton Rangers were the exception when half the bleeding town used to turn out and scream and scare the shite of 12 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 'tis a good point Cas. My eldest is 6 and getting ready for playing U'7s next season. The club he is playing at has an all-inclusive policy for those who train and play at the club. Over the last few weeks we have had 2 or 3 new players arrive from a neighbouring club that has had its annual cull of players that they deem not good enough. 6 year old lads, some of whom have been at said club's soccer schools for 2+ years, rejected at an age when most lads are only just starting off. not walshaw sports surely........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 And another thing - how come parents are suddenly so much more interested? What were our dads doing? is the main difference not that more and more kids do the saturday morning stuff at 'clubs' now in my day it was school team during the week my lads junior school don't even play in a league just 2 or 3 friendlies yet 6 of 'em from one class form 3/4 of our under 10s, so its not that kids don't want to play more that their opportunities through the normal avenues are restricted btw out of our 10 that finished last season at 10's, 6 have played since day one at 6 years old and we've won about 15 games in 4 seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 oh aye a certain ex premiership winning pro is involved with another team in north bolton and decided that some 6 year olds aren't worthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YATESY Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 not walshaw sports surely........ in one Cas. One of the new arrivals at my sons age has come to our club with his 9 year old brother. The 9 year old is a goalkeeper, been at Walshaw Sports for 5 years. Walshaw Sports don't have another keeper (yet) but have decided that this lad is no longer good enough and told him to sling his hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 but walshaw sports are a beacon, shining brightly, something all clubs can aspire to aren't they? charter marked links, however tenuous to bwfc is your lad at the other walshaw team, or bx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 3, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 3, 2009 Has Walshaw Sports Club passed me by? I assisted with both my kid's teams through the years in BBJFL. Closest we came to a Walshaw Sports Club was Brandlesholme, near Walshaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrp Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 oh aye a certain ex premiership winning pro is involved with another team in north bolton and decided that some 6 year olds aren't worthy Colin Hendry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YATESY Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 but walshaw sports are a beacon, shining brightly, something all clubs can aspire to aren't they? charter marked links, however tenuous to bwfc is your lad at the other walshaw team, or bx? Eldest only got into football about 6 months ago. Bloody hell, the trouble I had finding a club that would still take him. Most already had enough for the U'7s team and didn't want anymore. Fair enough though of lads have been training with said club for a year or more. There are actually 3 teams with Walshaw in their name now. Walshaw Sports, Walshaw Park and Elton and Walshaw. We are at the latter. The club had a splt about 2 years ago and the U'9s and younger went a seperate way. Ready for next season they are reforming the younger end of the club, thus a new team for our eldest to join. As for Walshaw Sports, I'll stick to our open house and all-inclusive policy thank you. MickyD - they have been around for a bit but since BWFC part funded their astro-tuff (behind Walshaw CC) and helped them develop, they have moved to a very selective club. Even when you are "in", you can't be certain of playing the following season until the end of season assessments and cull has taken place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 So it's either a philosophy of "it's the taking part that matters" to being utterly ruthless with kids who are new to standing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 3, 2009 Site Supporter Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thing is, it's only what the pro-clubs do with kids. How many times have you heard of local clubs, Bolton, United, City, Bury, etc. send scouts out to games. Scouts have words with managers who introduce them to parents. Parent gets blinded by the fact that someone in pro-football rates his kid as a player. Player leaves club . . . and his mates to go and train with big club. Three years later the pro-club puts a tape measure around the kid's wrist and reports that the kid isn't going to be big enough to make it at pro-level! Kid goes back to old club where other kids and parents resent the fact that he left to join an academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2009 walshaw sports junior teams play on the cricket ground and micky, i think they play in north bury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Sprout Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thing is, it's only what the pro-clubs do with kids. How many times have you heard of local clubs, Bolton, United, City, Bury, etc. send scouts out to games. Scouts have words with managers who introduce them to parents. Parent gets blinded by the fact that someone in pro-football rates his kid as a player. Player leaves club . . . and his mates to go and train with big club. Three years later the pro-club puts a tape measure around the kid's wrist and reports that the kid isn't going to be big enough to make it at pro-level! Kid goes back to old club where other kids and parents resent the fact that he left to join an academy. Micky, you're spot on there. My lad played all ages from under 7 upwards and often played in teams with 11/12 yr old lads who had been returned by City, United, Everton etc. There was a big loss of confidence on their return and many gave up. By the way Casino, thanks for rubbing my nose in it the other day, I was rejected by Bill Ridding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgywheel Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) north bury play competitive at under 7 bolton does from at least 8s if you're talking about 13 players then we're at least talking 11s im on about 7's, 8's, 9s and 10s as that is my experience at 8s we travelled to littlebrough piss wet though saturday in november and conceded 3 in as many minutes against a team with 4 lads attending uniteds set up think it ended in double figures what anybody - on either side got from that, fcuk knows how you keep the interest and enthusiasm of them thats getting beat, well, you tell me i'm pretty proud of what we do - a group of 10 lads who want to play football the pot hunting clubs and parents make me sick pathetic individuals unless of course we should exclude them that aren't very good abnd send em back to their xboxes Yep sorry Cas, point taken from the other side of the coin as it where, our team was setup from a bunch of lads deemed not good enough to play for other teams in the area ( by the Pot hunting brigade) who all came together and on the back of it what was one team, a local association was born. it used to make me sick how some of these clubs looked after their kids, phoning players on friday night saying don't bother coming to the match tomorrow you'll only be sub and i won't be bringing you on, or your not quite as good as the lads i've already got so you can keep coming training but won't play and will have to train on your own if one of the dads wants to train you. You sound like you run your club like we do all ours, it's about being there and enjoying playing and if you win great if you don't lets go again next week, but if you get beat 13- 2 like we did in the cup putting 9 - 2 on the website didn't make a jot of difference to how the boys felt they knew they had been beat 13-2 .Just think thats like bolting the door when the horse has ran and protecting kids from something that to be honest theyv'e forgot all about by break time monday. Edited July 3, 2009 by Dodgywheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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