On keys and Gray they are saying a survey has been done by capital one and only 20% of kids support the team their dad does? I knew it would be a lower percentage than years gone by but this amazes me. Does this mean more munichs as we get older? Are sky to blame, society or is it to do with people moving more and more?

It's the parents fault, i have 3 sons and 1 grandson who are all Bolton fans, so a 100% success rate in my house hold

I hate to agree with the resident pensioner, but he's right. Parents, instill some values in your spawn FFS!

It's the parents fault, i have 3 sons and 1 grandson who are all Bolton fans, so a 100% success rate in my house hold

a Grandson you dont look old enough

Looking at this from a sociological perspective, do we think it is relative to absent fathers and slags not even knowing who the dad is? I mean, flat dicks shouldn't even be at the game never mind getting their brats interested.

I heard that stat as well.

 

Own up time. Who has offspring that supports another team? And on a similar note. Did you follow the team your old man supported.

 

My mum and dad were never into football so i had no guidance at all. But my first team was QPR. It didn't last long.

The fact that there's so much top flight football on the telly now added to the the cost of watching football now certainly can't have helped.

 

Having said that, the parents of the children should simply not allow it. Beatings if neccessary.

 

If the kid wants a Man Utd shirt for his birthday then he doesn't get one. Simple.

I would of been a Citeh fan if it weren't for my old man, David White was my favourite player.

One of my 'mates'' dad supports Everton, his son is a Liverpool fan. I genuinely find it mind boggling.

One of my mates supports Ipswich (and to be fair he does go quite often) his brother supports Arsenal (and never goes) and their dad supports Man Utd (and I'm not sure he's ever been north of Birmingham) - that is all very odd!

No kids meself, but had many an argument about this with a good mate (a white himself).

Uses the "well all his mates are utd fans" - bollocks.

One of the nephews is on the right path though, despite living in Derby.

Good lad, he's looking forward to the game in Feb.

All my family have always supported Bolton, I can trace it back as far as my great great grandad.

 

If / when I have a nipper and if they decide they support another team, they will be staying in the shed.

 

All down to parenting and like NB says a reflection on society, taking the easy route supporting one of the big boys from the comfort of your armchair.

No kids but my owd man and brother are are both whites. My brother lives in london town and my nephew is of that age where he is getting in to it. To make matters worse the lads mum is a citeh fan.

No kids myself, but I'd like to think I'd bring them up with Bolton being the only thing they know. Then when old enough to appreciate it, get them to their first game and first season ticket. Worked for me.

Unless you support one of the big one's, its very hard to get your kids on the right track.

 

Loads of Brummies and Southerners at work, every one of them now gets their kids United and City tops. Many even take tem games now. Just the world we live in now.

What could be behind some of it is people being in exile and so wanting to give their kids a chance to see some local football and then them getting hooked on that team. So I know Everton and West ham fans here who have taken kids along to cheap deals at Villa and Notts County and now the kids are stuck with them.

My Dad supports Bolton. I Support Bolton., My daughter supports Bolton.

 

My 'brother' decided to support the red vermin down the road around the Docherty era.

I've barely spoke to him since, and he now lives in Germany. He did have some use as he lived in Munich when we played there, but he's now in the middle of nowhere.

Edited December 13, 201213 yr by Gonk

My Dad supports Bolton. I Support Bolton., My daughter supports Bolton.

 

My 'brother' decided to support the red vermin down the road around the Docherty era.

I've barely spoke to him since, and he now lives in Germany. He did have some use as he lived in Munich when we played there, but he's now in the middle of nowhere.

 

My "brother" is PNE. He's also not someone I choose to spend any time with so it doesn't affect me at all. You can pick your nose..........

My dad didnt support anyone, he just loved the game, and played as much as possible.

 

He took me everywere while he was playing, I had mini kits from all his teams etc.

 

Only when I was 5 did I start to ask about going games, and I already had Everton kits from my scouse family, so I wanted to watch them. He took me in 87 once, I cant remember it at all, but he took me again maybe twice a year after that, till he had to work Saturdays.

 

So, he asked a neighbour to take me to Burnden, as it was cheap, close and easy. But it never took, I was about 8 or 9 at this point, and the damage was already done. I went to Bolton games with my Everton shirt under my coat.

No kids but My dad, grandad, great grandad all supported Bolton and I will continue the tradition to drill it into my kids. Have an uncle nobhead who supports PNE, enough said there.

I managed to even get my nephew who's dads a Munich to support the wanderers

No kids but My dad, grandad, great grandad all supported Bolton and I will continue the tradition to drill it into my kids. Have an uncle nobhead who supports PNE, enough said there.

 

Are we related?

You should have listened to Phil Brown on 5Live instead. Brilliant interview

 

Orange man’ Phil Brown tries to work out if he’s a victim of racism live on national radio

Posted by Rob Parker on October 22, 2012 in: Oddballs|Post Comment

 

Former Hull City and Preston manager Phil Brown already has a considerable reputation for being a bit of a prat. But he tried to enhance that image with his input during a radio debate on racism in football this morning.

 

Brown was a guest on Victoria Derbyshire’s show on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning. But he attempted to turn the discussion into a Phil Brown self-help group as he pondered aloud whether he might have been a victim of racism.

 

Listeners might have guessed there was trouble ahead from Brown’s first interjection: “I wanna know what racism is. Is it personal? Is it just down to how you feel or is this a global thing?”

 

He later added: “[Football's] a team game and everybody pulled together with regard to the last 20, 25 years trying to stamp out racism from the world of football.

 

“In the main, it was from the terraces. Now it’s a player-to-player thing. So, all of a sudden it’s now how personal is that racism, that remark?

 

“I’ve been called ‘sunbed’. I’ve been called, you know, ‘orange man’… and it’s not as serious as what these guys are claiming because it’s from their past and where I’m concerned it’s a level of abuse at my skin colour.

 

“Now, I don’t class that as an abuse, so I just get on with it. But these guys…”

 

And to top it off, he then wondered whether Rio Ferdinand is campaigning to bring racism back into football.

 

He said: “I’m not too sure what point he’s trying to make. If he’s not going to wear a Kick It Out campaign [t-shirt], is he not wearing it to bring it back?”

"Orange Man" ?? What a fucking shit insult that is.

Victoria Derbyshire is a Bolton fan.