It's amazing what you do as a parent to keep your kids happy, I have truely martyrd myself, the pirates got some free tickets to see Charlton play against Peterborough last night, the two Charlton matches I went to as a kid were boring, as I remember the highlight of both matches was the hotdog ! I tried to think up a way out of it, but barring sudden illness or meteor strike it wasn't gonna happen. Don't get me wrong, I think playing football can be fun...but watching it...is beyond me, I just don't get it ? is it a religious thing ? do people go cos their friends and relatives go...I am bemused, allways have been, probably allways will be. It was cold, the players came on, the whistle went and suddenly it was like being back at school, all the kids that were picked first before a playground match were in front of me playing in a grown up one, they were like glass, as soon as another player came to near they were on the floor seemingly writhing in agony...until they were not awarded a free kick, then got up and started running again? It was really cold by half time, made even colder by watching pass the ball for 45 mins, I have not been that cold since my last winter on a motorbike. During half time it seemed ironic that they showed a health information film about smoking and healthy eating, while as I was sitting in the stand I was being passed by heaps of potato looking people wearing sporty clothes holding a burger....made me chuckle. the second half started and the triballism became more apparent, a drum had started at the Charlton end with all the fans chanting...twas a bit like The Italian Job at the end, it got really loud when Charlton scored...and even louder when they scored again, pirates were freezing by now, I was thinking that my last trip to have a tooth pulled was getting preferable to the position I was in now. Then the final whistle....and ....relief, I'd done it, I'd fullfilled my promise and now comes the preparation for a really good excuse if they ask me again.
An ex bf once told me we were going to go down south for a weekend away, I was really excited as he wasn't v thoughtful like that....turns out a couple of days before I found out we were going to watch Burnley and it wasn't just me and him it was his whole family and the rest of his cricket club... I was so gutted. But id already paid for my flight so thought i'd chance it.... safe to say it was pretty much a lads ******* up... and I had to stand and watch Burnley with a load of scrotes and people I didn't like.... Was the worst weekend away...EVER....I've not been to watch football since and I don't plan to ever again... Like you said they're all sooo soft...I used to play in goal and love playing but watching is just far too boring...
I use to love going the football but can no longer afford it and I agree there all a bunch of soft selfish idiots these days.
yep, affraid vegball does chuff all for me, i'd rather shave my nuts with a shovel than go, been a few times but no more, i'm happy to support england in the euro's or world cup, but only 'cos we have a sweep at work.
I'm a season ticket holder at Charlton - I have been for nearly thirty years but sometimes football just does my head in and I wonder why I started watching at all. I've managed to get my son in to it now so the agony continues! It is a habit that you get in to, obviously you identify with the players although that is harder these days as they all move so much. Last night I couldn't go as I had to look after my daughter, and my sone decided that he was too tired from school (not working obviously, I think they had double PE or something) to bother with it. I think that it's just something that you get in to - my father went, I used to go on my own but as he (and I) got older we went together and then when he died my mum took over his ticket. It's quite nice to walk to the ground as I get a chance to talk to my son, and it's not the normal grunts and moaning that you get for the rest of the time. Night games on cold evenings are a bit of a trial now though. Don't think that last nights game was a classic though. The writhing around in agony is annoying as well, as well as the constant arguing with the referee.
