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TottenhamMattSpur

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I've got a 2 1/2 year old who, until yesterday, I've never considered taking to a game.
But I spotted a chap a few rows ahead of me, with a girl not much older than mine, change bag in hand, with her on his lap.

What is the club policy with littluns (I don't care what it was in 1963 when you were a kid, my dad tells me those stories every single time we go to games together)

Can you just take them in with you? No seat required?
I'm not sure what he did or I would do when she invariably shits herself. There's no baby changing facilities lol
 

jonnie83

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I took my then 2 year old to White Hart Lane in the final season there just so he can say he saw a game there when he is older. It was fine for the first half, he enjoyed the cheering of the goals (4-0 vs Bournemouth) and watching the crowd more than the game though. Second half had to bribe him with snacks though
 

TottenhamMattSpur

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I took my then 2 year old to White Hart Lane in the final season there just so he can say he saw a game there when he is older. It was fine for the first half, he enjoyed the cheering of the goals (4-0 vs Bournemouth) and watching the crowd more than the game though. Second half had to bribe him with snacks though

Lol - eats no breakfast. 1 hour later. "Nack"
 

spursgirls

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Everyone has to have a ticket, even one day old babies.
I'd say she was a bit young tbh. Give it another years or so. You want to be able to watch the game yourself!
 

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While at the Fulham game a few weeks ago. There was a Father and son sat in front of me and the little kid had on a large pair of noise reducing earphones. If that poor child was at the Liverpool game I hope his father gave him a blindfold also ?
 
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Dougal

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Smuggled both my kids in when they were younger. To be fair the wife was still pregnant each time. Been wondering this about my 3 year old. Had the chance to bring her yesterday. Decided that until she watched a match for 90 minutes on telly she wouldn’t have the concentration for it. So got tickets for my brother and his 9 year old daughter for her first game. She was at the right age to take it all in. Shame they both support Liverpool, she nearly got her Dad killed cheering the goals.

Anyway, get this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Pollys-Potty-Andrea-Pinnington/dp/1409302199/ref=nodl_

Had mine toilet trained by 2 and a half :whistle: :poop::poop::poop:
 

Long spur

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While at the Fulham game a few weeks ago. There was a after and son sat in front of me and the little kid had on a large pair of noise reducing earphones. If that poor child was at the Liverpool game I hope his father gave him a blindfold also ?

That might have been my 3 year old boy at the Fulham game in block 105. He always wears his big yellow ear defenders due to the sound system. For me it's partly childcare related. Me and my 6 year old go to all games and when the wife is busy we take the 3 year old too. We were going to use the 3 year olds season ticket to upgrade to adult or take friends of the 6 year old but so far are just keeping the refunds. Luckily the 3 year old missed the Liverpool game so no blindfoled needed ?
 

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That might have been my 3 year old boy at the Fulham game in block 105. He always wears his big yellow ear defenders due to the sound system. For me it's partly childcare related. Me and my 6 year old go to all games and when the wife is busy we take the 3 year old too. We were going to use the 3 year olds season ticket to upgrade to adult or take friends of the 6 year old but so far are just keeping the refunds. Luckily the 3 year old missed the Liverpool game so no blindfoled needed ?

Its a small world buddy it was indeed block 105. I was there with a friend and actually moved from my original seat to your block as my friend is not a member and had to wait for her ticket to go on general release but as I'm not well at the moment and disabled they allowed me to move. I said to my friend at the time I thought it was a brilliant and very responsible idea with the earphones. I was your Sons age when I went to my first Tottenham game and being a very timid and frail child it was a pretty terrifying experience. Saying that it was back in 1981 and against Arsenal. There was easily over 50,000 in that day, January 17th and we won 2-0 the great and underrated Steve Archibald getting both goals. I wish I had a pair of those headphones back then. ??❤
 

spursgirls

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Smuggled both my kids in when they were younger. To be fair the wife was still pregnant each time. Been wondering this about my 3 year old. Had the chance to bring her yesterday. Decided that until she watched a match for 90 minutes on telly she wouldn’t have the concentration for it. So got tickets for my brother and his 9 year old daughter for her first game. She was at the right age to take it all in. Shame they both support Liverpool, she nearly got her Dad killed cheering the goals.

Anyway, get this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Pollys-Potty-Andrea-Pinnington/dp/1409302199/ref=nodl_

Had mine toilet trained by 2 and a half :whistle::poop::poop::poop:
Not necessarily. My grandsons hadn't seen a whole game on tv but absolutely loved being at a game and concentrated the whole way through. They were 3 3/4 though.
 

Dougal

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Not necessarily. My grandsons hadn't seen a whole game on tv but absolutely loved being at a game and concentrated the whole way through. They were 3 3/4 though.
She’s only 3 and 2/3rds so that’s completely different :)
 

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Took my boy when he was 6/7. Half time whistle blew and he asked if it had finished. He looked proper disappointed that it wasn't
 

dagraham

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I think it’s a bit pointless before they are 5 or 6 unless they are desperate to go, but each to their own.

I saw a guy last season at Wembley with a baby strapped to him in one of those carry sling things. Couldn’t have been more than 6 months old. I thought either you’re a bit odd mate or you have child care difficulties :D.

My daughter is 4 and isn’t really interested, but I will take her one day as soon as I reckon there is a greater than 50% chance she can sit through it without whinging that she’s bored and wants to go home every 5 minutes.
 

wrd

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Smuggled both my kids in when they were younger. To be fair the wife was still pregnant each time. Been wondering this about my 3 year old. Had the chance to bring her yesterday. Decided that until she watched a match for 90 minutes on telly she wouldn’t have the concentration for it. So got tickets for my brother and his 9 year old daughter for her first game. She was at the right age to take it all in. Shame they both support Liverpool, she nearly got her Dad killed cheering the goals.

Anyway, get this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Pollys-Potty-Andrea-Pinnington/dp/1409302199/ref=nodl_

Had mine toilet trained by 2 and a half :whistle::poop::poop::poop:

One thing I'll say about this, when I was a kid I couldn't sit and watch a game of football on TV, it was too boring but as soon as my Dad took me to a live game it was probably my best memory of being a kid so I'd say don't wait until they can watch it on the tv.
 

Dougal

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One thing I'll say about this, when I was a kid I couldn't sit and watch a game of football on TV, it was too boring but as soon as my Dad took me to a live game it was probably my best memory of being a kid so I'd say don't wait until they can watch it on the tv.
Well maybe not a whole game on TV but I want her to lead the way on it, not me forcing my own hopes that she’s into it. Once she has made up her own mind that’s where she wants to be then I don’t have to listen when she tells me she wants to leave at half time :) She knows some of the songs (already a better candidate to attend a match than half of Wembley), some players names, knows Daddy goes on a regular basis. Just have to keep the interest going. I just think bringing her at 3 is a bit self indulgent.
 

Lighty64

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Well maybe not a whole game on TV but I want her to lead the way on it, not me forcing my own hopes that she’s into it. Once she has made up her own mind that’s where she wants to be then I don’t have to listen when she tells me she wants to leave at half time :) She knows some of the songs (already a better candidate to attend a match than half of Wembley), some players names, knows Daddy goes on a regular basis. Just have to keep the interest going. I just think bringing her at 3 is a bit self indulgent.

lucky your not my neighbour she would know every single swear word too when it comes to watching football:ROFLMAO:

will never forget getting a clip round the earhole as a 10 year old. in those days I went to a lot of games on my own, but occasionally my sister would go with me (great drink, crisps and chocolate at half time). by then I had learnt the "whose the bastard in the black", and the occasional "you wanker". on this particular match I think the "you wanker" was aimed at the ref quickly followed by the "whose the bastard in the black", very quickly followed by a sore ear, and no treats (the bitch:ROFLMAO:).

edit: so pleased the person doing the snacks was male, or i'd of been in trouble with "i'll give you half a crown"
 

Krule

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I don't particularly want to. I was more curious as to what the policy was and what you do when they do shit themselves.

When you get to my age you just stand very,very still until either the half time whistle goes or the match ends...then you quietly hobble to the nearest toilet. Hope that helps....(y)
 
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