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Post by legas on Oct 13, 2017 8:19:19 GMT
On Saturday I took my 8 year old son to his first game (yes, I will definitely take him again!). Of course, all future games will be a disappointment to him now despite me trying to explain that we won't win like that every week. We don't live in Bristol and I was prompted to take him by talk of wanting to go and see his local team (a premiership club), which I needed to nip in the bud. I'm pleased to say that he has declared himself to be a gashead now despite taunts in the school playground from his friends. I do realise that I could be condemning him to a life of football supporting misery and bitter disappointment when he could be watching Man. Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea etc. from the comfort of a nice stadium. Does that make me a bad parent? Probably.
It was interesting on Saturday to see how he reacted. He loved the noise, the crowd, the chanting and, most of all, the swearing (I was in trouble at home that evening when he sang the 'cheer up Lee Johnson' song to his mum). What scared him though was seeing grown adults p@ssed up, aggressive, fronting up to police and stewards and one puking in front of him. That was mostly confined to a small group, which in hindsight I should have moved us further from but I guess that after going to so many games I see that behaviour as 'normal' and just take it for granted. It didn't really occur to me that an 8 year old might be shocked by it! I'm not being judgemental by the way; In my younger days I've not always been the best behaved or most sober at games.
Anyway, the main purpose of this thread was to ask for advice. His grandad has offered to buy him a Rovers kit. He doesn't live in Bristol now either and so would have to order it and get it sent to us, so there won't be an opportunity to try it on or at least look at it and size it up. There was a lot on this forum earlier in the summer about adult shirts being a 'snug' fit and people finding that they needed to buy one or two sizes bigger than normal. Has anyone had a similar experience with kids' shirts? He's quite tall but quite thin. Should I take the 'he'll grow into it' approach and go really big? Any advice welcome!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Oct 13, 2017 8:37:03 GMT
On Saturday I took my 8 year old son to his first game (yes, I will definitely take him again!). Of course, all future games will be a disappointment to him now despite me trying to explain that we won't win like that every week. We don't live in Bristol and I was prompted to take him by talk of wanting to go and see his local team (a premiership club), which I needed to nip in the bud. I'm pleased to say that he has declared himself to be a gashead now despite taunts in the school playground from his friends. I do realise that I could be condemning him to a life of football supporting misery and bitter disappointment when he could be watching Man. Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea etc. from the comfort of a nice stadium. Does that make me a bad parent? Probably. It was interesting on Saturday to see how he reacted. He loved the noise, the crowd, the chanting and, most of all, the swearing (I was in trouble at home that evening when he sang the 'cheer up Lee Johnson' song to his mum). What scared him though was seeing grown adults p@ssed up, aggressive, fronting up to police and stewards and one puking in front of him. That was mostly confined to a small group, which in hindsight I should have moved us further from but I guess that after going to so many games I see that behaviour as 'normal' and just take it for granted. It didn't really occur to me that an 8 year old might be shocked by it! I'm not being judgemental by the way; In my younger days I've not always been the best behaved or most sober at games. Anyway, the main purpose of this thread was to ask for advice. His grandad has offered to buy him a Rovers kit. He doesn't live in Bristol now either and so would have to order it and get it sent to us, so there won't be an opportunity to try it on or at least look at it and size it up. There was a lot on this forum earlier in the summer about adult shirts being a 'snug' fit and people finding that they needed to buy one or two sizes bigger than normal. Has anyone had a similar experience with kids' shirts? He's quite tall but quite thin. Should I take the 'he'll grow into it' approach and go really big? Any advice welcome! I would go one size up, as they are tight around the middle mainly. If you go too far up then it won't look right around the neck etc. If you take him into the shop then you can get them to try different sizes on. Regards, GGMI |
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Post by eastville1966 on Oct 13, 2017 8:45:09 GMT
Does that make me a bad parent? Probably.
On the contrary. This makes you a good parent. I took my lad to his first Rovers game when he was 10. I was 6 when my grandfather and father took me to my first game. I was so happy when I was bought a 'generic' blue shirt for Xmas that same year (for at the time the Rovers wore plain blue shirts, not the quarters). For me that made me part of the Rovers supporters family. 5 generations of my family are Gasheads now. Don't worry about the gloryhunters amongst your son's friends - they will grow out of it once they realize the futility of their actions.
I bought my partner's grandson a Rovers shirt last season (as sadly his father is of the dark side persuasion) and it does seem you need to buy just one size larger. I think the adult sizes need to be two sizes larger to enable a comfortable fit and to fit over your 6-pack (or Party 7 in my case) without emphasizing your natural curves.
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Post by legas on Oct 13, 2017 9:17:17 GMT
Thanks for the advice. He knew all the swear words from school anyway so wasn't too worried about that and he loved the idea that you could swear out loud and not get into trouble!
To be fair to his friends, they mostly support their home town club - Leicester City. I just have no enthusiasm for taking him there. Unless it's Rovers it just doesn't feel like football to me.
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Post by althepirate on Oct 13, 2017 9:25:52 GMT
Great post. Why not give his measurements when you order and maybe explain that you would like him to grow into it. Order and pay by phone? Just a thought.
Don't worry about his sheep friends having a family connection is much better than being a shallow fan and you can enjoy years of togetherness as I have done with my son.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 13, 2017 11:19:59 GMT
On Saturday I took my 8 year old son to his first game (yes, I will definitely take him again!). Of course, all future games will be a disappointment to him now despite me trying to explain that we won't win like that every week. We don't live in Bristol and I was prompted to take him by talk of wanting to go and see his local team (a premiership club), which I needed to nip in the bud. I'm pleased to say that he has declared himself to be a gashead now despite taunts in the school playground from his friends. I do realise that I could be condemning him to a life of football supporting misery and bitter disappointment when he could be watching Man. Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea etc. from the comfort of a nice stadium. Does that make me a bad parent? Probably. It was interesting on Saturday to see how he reacted. He loved the noise, the crowd, the chanting and, most of all, the swearing (I was in trouble at home that evening when he sang the 'cheer up Lee Johnson' song to his mum). What scared him though was seeing grown adults p@ssed up, aggressive, fronting up to police and stewards and one puking in front of him. That was mostly confined to a small group, which in hindsight I should have moved us further from but I guess that after going to so many games I see that behaviour as 'normal' and just take it for granted. It didn't really occur to me that an 8 year old might be shocked by it! I'm not being judgemental by the way; In my younger days I've not always been the best behaved or most sober at games. Anyway, the main purpose of this thread was to ask for advice. His grandad has offered to buy him a Rovers kit. He doesn't live in Bristol now either and so would have to order it and get it sent to us, so there won't be an opportunity to try it on or at least look at it and size it up. There was a lot on this forum earlier in the summer about adult shirts being a 'snug' fit and people finding that they needed to buy one or two sizes bigger than normal. Has anyone had a similar experience with kids' shirts? He's quite tall but quite thin. Should I take the 'he'll grow into it' approach and go really big? Any advice welcome! Fantastic to hear yet another gas head has joined the family! My lad is 9 years old and as thin as a rake, he's not really tall compared to his peers though. I bought him a 2xs size and it seems a good fit, not too tight/small but has enough room for him to grow into it over the next year or so, the length of the shirt seems quite good too, i.e not too short, the 3xs seemed really short in length. One suggestion for you is that the kit is made by Macron, I would imagine their sizing is standard across their range so if you live near another local club who also has Macron kit then you could pop in to their shop and check the sizing out for yourself, that way you know you are not making a mistake when you order online or over the phone. Good luck and UTG! |
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Post by scoobydoogas on Oct 13, 2017 12:03:12 GMT
Ha Ha. I remember taking Scrappy Doo to his first game when he was 7. His first ever 3 games were Millennium Stadium final vs Doncaster, followed by Wembley Play Off final vs Shrewsbury, followed by first home game of 2007/08 season. Bit of a surprised look on his face when he saw the Mem!! Anyway, it wasn't long after that I got called into his school to be told that he was being sent home after sitting in class singing "so and so is a w**ker, he wears a w**ker's hat, ................).
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Post by baggins on Oct 13, 2017 12:11:05 GMT
Ha Ha. I remember taking Scrappy Doo to his first game when he was 7. His first ever 3 games were Millennium Stadium final vs Doncaster, followed by Wembley Play Off final vs Shrewsbury, followed by first home game of 2007/08 season. Bit of a surprised look on his face when he saw the Mem!! Anyway, it wasn't long after that I got called into his school to be told that he was being sent home after sitting in class singing "so and so is a w**ker, he wears a w**ker's hat, ................). So and so being Dad right? |
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Post by chilly1883 on Oct 13, 2017 17:11:48 GMT
I took my boy to his first game aged 3, he didn't see us win until his tenth visit!!. Now a 15 year old season ticket holder. The moral of the story? Perseverance 👍 UTG
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Post by Dr Gas on Oct 13, 2017 23:04:18 GMT
I took my boy to his first game aged 3, he didn't see us win until his tenth visit!!. Now a 15 year old season ticket holder. The moral of the story? Perseverance 👍 UTG And a thick skin. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 7:44:04 GMT
Hope you bought him his first pint of cider legas
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Post by Strange Gas on Oct 14, 2017 8:27:14 GMT
My mum tried the blue t-shirt thing on me back in the day but managed to persuade my dad I needed the Bukta kit. He didn't regret it! Macron are standard sizing and we use them at my sons football club. XS did my son from U10 - U13, he's just got an S for U14. Shop are usually pretty helpful on phone though if unsure
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Post by oldgas on Oct 14, 2017 9:30:47 GMT
I first started taking my lad during the relegation to the Conference season. In fact his first away game was that seasons at Northampton!
We went last week and what a difference! He was hooked straight away, and when we got relegated decided the club needed loyal support more than any other time and attended nearly every home game and quite a few away. We bought him his first home and away kits for that season, and that's the first thing he asks for when his September birthday is coming up. He's kept all his kits and they're safely stored in his wardrobe. He also keeps a results book, and it's an almanac of our progress over the last 3 years, with the scorers and attendance for each game.
I think your lad will earn a bit of kudos amongst his peers with the quarters. They are unique, and can't be confused with any other club.
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