United or Wednesday? Or would you spare them a lifetime of grief and wasted money and get them to support one of the big teams? What if you were a diehard Wednesdayite and your son came home from school to announce he was a Blade?

Blades of course. I would want her to have the best chance of seeing Premiership football. ;)

Seriously though, as a Blade I take to Bramall Lane and she is a Blade. If she did come home from school and announced she wanted to be an Owl I wouldn't have a problem with that, but she wouldn't get to many games as I wouldn't let her go to a football ground on her own.

United or Wednesday? Or would you spare them a lifetime of grief and wasted money and get them to support one of the big teams? What if you were a diehard Wednesdayite and your son came home from school to announce he was a Blade?


brought my two up to be blades its called character building.
only spoilt kids support man united. the kids that stamp their feet when they cant have what they want. being blades my kids have learnt to take the knocks life brings and also learn yer can't always have what you want in life. but also learnt about loyalty and honesty. (those poor west ham kids)

they both used to bring home free tickets from school to go to the sty which they did'nt need to be told to put in the bin. and my youngest won a competition of the police when they came to school to teach them about stranger danger. her prize.... 2 free tickets to the sty. i'd sooner them go with a stranger (tongue in cheek) instead of binning them the little sweetheart gave them to 2 little piglets in her class.

there is no way either of mine would come home saying that they wanted to support the blades. Dad may not mind (don't know why I married him!) but mum would not be impressed. I'd rather they married an estate agent!!!:)

there is no way either of mine would come home saying that they wanted to support the blades. Dad may not mind (don't know why I married him!) but mum would not be impressed. I'd rather they married an estate agent!!!:)

So, what would you do ?
Disown them ?
P.S. Wednesday losing 0-1 to Everton at 59 minutes.

I think kids should always support their home town team. Too many kids just choose to support whichever teams at the top of the Prem, and it's perhaps understandable to some extent, but their first love should be their home town, whether it's Newcastle, Blackburn, or.....gulp.... Leeds. If there's 2 teams in the town then usually the parents or school friends will give a steer. My grand-daughter's a Blade, my grand-son's an Owl, both pointed in that direction by their Dads. I don't love my Grand dtr any less. (poor kid)

I think kids should always support their home town team. Too many kids just choose to support whichever teams at the top of the Prem, and it's perhaps understandable to some extent, but their first love should be their home town, whether it's Newcastle, Blackburn, or.....gulp.... Leeds. If there's 2 teams in the town then usually the parents or school friends will give a steer. My grand-daughter's a Blade, my grand-son's an Owl, both pointed in that direction by their Dads. I don't love my Grand dtr any less. (poor kid)

Well, at least you and patchy have your heads screwed on the right way regarding your respective teams. :thumbsup:

I think I would prefer my kids to support the Owls or any other local team rather than decide to claim to support some team many miles away who they will never see play.

Why on earth would someone who has lived in Sheffield all their life support Man U or Chelsea?

Both mine are blades and goto every game i goto. My 7 year old lass loves the Blades as she loves Morgan and tries to be him including laying out other kids like he dose :hihi:

I do agree with people on here about kids and Man UTD or Liverpool, well over spoilt, hate loosing and violent when they do and total pig headed.

Keep yer kids heads sain and support yer local sides, as they may even watch a match and not just wear the shirts like some 'other' supporters do.

United of course. I've had to suffer it, so I see no reason why they shouldn't.

My little one is fortunate as only one parent likes football, cue the smart remarks from the blue mob.
She is a blade and hopefully will carry on supporting the blades as she gets older.
I can only hope she carries on supporting them and has a partner of similar feelings. I am dreading the day that she may come back with someone from the other side of the city.
As for the glory seekeers, they wind me up no end and should be herded up and made to live on the moors away from normal people.

United or Wednesday? Or would you spare them a lifetime of grief and wasted money and get them to support one of the big teams? What if you were a diehard Wednesdayite and your son came home from school to announce he was a Blade?

started tekin my lad to hillsbrough wen he was 4, tried so hard but his heart was'nt in like mine was wen i was 8, my dad me to the match we played lecister and won that was it hooked 4 life, i never missed a match til i was 17 even went at 8 and ahalf mths pregnant, ad season ticket up to 2005, pregnant agen, it's hard with a baby but i still go. was there last nite, my lad turn out to be a liverpool fan aswell as wed, but my little girl will be a wednesdayite just like her mum, up the owls,

My little one is fortunate as only one parent likes football, cue the smart remarks from the blue mob.
She is a blade and hopefully will carry on supporting the blades as she gets older.
I can only hope she carries on supporting them and has a partner of similar feelings. I am dreading the day that she may come back with someone from the other side of the city.
As for the glory seekeers, they wind me up no end and should be herded up and made to live on the moors away from normal people.

My sister is a man utd fan and was brought up the same way as me, so is not spoilt and definately did not stamp her feet and get what she wanted. One of my stepbrothers is a leeds fan, another of my stepbrothers is a chelsea fan, one of my stepsisters is a man utd fan and the other is a liverpool fan, so when we are all at my mums there are some heated debates. My younger stepbrother and sisters have all been to hillsborough with me and the ones who support chelsea and liverpool enjoyed it and want to go again, so might be able to make owls of them yet.

As a kid in the 70's I liked Liverpool and Man Utd.

At that time my Grandad had stopped going to Hillsborough because he was to old and ill, and my parents didn't go anymore because they had kids to look after.

So I had no idea they were Wednesday fans at all until I was about 11. As soon as I realised that my family were a Wednesday family, Wednesday became my team, even through they weren't in top flight football.

When my folks finally let me go to a game with my mates, I was in my early teens, and I've missed very few since.

It's in your blood - it's who you are. You can try to hide it if you don't know better, but it comes out in the end.

This year I have bought season tickets for my kids for the first time, and they are both Wednesdsay mad at the moment.

This is partly because I want them to be Wednesday, partly because I'm afraid my father in law and brother in law (blades) will try to corrupt them, and partly because being an owl is in their blood, so I'm just trying to help things on their way.

My kids will definately be owls!
My Dad is a big blade and apparently I was until I was about 4 years old lol. (can't remember it).
I think when I started school everyone were wednesday fans and I obviously joined them, my dad bought me an owls kit when I was five, and took me to Hillsborough a few times...I never looked back.

I've always asked my dad why he didnt force me to be a blade but I think he was just glad I was interested in football, Wednesday were the local side.

We have great banter now, Think my dads the best pig around because he is about the only blade to have not got too big for his boots.

However, I will not be as nice to my kids, if they come home and want to be blades, then they don't get any tea!:hihi:

the blades, if they don't they will get disowned!! :hihi:

I tried for years to get my boys down to bdtbl, unfortunately both are big wednesdayites:rant:

They grew up with their mother on the Cross...what can I say:gag:

As 3 of my 4 have the middle names of Blade;Rees and Hagan (the 4th escaped without having Woody as hers) I guess it's obvious...poor mites:roll:

I wouldn't sway them either way, my dad's a blade so am i but my 2 brothers are both owls. I believe that the Home town team should play a big part, can't stand people who support big prem teams just cos they're doing well.
I've always been a blade but When i was a nipper with parents seperated, mum would only let me go to a match if my older brother took me which meant i had to go to Hillsborough. saw some great games and players, the likes of Hirst, Sheridan, Waddle, Palmer. And thoroughly enjoyed it. But when i was old enough to go to the Lane on my own and with my new friends (got rid of my old friends as they were all owls lol) that was it i knew where i belonged.
Because of this i will always keep an eye on the owls and hope that they are doing ok (but not as well as Blades). I also like to keep an eye on Plymouth as that's were i was born but moved to Sheffield when i was 1, so thats my home. even now living on Isle of Wight still call Sheffield HOME.

United or Wednesday? Or would you spare them a lifetime of grief and wasted money and get them to support one of the big teams? What if you were a diehard Wednesdayite and your son came home from school to announce he was a Blade?
There is no better support for any team than the love for your local home team... how people from-say, china are man Utd Fans just because they are a well know Big english club is beyond me...?:loopy: and if my son... came home from school to announce he was a Blade?
He wouldnt be my son living under my roof! that just so wrong!!!!:roll::hihi:

I have brought my boys and my young grandson up as Blades. I want them to be football fans who actually go to matches, not just walk about wearing shirts of teams they may only see now and again or on television.
If you ask how many times you ask people with MAN UNITED shirts or other premiership clubs how many times they have actually seen them in a live game at the ground. I bet its not more than 20 times. Whereas I have been a season ticket holder since 1972 and my sons since 1998. It makes you a better person supporting your local team I think, rather than be a glory hunter

I have brought my boys and my young grandson up as Blades. I want them to be football fans who actually go to matches, not just walk about wearing shirts of teams they may only see now and again or on television.
If you ask how many times you ask people with MAN UNITED shirts or other premiership clubs how many times they have actually seen them in a live game at the ground. I bet its not more than 20 times. Whereas I have been a season ticket holder since 1972 and my sons since 1998. It makes you a better person supporting your local team I think, rather than be a glory hunter

well said thru the good and bad for our local teams ,

I think what it means is that we are traditionalists.

I have brought my boys and my young grandson up as Blades. I want them to be football fans who actually go to matches, not just walk about wearing shirts of teams they may only see now and again or on television.
If you ask how many times you ask people with MAN UNITED shirts or other premiership clubs how many times they have actually seen them in a live game at the ground. I bet its not more than 20 times. Whereas I have been a season ticket holder since 1972 and my sons since 1998. It makes you a better person supporting your local team I think, rather than be a glory hunter

Too right, mate. This acquaintance (reluctant to use the word mate) of mine supports Arsenal. He follows them up & down the country...on the TV/internet/radio, is always seen sporting an Arsenal shirt & raves about their performances whenever you see him.

Yet he has NEVER seen them play in the flesh & has no ties to London whatsoever. Is it just me who finds this unusual, especially when he has the AUDACITY to rip it out of me for being an owl!

Various other friends of mine are big Liverpool supporters, yet again, have never seen them play and could probably count the amount of times they have been to the city itself on one hand.

Get behind your local team! Go and watch them! Shower them with your love & support...just as long as it's not United* How can you be fiercly loyal and fiercly competitve with your main rivals if you haven't experienced a match, a victory, a DERBY?

What's folks' opinions on people who live outside their club's respective city, have never seen them play but one family memeber is an ardent supporter and they have inherited their support from them?

*If you are unfortunate to have been brought up a Blade then I SUPPOSE it still rings true.

united through and through thats my lil girl she aint goin to be visiting hillsbrough

my son is currenly on the phone to childline he has a season ticket at hillsbourgh :)


just a joke dont want to cause any offence

Are you joking, give the kid a life, get him interested in an endeavour likely to bring a bit of joy to his life, supporting losers is a none starter and the Sheffield clubs are losers. Wednesday at one time were a good club but United have always been second rate and always will be. McCabe and company got millions out of last season but how much of it have they spent on decent players. Lost again today and will struggle to draw their next home match, don't condemn your kid to that just because you haven't seen the light.

Are you joking, give the kid a life, get him interested in an endeavour likely to bring a bit of joy to his life, supporting losers is a none starter and the Sheffield clubs are losers. Wednesday at one time were a good club but United have always been second rate and always will be. McCabe and company got millions out of last season but how much of it have they spent on decent players. Lost again today and will struggle to draw their next home match, don't condemn your kid to that just because you haven't seen the light.It would please me greatly if this were to be the last of your foul and negative rants I ever see.

Did your mother not teach you that if you have nothing good to say then say nothing?