Acceptable age to go watch football match?

Mummy2B21 · Jan 29th, 2013, 09:13 AM

Hi everyone my OH want a to take our son to see his team play at some point soon-ish and it struck me as unsure what age would be ok for this.

Have you ever taken your LO to a football match and how old were they at youngest? What were they like, my LO does generally like football I'm just unsure of the noise mainly..
Thanks

tina3747 · Jan 29th, 2013, 09:20 AM

My eldest has been going since 18 months old, he's always loved it! I think it's own to the nature of the child, watching it on TV is very different to being in a ground. Fortunately he's always loved it, has always sat well and watched the game. My youngest..… well he can't sit still for 5 seconds let alone 90 mins!

lhancock90 · Jan 29th, 2013, 09:21 AM

Is this the son from your sig? I think 1 is far to young, perhaps wait until your son is of an age where he is interested and excited to go. Its a long time for a kid to pay attention

marina294 · Jan 29th, 2013, 09:48 AM

i think its up to you me and OH wont take our daughter yet as she doesnt sit still for five minutes! but we are going to change our tickets to the family stand we have at our teams stadium and has good facilities. It does get noisy and depends on the size of the stadium but i see it as being at a wedding etc as constant noise whereas at footie the noise isnt constant only if some one scores or starts singing or bad reffing etc its not full on noisy for 90 minutes.
We arent renewing ours next year due to this lo coming and money but when we thought we were i wouldve taken the baby with me in the sling. but when we have got funds we will go in the family stand.

Mummy2B21 · Jan 29th, 2013, 12:35 PM

Thanks everyone, no he's almost 2 and he won't be going till at least 2 and half I think, he has been to lots of shows like in the night garden live etc and is very well behaved at all the places we have taken him.. he loves being around lots of people so I think he would like it there I'm just worried about noise mainly as can be quite sudden, I suppose if he didn't like it I could always go with him and leave OH with others we go with so might take him after his birthday

Boothh · Jan 29th, 2013, 13:43 PM

Jesse first went in September, to Manchester united so a big team and a lot of people, he was just 3 and loved it, he's been to a few smaller local football team games before that, my brother takes him and took him to the smaller matches first to see how he liked it. X

july2013 · Jan 29th, 2013, 14:06 PM

What kind of match? Maybe if it was a big match such as Man Utd or Liverpool then maybe give it another year i'd say.. saying that I've been going to see England play rugby since I was about 2! Try him out at a smaller local match and see how he goes and go from there!

xashleyx · Jan 29th, 2013, 15:36 PM

my son didnt go to his first match until he was 4 and he found it boring and just moned :/ he went again last weekend and still found it boring.......... i just think he doesnt like football

Jade--x · Jan 29th, 2013, 18:38 PM

My LOs haven't been to one yet (other than to my brothers but he plays under 10s so its a lot different

) I think my brother was around 3-4 when he went to his first Derby match and he loved it but he's football mad and always has been

CormacksGirl · Jan 31st, 2013, 10:57 AM

My LO went when he was 2.5 yrs. OH took him by himself as I was working and I was worried as Adam dosn't like crowds But he was quite good !He lasted until the 15 minutes into the second half when the first goal was scored and he took fright !! To be fair they were in the main stand, i think if he was in the family section it would've been a lot better for him!!!

Jan 29th, 2013, 09:13 AM	#1
Mummy2B21 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 10,080	Acceptable age to go watch football match? Hi everyone my OH want a to take our son to see his team play at some point soon-ish and it struck me as unsure what age would be ok for this. Have you ever taken your LO to a football match and how old were they at youngest? What were they like, my LO does generally like football I'm just unsure of the noise mainly.. Thanks

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Jan 29th, 2013, 09:20 AM	#2
tina3747 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Leicester uk Posts: 3,582	My eldest has been going since 18 months old, he's always loved it! I think it's own to the nature of the child, watching it on TV is very different to being in a ground. Fortunately he's always loved it, has always sat well and watched the game. My youngest..… well he can't sit still for 5 seconds let alone 90 mins!

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Jan 29th, 2013, 09:21 AM	#3
lhancock90 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: West Midlands Posts: 7,834	Is this the son from your sig? I think 1 is far to young, perhaps wait until your son is of an age where he is interested and excited to go. Its a long time for a kid to pay attention

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Jan 29th, 2013, 09:48 AM	#4
marina294 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,189	i think its up to you me and OH wont take our daughter yet as she doesnt sit still for five minutes! but we are going to change our tickets to the family stand we have at our teams stadium and has good facilities. It does get noisy and depends on the size of the stadium but i see it as being at a wedding etc as constant noise whereas at footie the noise isnt constant only if some one scores or starts singing or bad reffing etc its not full on noisy for 90 minutes. We arent renewing ours next year due to this lo coming and money but when we thought we were i wouldve taken the baby with me in the sling. but when we have got funds we will go in the family stand.

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Jan 29th, 2013, 12:35 PM	#5
Mummy2B21 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 10,080	Thanks everyone, no he's almost 2 and he won't be going till at least 2 and half I think, he has been to lots of shows like in the night garden live etc and is very well behaved at all the places we have taken him.. he loves being around lots of people so I think he would like it there I'm just worried about noise mainly as can be quite sudden, I suppose if he didn't like it I could always go with him and leave OH with others we go with so might take him after his birthday

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Jan 29th, 2013, 13:43 PM	#6
Boothh Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huddersfield/Manchester Posts: 8,580	Jesse first went in September, to Manchester united so a big team and a lot of people, he was just 3 and loved it, he's been to a few smaller local football team games before that, my brother takes him and took him to the smaller matches first to see how he liked it. X

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Jan 29th, 2013, 14:06 PM	#7
july2013 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 419	What kind of match? Maybe if it was a big match such as Man Utd or Liverpool then maybe give it another year i'd say.. saying that I've been going to see England play rugby since I was about 2! Try him out at a smaller local match and see how he goes and go from there!

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Jan 29th, 2013, 15:36 PM	#8
xashleyx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: aberdeenshire Posts: 2,028	my son didnt go to his first match until he was 4 and he found it boring and just moned :/ he went again last weekend and still found it boring.......... i just think he doesnt like football

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Jan 29th, 2013, 18:38 PM	#9
Jade--x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 2,949	My LOs haven't been to one yet (other than to my brothers but he plays under 10s so its a lot different ) I think my brother was around 3-4 when he went to his first Derby match and he loved it but he's football mad and always has been

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Jan 31st, 2013, 10:57 AM	#10
CormacksGirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bonny Scotland Posts: 2,693	My LO went when he was 2.5 yrs. OH took him by himself as I was working and I was worried as Adam dosn't like crowds But he was quite good !He lasted until the 15 minutes into the second half when the first goal was scored and he took fright !! To be fair they were in the main stand, i think if he was in the family section it would've been a lot better for him!!!

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