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Let's talk football - what are your pre-season predictions? Who will the heroes and villains be?

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TheOtherHelenMumsnet · 01/08/2012 17:41

It's hard to believe but the new football season is nearly upon us and we wanted to hear what you think about it! This thread will be live through the whole season and we're hoping that you'll use it as a place to share your thoughts and discuss the big stories. We're not doing this on behalf of any companies as such, but we may share some of your comments (anonymously of course) with some of the football clubs as we're looking to do some more work with them on their family offerings.

This one is for Mumsnetters and Dadsnetters who are football fans - we'd like as many of you as possible to get involved. Sadly there's no prize draw for taking part but we're hoping you'll enjoy there being an official home of football chat on MN/Dadsnet (we're stickying this on the Dadsnet talk topic too).

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~ After such a dramatic end to last season how do you think this season is going to pan out? Who are going to be the heroes and villains, the winners and losers?
~ How are you going to enjoy the games? Are you planning to watch on TV or go to the matches? What makes match days special for you?
~ Is it important to you and your family to have the right kit/supporters gear or not? Do you think it takes more time/money/dedication to be a 'proper' fan these days or is it the same commitment as ever!?
~ How do your children feel about professional football and footballers? Do they feel inspired? What happens when footballers are not so well behaved (on or off the pitch) - does this rub off on your little ones? Any aspiring Beckhams in your family?

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BedHog · 01/08/2012 18:21

Well I'll be avoiding it as much as possible!!! Grin

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SweetGrapes · 01/08/2012 18:25

Loved the women's football on the Olympics.Smile Other than that, I'll be keeping away too.

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habbibu · 01/08/2012 18:30

Who is this sponsored by? Feels a bit weird having topics set for discussion.

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AnnMumsnet · 01/08/2012 18:46

habbibu - Helen has explained in the first paragraph - we're just picking your brains as we're hoping to work for some clubs soon.

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Lilyloo · 01/08/2012 18:56

Dp and d's have a season ticket for Man City, I would love one but couldn't afford for me and the girls to have one.
I would love the season to continue in the way it ended. Smile
We usually buy d's the new season kit for Xmas as it's so expensive.
Yes d's plays for two football teams and there is a lot of copied behaviour on the pitches!

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FasterHigherBeardierDaddyman · 01/08/2012 18:58

Let's hope that Chelsea don't steal champions league places from teams that have worked hard to qualify for them this season.

Come on you spurs!

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Tee2072 · 01/08/2012 18:59

What is this football you speak of? I am also hearing tell of some large event known as the Olympics.

Are these sports things?

Confused

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 01/08/2012 19:03

Sunderland will do the treble . Fact.

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FasterHigherBeardierDaddyman · 01/08/2012 19:14

ken do you mean lose their first fa cup game, their first league cup game and get relegated?

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03angels · 01/08/2012 19:22

Ha ken keep dreaming Grin

I reckon newcastles going to be in the top 3 this season Grin

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fanoftheinvisibleman · 01/08/2012 19:29

Dh and ds have already purchased their first ticket of the season today for Man City V QPR. They were there for the last game of the season and still riding high.

I used to be a regular city attendee at Maine Road but to be honest we just can't afford for us all to go. I went once last season and season tickets are a pipe dream. So I had the joy of attending games in places like Lincoln, Grimsby and Swindon and I am now watching the glory days from afar!

Ds is 6 and isn't yet affected by wanting the latest kit. To be honest dh is desperate to buy him the new kit but ds says it's horrible and he doesn't want it! He doesn't like the badge. He may be swayed though as he adores our bad boy Super Mario and wants a shirt with his name on.

Not sure what my hopes are for this season. Lots of none city fans have told me that they can see us dominating the game for years now united style and I don't think I'd want that. I want ds to appreciate and not expect. I'd hate for him to get that unpleasant entitled attitude we've been on the wrong end of for years.

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GoTeamkozy · 01/08/2012 19:51

Is this thread open to those of us who prefer their football spectating to be of a lower standard of football? The people around are usually nicer at non-league level, and at least when you're watching rubbish at The Dripping Pan you can have a lovely pint of Harveys while you do. :)

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mankyscotslass · 01/08/2012 20:01

DH and DS1 have season tickets for Manchester City. We were going to have to let it go this season as we are broke, but my DM bough the tickets this season as a thank you for all the help DH has given her recently.

DH has been a fan for years, and I am by adoption. I have loads of memories of sitting in the Gene Kelly watching Andy Morrison. Shaun Goater and Jamie Pollok play.

We are the only Blues in a family of Reds!

They would like the kit, but it's too expensive this time, so DS might get the shirt as a Christmas present.

I hope City with the Premiership again, and have a European Cup run.

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OatyBeatie · 01/08/2012 20:18

Agree, habbibu. It has been very interesting over the last couple of years to see MN morph from a grassroots discussion board to something routinely massaged and harvested for various copy-hungry purposes. It seems weirdly poised between talk forum and woman's magazine these days.

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slacklucy · 01/08/2012 20:21

West Ham will do the treble!

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AnnMumsnet · 01/08/2012 20:52

GoTeamkozy - oh yes all views welcome (from whoever you support)

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Tigerbomb · 01/08/2012 21:19

The Baggies will keep boinging Grin

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 01/08/2012 21:26

Come and join the football thread on dadsnet people.....

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 01/08/2012 21:26

I feel a bit nervous as I support Portsmouth who are teetering on the brink of oblivion, I have been supporting them for 30 odd years and thought I had seen everything. I don't go regularly any more (was a season ticket holder pre DCs but couldn't justify either the money or the time spent travelling/attending since then). I have been going with the same set of friends, parking in the same street, meeting in the same pub for the whole of that time, a lot of tradition there. I occasionally take DS (8) who is obsessed by football and I love that he is continuing the tradition, although he supports another team, I am hoping to take DD (6) soon as well, if they stay in business.

As for all the associated stuff, replica shirts etc are expensive, we buy them in the end of season sales, the DCs haven't twigged about wanting the latest versions yet. They only wear them for playing football or going to games. We buy scarves etc as Christmas presents.

We've skirted round most of the off the pitch bad behaviour so far, but will have to deal with that as the DCs get older.

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laracroft2001 · 01/08/2012 21:48

I absolutely love football and have since I was a kid.
I am a man united supporter, my husband is a liverpool supporter, and our 8mo is apparently a Liverpool supporter but he will see sense when he grows up.

I love to go to games, though don't get to often, and love to watch the matched with dh on the telly. Can't beat a big of sky sports super Sunday.

My prediction is that united will win the league. No way will the allow city to do it again, can't happen.

I also think Brendan rogers will do a good job at Liverpool- top 5 finish.

I think the league will finish:

United
Chelsea
City
Arsenal
Liverpool
Spurs

Can not wait for the league to start.

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HellenicGamesMumsnet · 01/08/2012 21:49

@slacklucy

West Ham will do the treble!


In yer dreams, slacklucy
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laracroft2001 · 01/08/2012 21:53

Excuse the spelling mistakes-silly phone

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slacklucy · 01/08/2012 22:00

Haha, but what have we got if we aint got dreams!
Arsenal.. are they that little club near Tottenham?

I'm for ever blowing bubbles.... pretty bubbles in the air....

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FannyFifer · 01/08/2012 23:09

Scottish season already underway.

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zipzap · 01/08/2012 23:19

hmmm. another one avoiding it as much as possible here. unfortunately ds1 likes playing it so I do end up taking him to the local footie team's summer football school some weeks in the summer which he enjoys. And to give them their due, they take the local educations side of things really seriously and it is very well run.

Luckily he doesn't really follow footie on the tv - mostly because if we have to endure sport on the tv then dh has the rugby on rather than footie - unless it is a really big game or the local team (which gets on occasionally but not too often).

winners - people selling new season kit for ridiculous prices and therefore making big profits
losers - chumps that spend crazy amounts on footie kits, all of which look horrid/stupid on. And that waste large chunks of their life shouting at the tv or following their team around the country.

life would be so much better if they just boarded up the goals and didn't bother. or if they had to do something they could come in and just do a penalty shoot out to decide the match without spending hours running around beforehand.

Not a big sport fan as you can probably tell...

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