Br 1st ol Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Intrigued to know how many support city cos their old man did? Or do you have your own mind and support city deispite your family influence? For the record, my father supported St Blazey (home of Gas head Martyn)... Therefore i came to know and love city despite my parents influence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Niall Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Good Question... Mum supports Chelsea and Dad, Millwall. Scary parents..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Father Bristol City Grandfather Bristol City and Lincoln City (His home City). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 BCFC along with all his brothers and his father before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 The mighty Reds .....along with West Ham & Spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave L Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My dad grew up in North London and used to go and watch Spurs, but he's not a big footie fan. My mum doesn't really understand football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Cider(cider army) Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My old man was City through and through, so i really didnt have any choice who i was going to follow. Not that i am complaining!! Saw my first game back in 1988 cannot remember who it was against but it was bloody cold and it was terracing where the williams now stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Red_Duncs Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dad - East fife how funny , thats where is dad was from and Mum - chelsea , i know quite alot of mums who support chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granty Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dad - City and who ever is top of the Premiership. Mum - went with the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Mum -Saints Dad - City and Saints As it stands now I wish my dad had never followed City and brought me up on a diet of Southampton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 umm...............INDIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neo Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Mum always liked Rovers cos her Dad used to take her. Not really what you'd call a fan, just uses it to wind me up occasionally. My Dad used to spend his Saturdays at whichever bristol club was home that weekend so always maintains that he likes them both equally; sides with my Mum when she is on a wind-up! Funny enough, it was only recently that I was taking a trip down memory lane up my Dad's house and I asked why all my childhood memories are of the Dolman Stand; why did he not take me to Eastville if he liked them both? Quite amazed when he told me that it was in fact my Uncle and not him who took me to football when I was growing up. Can't remember that detail for the life of me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Dad came from Southampton and was a Saints fan, just like Willsbridge Red. He settled in Bristol in 1947 and started watching City. I started watching City in the 68-69 season because I wanted to, not parental pressure. I take an interest in Saints' results and still have some family there. I only ever went to one game with my Dad, Reading away in a 1976 friendly. 2-0 defeat, but the next result was in the league, Arsenal 0 Bristol City 1. My scouse neighbour is a Liverpool fan because his Dad and older brother supported Everton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ricky BCFC Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My dad supported Sunderland. He sometimes tried to get me to support them, but nah, I was havng none of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSN Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dad = Bristol City and Liverpool Grandad = Burnley and Man you Me = City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompo Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dad was from Hanham and was a Rovers fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 grandad - manchester united as he lived in manchester before he came to bristol and started to support city so its been man utd and city eversince however other side of family mainly support r***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolmanDudess Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 God i am ashamed to say my old man WAS an avid Swindon Town fan.... Glad to say he has now seen the light and his Bristol City 110% However, most of my family are Gasheads..... So i went against the flow i guess B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Robin Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 GREAT GRANDAD, GRANDAD WAS CITY, MY FATHER WAS CITY AND GUESS WHAT I AM CITY[first game at 4 years old I am lead to believe. RED TILL DEAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 mum = city dad = city and nottingham forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ookman Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 dad supported queen of the south when he was a boy, it was the closest ground to where he lived he seen them play once before he left home to join the navy! (i don't think there's a link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTID 7 Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Dad - Leeds........... Mum - Leeds.......... Me - City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Followed the old man on this one.......... Thats one thing i can thanks him for. He brought me up to support the REAL team in bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Dad was City since he was a lad. He always tells me how dire it is at the moment as when he was my age City was playing Aresnal, Spurs, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool ect. week in and week out. He also Supports Celtic, hence the obbsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboy Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Parents were never into Football as I hail from East Kent. No football down there to speak of other than Margate. Exactly. Only got into football after my first city match after I moved to the best city in England. Never looked back and will never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBCFCUK Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 well my dad supported bristol city which i am pleased about and he still does but he only supports them becasue my dad's cousin is gary collier which some of you that watched city in 1989 you would no him he was a centre back for bristol city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Of The Dolman Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Dad hates sport but my grandad who takes me has been a City fan for 54 years so it rubbed off on me luckily I remember when I was 8 my neighbour wanted me to go to rovers I apparently said p155 off can't remember though but anyway I am going to be city forever no going back now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My dad was, is and always will be City through and through and has watched them since the 1930's and took me to my first game, I think - it was a long time ago - in 1952 on Boxing Day when we beat Southend 5-0, oddly enough with Peacock scoring the first goal and Atyeo not scoring which was a rarity in them there days. He is well into his 80's now and blind in one eye AND ALWAYS LEAVES EARLY FROM THE DOLMAN - because he is frightened of getting knocked over which is why I always object to the moaners. We have both had season tickets since 1970 when the Dolman was opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BridgyRed Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Dad supports Watford but City were the first team he took me to see which is probably the main reason why i support them now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Rich Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 My Dad's a Scot, so naturally supported Celtic. I only started supporting City aged 10 when my Dad took me to a game v Notts County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedUn Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Intrigued to know how many support city cos their old man did? My dad was never much of a footy fan and to prove it supported Cardiff City - fair enough as he was born a stone's throw from Ninian Park (as if the thought of throwing stones would ever cross those boyo's minds, eh?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest city slicker 71 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I think maybe a similar post was on here way back, anyway we are all a bit older now! Somehow I don't think I'm going to depart the same way I came in halfway through the promotion season of 54/55. My father started watching the city in the early twenties with my Grandfather and Great Uncle cycling to St Johns Lane in the very early days. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 well my dad supported bristol city which i am pleased about and he still does but he only supports them becasue my dad's cousin is gary collier which some of you that watched city in 1989 you would no him he was a centre back for bristol city. We certainly do, Gary was a class player, he was the first player to invoke a new freedom of contract clause and went to Coventry City, in those days City could still get a fee which if I remeber was about £350,000 set by Tribunal, which was no where near what we wanted. Dicks paniced and signed everyone on those long term deals. Hence the City 8 and one of the reasons for 1982 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 My Dad's a Scot, so naturally supported Celtic. I only started supporting City aged 10 when my Dad took me to a game v Notts County. It would be natural for him to support a Scots club but unnatural for it to be Celtic. I support Dumbarton for family reasons which is also unnatural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxing Kangaroo Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 My old man was City through and through, so i really didnt have any choice who i was going to follow. Not that i am complaining!! Saw my first game back in 1988 cannot remember who it was against but it was bloody cold and it was terracing where the williams now stands. As Private Cider says dad was / is City through and through (despite the fact that he grew up in Gas territory in North West Brizzle). Most of our family are City fans. There are a couple of Gasheads in our extended family but we try to ignore them - we even had to exile one of them and his family to Australia ! He took me to City-Boro back in 1985 (or it might've been 1986). We were stood in the East End. I will never forget my first time down at the Gate. I have been addicted ever since. Mum is now a City fan as well. Her first game was the last home game of the promotion season (97-98). She's now hooked as well and is a season ticket holder in the Atyeo. Our sister is also City through and through as well. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozred Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 dad was city, his dad was city and his dad was city. I am a city fan who went to Ashton Gate from when i was 2 until i moved to Australia. No doubt when i have kids they will be city fans if i can help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxing Kangaroo Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 dad was city, his dad was city and his dad was city. I am a city fan who went to Ashton Gate from when i was 2 until i moved to Australia. No doubt when i have kids they will be city fans if i can help it. Oz Red, Where in Australia are you ? I'm living / working in Melbourne until the start of March. I am then travelling down the east coast of Oz before getting back to Bristol in time for the start of Euro 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lydneyred Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Grandad was a City fan as he used to play for them, in fact he lost an eye playing for them, when they used to use the leather balls. Dad used to support Leeds and followed them all around England and Europe, he still does, but now follows City as well, thanks to me nagging him when I was little to take me! Mum follows City as well, she used to go to many a game when she was in her teens (a long long time ago I do believe!!). In fact, all my family despite most of us being raised in the Kingswood area have turned out to be City fans, perhaps its something to do with being raised in the area and being taught right from wrong at an early age!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kiwired Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 My dads a Gashead and I come from a family of Gasheads, which meant I was the but of everyones jokes throughout my childhood. Hopefully now I've stopped the rot, My 8 year old went to his first ever City game (Barnsley game) a couple of weeks ago (he's visiting England at the moment). I managed to convince my gashead dad to take him to Ashton Gate rather than Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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