Getting youngsters to support Everton.

[Joey66]

In my day you were either born a blue or a red - it's a total different era now .... young fans support the in teams even if they live hundreds of miles away - no harm in that but just a tech era -

 

[toffee-boy]

I still blame my dad for getting me to support everton, been to two wemberly finals, palace we got beat, chelsea we got beat, only time ive seen us lift a trophy was 95 and that was on the tv.

these days its me dragging my dad to the games, however we had a great time in romania .. watched us get beat 5-1, watched us get beat by standard liege, then the draw against lille.

what doesnt kill you makes you stronger ,,, i think

 

[DanEFC92]

I'm belling NSPCC

 

[JLW]

Sign him up on here let him read a few posts then that should deter him from being like one of 'us'

 

[tommye]

 

[Simon Buttle]

Tbh I find a lot of the younger ones these days just don't have the love for football that my generation (and others) did when we were kids.

 

[Neiler]

Commented this on another thread maybe it needs a thread of its own.
I have a 6 year old who is starting to develop an intrest in football, we live in Ireland so we aren't going to get to games very often certainly not while covid is going around I it's current form.
How could you get a 6 year old to support Everton, come on son let's watch Everton you are in for a treat.. and have him watch the complete rubbish on display..
I'd be OK with him supporting any team apart from Liverpool and United.. obviously I'd rather have him support Everton.. thoughts?

Like the lads said LOI, Ireland Matches and GAA.

For me, i got an official history of Everton Football Club Video - BBC - John Motson narrates when i was a nipper and everyone over here was a RS - used to watch it on loop - im sure there are more modern ones these days, but there is more to following a club than just whats happening in that moment, we have a massively rich successful history built on substance. Get him jerseys, i used to love playing in an Everton shirt against 11 Liverpool and Utd shirts at lunch times. We have family in Liverpool all Blues as well which helped going over and back - being anything else just wasn't an option, bar Celtic of course.

Not sure if Match and Shoot are still a thing, but i used to get them every week and have the Everton Posters all over the wall, pannini stickers - not sure if they are still a thing. Everton Subetteo, gift!!!

 

[Tipp blue]

Tbh I find a lot of the younger ones these days just don't have the love for football that my generation (and others) did when we were kids.

There is that too, there is far too much of it on these days you'd get sick of it.

 

[Tipp blue]

Like the lads said LOI, Ireland Matches and GAA.

For me, i got an official history of Everton Football Club - BBC - John Motson narrates when i was a nipper and everyone over here was a RS - used to watch it on loop - im sure there are more modern ones these days, but there is more to following a club than just whats happening in that moment, we have a massively rich successful history built on substance. Get him jerseys, i used to love paying in an Everton shirt against 11 Liverpool and Utd shirts at lunch times. We have family in Liverpool all Blues as well which helped going over and back - being anything else just wasn't an option, bar Celtic of course.

He's far more intrested in Basketball at the moment, he's with the under 7s in Portlaois, but he's starting to play more football (soccer) in school and around the yard, our local village has no FA football, only GAA.

 

[UltraVires]

This thread is exactly the thing I was talking to a mate about the other day.

For all the turmoil at the club currently, we will move past it and probably on to more turmoil but it’s the future generations that are being turned off the club and that has consequences 10-20 years down the line.

We have the stadium which may help as it should have that feeling of awe for a young kid going to a stadium on the docks but if we don’t change things soon we may we as well call the stadium on the rocks.

 

[Gilbert..]

It wouldnt be so bad if Everton actualy tried to play some good football. Thats why i wanted Potter here. I mean its not like we're sh!t to watch for the sake of grinding out results. We're sh!t on both counts.

 

[Simon Buttle]

There is that too, there is far too much of it on these days you'd get sick of it.

I work in a Uni and the younger ones just don't seem to follow it like we did (I'm early 40's) They might have a 'family team' they follow in a sort of loose way but thats it, and yes even I agree there is way too much of it on TV.

 

[zukai12_]

My dad took me to Goodison when i was like 4 , i think we lost 0-3 to Charlton but i didn't care

The whole experince was so amazing for me that i became an Everton fan righr then

 

[stony]

Commented this on another thread maybe it needs a thread of its own.
I have a 6 year old who is starting to develop an intrest in football, we live in Ireland so we aren't going to get to games very often certainly not while covid is going around I it's current form.
How could you get a 6 year old to support Everton, come on son let's watch Everton you are in for a treat.. and have him watch the complete rubbish on display..
I'd be OK with him supporting any team apart from Liverpool and United.. obviously I'd rather have him support Everton.. thoughts?

Good luck. City lost generations of young fans to the dark side during the rags period of dominance. Sadly, the more Liverpool win, the more new local fans they will pick up. When I was at school in the 70s, my class was split about 50/50 between City and Utd with a few other teams having the odd fan. By the time my son went to school at the start of the millennium, he was the only City fan in his class. I basically had to resort to brain washing him from an early age.

Just realised you're in Ireland. Brain washing is the only way.

 

[Neiler]

He's far more intrested in Basketball at the moment, he's with the under 7s in Portlaois, but he's starting to play more football (soccer) in school and around the yard, our local village has no FA football, only GAA.

They find their own way mate, i played it all, Rugby, GAA and football - funnily enough not basket ball, its all about the fun of playing at that age. Once they start going to school, they start with the tribal stuff of clubs, usually there is a dominent one depending on whose successful was the RS in my day, thats when id be straight in their with the Everton gear. Amazed there isnt a football club out in Portlaois. Pal of mine use to play out in Mountmellick - not sure if they do junior!
Are you Hurling stock mate? Portlaois is a big Football town. Though hurling in Loais has come on hugely, since Micko had his day there.

Rovers is a good night out and Tallaght isnt that far away, they have a good stylish team at the mo.