With Ticket Prices To Football Matches Being What They Are, Are Dads Still Allowed To Lift Their Lad Over The Turnstyle?

[sandyRoe]

Or is that something that has gone the way of the supporters rattle?

[sandyRoe]

I meant lift one of their kids over the turnstyle ^

[stokemaveric]

wow youve bought back some memories there sandy,my earliest memories are of my dad lifting me over the turnstile at the old victoria ground [stoke city fc]...and the old guys behing the wire meshing operating the turnstiles never,ever said a thing,loads of dads used to do it..sadly a thing of the past i would imagine...

[tonyav]

Same has stokie except Villa park in my case, Haven't seen kids being passed over the turnstiles for donkeys years now, sandy.

[mccfluff]

would that of been in the dark ages when clubs didn't have to fund mahoooooosive player wages??

money's got to come from somewhere......

[sandyRoe]

I remember when we were kids we'd ask someone to lift us over at Distillery's ground. Occasionally a joker would let you scramble over the turnstyle and then turn away and go to another gate.

[DrFilth]

if you are in an all seater ground with all tickets sold where would the nipper sit if you could get him in for free, most of the turnstiles that i have seen and these were from a few years back were floor to ceiling type

[sandyRoe]

It just goes to show how long it is since I was at a match.

[Ken4155]

Dark ages, Mccfluff? Do you mean a time when players were proud to wear their team's colours, even when the cameras were not there? A time when players had an affinity with their fans - many of whom were much better paid? Bring back those dark ages, i say.

[DrFilth]

notice how i said > these were from a few years back

[Sipowicz]

It could've been worse Steve, he ccould've forced you over at Anfield! ;-)

[sandyRoe]

Or worse yet, at Tranmere Rovers

[mccfluff]

i meant dark as in a long time ago, not bad......

[tonyav]

Thats c'us their no threat isn't it, Steve ?.

[Ken4155]

Pleased to hear that, Mccfluff, you nearly had me on my soapbox then:-)

[DrFilth]

i remember them in the second

[mccfluff]

perhaps i should of used halcyon :-)

its all about the bottom line now