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    Quote Originally Posted by holidaysong View Post
    I have a question to ask:

    I live in Dublin with my girlfriend and I'll probably continue living here when I'm older and I'm starting a family. When my kids are old enough to be interested in football should I bring them along/encourage them to go along to see their local Dublin club or should I bring them up and down to Oriel to see Dundalk FC when I'm going, or should I do both?

    My kids aren't going to have a Dundalk accent or see is as their home so I can't see them getting attached to the club but on the other hand I'm not sure I could encourage them to go along and support a LOI side that wasn't Dundalk FC...

    Anyone out there with kids found themselves with such a dilemma?
    Don't bring them to Oriel Park, that's child abuse
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheifo View Post
    Barry, for Gods sake be a man about it, and just brain wash them to share your passion for your club.
    Quote Originally Posted by mypost View Post
    It's a simple answer really. They should support your own team. Whether you live in Dublin or Dubai, if you support Dundalk, so should they.
    These are the kind of answers I was hoping for.. Brainwashing it is! The poor kids - if they weren't going to be bullied for supporting a LOI club, they will surely be bullied for supporting a different one to their friends..
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    You've probably poxed yourself holidaysong, your future wife will have all girls and they won't give a sh*t about football let alone who they're supposed to support.

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    As you'll be bringing them up in Dublin, you should like a few guys I know from Dublin support Derry city as we play in Dublin almost every 2nd week.

    They will get to stand and sing and bang drums along with the famous red n' white army and also get the chance to see most of the Dublin premier clubs. They may also get the chance to travel to places like the Parc de Prince etc' and watch Derry win at least two trophies every 3 years (thats our ratio since 85').

    If they're good they get to come along to the Brandywell and stand in section J.

    You know it makes sense.
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    I can imagine a "Billy Elliott" situation. Holidaysong gives his kid some money to see a LOI match and he goes to see a GAA game instead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boovidge View Post
    I can imagine a "Billy Elliott" situation. Holidaysong gives his kid some money to see a LOI match and he goes to see a GAA game instead.
    I don't think I could accept a gah son, all those bright clothes and the fancy footwork!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hulsey View Post
    When I have a kid if he decides to support anyone other than Bray he's living in the shed
    The missus is due our first in March. If it supports anyone other than Bohs, I'm bringing it back to the hospital and getting it fixed or replaced!
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    from reading thru this thread there seems to be a lot of people who have moved away from dundalk for some reason im due my first in a couple of weeks and im being told they will support dublin,i know its a different sport but im meath and will be bringing them(yes them its twins)only to meath games when it comes to gaelic so they should develop that sense of belonging mentioned before its that simple really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite View Post
    Sellafield or whatever the f*** its called is doing that I'd say.
    It's just forcing a shorter reproduction cycle on them through natural selection.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hulsey View Post
    When I have a kid if he decides to support anyone other than Bray he's living in the shed
    Ooh tough choice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hulsey View Post
    When I have a kid if he decides to support anyone other than Bray he's living in the shed
    It would certainly be warmer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schumi View Post
    Ooh tough choice!
    Well, it could be a drafty, freezing cold kip, overrun by small animals and otherwise devoid of entertainment. Then it'd be a close-run thing. I think I'd plug for not living with a Bray fan though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by holidaysong View Post
    These are the kind of answers I was hoping for.. Brainwashing it is! The poor kids - if they weren't going to be bullied for supporting a LOI club, they will surely be bullied for supporting a different one to their friends..
    Brainwashing clearly works. Never identified with Dublin GAA in my life, as my da had me reciting the squad line-ups of both Cork hurling and football teams when I was 4. Thankfully he was never a Cork City fan as he supported Hibs and then moved to Dublin - after Hibs went bust, he started going to Pats, and I escaped an imperfect fate

    I feel I should offer a friendly warning though - seeing as you're clearly ahead of me on the baby planning, I might visit the kids every now then with a "bribe" or two of taking them to Richmond, just to bring them into the light, you understand... It might work. A lot of culchies rent in Inchicore these days, or so I'm told

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    Quote Originally Posted by CharlesThompson View Post
    The missus is due our first in March. If it supports anyone other than Bohs, I'm bringing it back to the hospital and getting it fixed or replaced!
    Make sure you keep the receipt.
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    I read the title "Should my future kids support Dundalk even though they won't live there..?" and thought what the f**K has geography got to do with it?

    They shouldn't support Dundalk regardless of where they live.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thischarmingman View Post
    It would certainly be warmer.
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    Brilliant thread -

    Like oriel 've been a fan for over 30 years and living away from the town for over 20, but I still tell anyone who care to ask me where I'm from, that it's Dundalk.

    My 3 year old girl can sing some of the old 70's/80s shed songs - '**** b*****ds' being replaced with '**** passers' but the wee man's vocabulary only extends to d'dalk, which is a good start I suppose, especially for my Dad who still goes to matches.

    I hope they'll become Sligo Rovers fans - could be difficult if there's an FAI cup at stake though.

    when I was in dublin, I went to a couple of games every week and probably enjoyed Shels games most (early 90s) cos I went with a mate of mine who was a shels fans. Didn't like the atmosphere at Bohs, Pats were a bit stuffy and UCD was friendly but lacked the Oriel madness. Rovers? No chance. living in D2, Pat's might be the best option as they seem to be fairly family friendly but try to get home for a few of the games, and let them decide !
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    If it's in the blood, bring them up as Dundalk fans I say.
    Last edited by adamd164; 09/09/2008 at 11:47 PM.

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    With their sudden transition to being one of the richest clubs in the world I think it's obvious they should be Man City fans. Obviously this should be subject to change according to who's looking like dominating the premiership at the time.
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