Footie grannies?

Alima that sounds like a great match indeed. Kitty I wouldn't begrudge Leicester the title this year - they have done so brilliantly. annsixty there have been many barren years for Spurs ... we are just happy to be above Arsenal at the moment .

Incidentally, when I was born, my dad and the midwife (also a spurs fan) were watching a European Cup Game - I think it was Athletico Madrid who Spurs went on to beat in the final that year. I was born in the living room at about 10:30 p.m. When mum told the midwife and my father that 'the baby is coming', they shushed her and asked her to hold on until the end of the game!!!

In case kitty doesn't read this thread , her family are Forest supporters!!!

Alima so you are the "other fan"? That is a joke of course as Derby County have a huge fan base, bigger than some Premiership clubs. My H who sadly has Alzheimer's now, has been a fan all his life and went to his first match in 1946. We moved away from Derby many years ago but our S although never living there has always followed them and takes his own son to matches when possible. One of the earliest photos of our granddaughter,now 17, is of her about 8 weeks old in a DC towelling robe. Happy days. H still gets excited when they are on TV.

Imperfect27 I have always been a Derby supporter, had to be as it is my home town. In 1973 we saw Spurs at the Baseball Ground in a cup match. It resulted in a draw. The replay at White Hart Lane was probably one of the best moments in my life. We won, the atmosphere was electric, my throat was sore after all the shouting, singing and cheering. I did not wake up the next day until gone 11. As it was a work day I had to phone Mum at work who phoned my work place for me, blamed eating a bad pie at the match.
It is character building being a Derby supporter, has to be considering the "nearlys" we have had.
I did meet Brian Clough and his great team with Roy McFarland et al, before they all went to Forest!
Kittylester are you a football fan? Leicester for the Premiership title! They have been amazing this season.

p.s. - Loved watching my sons play - apart from other parents getting carried away and shouting 'Break 'is legs son!' or similar .

Ha ha - we will work on him! My daughter is a secondary school teacher and one of her football-mad students bought her the Spurs baby clothes - which is just as well as it settled the in-family question of what kit DGS would receive first!

Somehow I managed to marry an Arsenal supporter ...

We are also a football family, but by 'we' I don't include myself. DS, DSiL and DH are avid fans. And my grandson. He eats, breathes and sleeps football, is very knowledgable even at nine, and has a season ticket to one of our city's clubs (unfortunately not the one that his grandad supports!). He is also a Man City fan and was recently at their stadium watching them suffer a defeat at the hands of Spurs, imperfect! Where I come into my own is supporting him when he plays in his junior league matches. I would far sooner watch them than any premier league side! I am happy to stand in the cold and rain on a Sunday morning and cheer them on till I'm hoarse! And bake cupcakes to sell on the coffee stall at their home games. I'm sure your DGS, with your encouragement, will grow up to keep the faith! .