| Family area before the game 15:02 - Apr 14 with 3650 views | queensparker |
Just wondering if anyone can share what this is like - my son is 9 now and really caught the bug after an up and down first few years…
He’s bugging me to meet some players and get some autographs so thought I’d abandon 35 years of weekend tradition and swerve the Crown before the next game and take him to the family bit on SAR.
If anyone has been, is it worth it for selfies with players etc? |  | | |  |
| Family area before the game on 15:46 - Apr 14 with 3524 views | AS86 |
Not sure about the family area, but I took my daughter to her first game on Saturday and we met all* of the players after the game,
You have to hang around for 30 minutes or so, but they create a barrier between the player's exit and the school/car park for all of the players will sign autographs/pose for photos...we even met Saito, Madsen, Dunne and Chair who came over from the main reception area.
*I say all, Varane made a point of avoiding the area walking behind the waiting kids. |  | | |
| Family area before the game on 15:50 - Apr 14 with 3498 views | OldPedro |
I used to take my kids to the pre-match fanzone at the Powerleague pitches before games - always things to do, often some academy players there and always one of two first team squad players depending on who is injured / not selected. My kids always enjoyed it and came way with selfies and autographs. |  |
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| Family area before the game on 16:01 - Apr 14 with 3447 views | Lanhoop |
Players will stop for photos and autographs after parking their cars at the Jack Tizard school, usually from about midday onward. He'll meet more of them there than at the Powerleague place but probably longer time with the couple who may be at Powerleague. There's time to do both. |  | | |
| Family area before the game on 16:49 - Apr 14 with 3330 views | daveB |
the fanzone is very good, lots of games for the kids and usually get to meet a player or two.
My daughter loved it a lot more than she did the actual game. |  | | |
| Family area before the game on 17:43 - Apr 14 with 3232 views | queensparker |
Thank you all really helpful
Looks like an early start then! | | | |
| Family area before the game on 18:54 - Apr 14 with 3137 views | qprmeath21 |
For a 3 o clock game most of the players are in well before 12. That’s my recent experience anyway. Paul Smyth always seems to be first in normally round 11. Nearly all players willing to stop for autographs/photos and a quick chat. | | | |
| Family area before the game on 11:32 - Apr 17 with 2670 views | StevenageRanger |
| Family area before the game on 15:46 - Apr 14 by AS86 |
Not sure about the family area, but I took my daughter to her first game on Saturday and we met all* of the players after the game,
You have to hang around for 30 minutes or so, but they create a barrier between the player's exit and the school/car park for all of the players will sign autographs/pose for photos...we even met Saito, Madsen, Dunne and Chair who came over from the main reception area.
*I say all, Varane made a point of avoiding the area walking behind the waiting kids. |
Unlike Varane, he is normally the one after a game having selfies, chatting, giving high 5s and last to leave the pitch. | | | |
| Family area before the game on 13:01 - Apr 17 with 2575 views | Landshark |
Hijacking this thread slightly.
Is there a secret to getting children into football? Or do you just not force it?
I took my 6 year old daughter to a non QPR game last week and she was so bored. She said to me after the home team conceded their first that it's ok because she doesn't quit and proceeded to tell me a story about at school she was losing a game but came back to win. 5 minutes later they conceded again, she threw her team scarf on the floor and said she wanted to go home. We ended up leaving after 60 minutes. | | | |
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| Family area before the game on 14:14 - Apr 17 with 2487 views | TheChef |
| Family area before the game on 13:01 - Apr 17 by Landshark |
Hijacking this thread slightly.
Is there a secret to getting children into football? Or do you just not force it?
I took my 6 year old daughter to a non QPR game last week and she was so bored. She said to me after the home team conceded their first that it's ok because she doesn't quit and proceeded to tell me a story about at school she was losing a game but came back to win. 5 minutes later they conceded again, she threw her team scarf on the floor and said she wanted to go home. We ended up leaving after 60 minutes. |
Take plenty of snacks!!
Also I started off with our two taking them to non league games, just to get them used to the concept - for a start it's free entry for them, you can sit/stand anywhere around the pitch, plus it's easier for them to move around too. |  |
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| Family area before the game on 15:18 - Apr 17 with 2403 views | OldPedro |
| Family area before the game on 13:01 - Apr 17 by Landshark |
Hijacking this thread slightly.
Is there a secret to getting children into football? Or do you just not force it?
I took my 6 year old daughter to a non QPR game last week and she was so bored. She said to me after the home team conceded their first that it's ok because she doesn't quit and proceeded to tell me a story about at school she was losing a game but came back to win. 5 minutes later they conceded again, she threw her team scarf on the floor and said she wanted to go home. We ended up leaving after 60 minutes. |
Try to make a day of it so that the match is just one part of it. If they are getting bored, take something that will distract them for a bit such as snacks or a small toy/phone they can play with.
When I first started taking my son, as we live in Yorkshire, a trip to Loftus Road was a whole day out, train down, onto the tube, food before and after the game and train home. The first few times, the football wasn't the main part for him, but after about half a dozen games, it became the highlight of the day. | |
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