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chaos33
February 16, 2019, 8:43pm
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Quoted from Rick12
Must be hard for the children though in school who support Grimsby and get the mickey taken out of them.



My six year old son wears his town kit at school and at local football in Boroughbridge on Saturday mornings and doesn't get the mickey taken. He also wears his France kit and his Hartlepool and England tops.
Mostly people seem pretty impressed that he hasn't succumbed to the big team curse, although he's asking for PSG kit. He was born in Harrogate, but he loves to pretend to be Wes Thomas, Cookie or Elliot Embleton.


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February 16, 2019, 8:51pm

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People in school in the mid 00s used to think I was daft going to as many Town matches as I could and I did get some stick for it. Funny how they all tried to get tickets for Spurs and Newcastle and I saw lots of them at Wembley every time we’ve been too. There is definitely a mutual respect between all match attending football fans regardless of the level you watch though I find.
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February 16, 2019, 8:53pm
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Quoted from chaos33


My six year old son wears his town kit at school and at local football in Boroughbridge on Saturday mornings and doesn't get the mickey taken. He also wears his France kit and his Hartlepool and England tops.
Mostly people seem pretty impressed that he hasn't succumbed to the big team curse, although he's asking for PSG kit. He was born in Harrogate, but he loves to pretend to be Wes Thomas, Cookie or Elliot Embleton.


Very much the same I have lived in Lincoln for over 40 years but my lad is now 12 and I have taken him to town games since he was around six but he has had season ticket for about 3 years but does miss games. Given where he live and fact all his mates are Chimps I gave him the genuine option of supporting Lincoln so he would not feel isolated and/or picked on but he would not hear of it and always wears his town shirt on non uniform days. It does get in your loop somehow and I just hope his faith his repaid and that during his lifetime he will get those McMenemy, Kerr and Buckley era type moments that make all the suffering worthwhile. UTM
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Rick12
February 16, 2019, 9:55pm
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Quoted from chaos33


My six year old son wears his town kit at school and at local football in Boroughbridge on Saturday mornings and doesn't get the mickey taken. He also wears his France kit and his Hartlepool and England tops.
Mostly people seem pretty impressed that he hasn't succumbed to the big team curse, although he's asking for PSG kit. He was born in Harrogate, but he loves to pretend to be Wes Thomas, Cookie or Elliot Embleton.
Iam pleased for him. Certainly in my case if you didnt support one of the big boys when you was at school eg Liverpool you was laughed at by some eg "Grimsby are a s*** team".


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February 16, 2019, 10:45pm

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We live in Stevenage when we moved here in 2003 my lad was 4, we moved here from Hull where he was born. He’s never lived in Grimsby but he’s a massive Town fan and has the tattoo on his calf to prove it.

Living down here working in London as a STH and getting to most games I actually get a bit of respect and lots of positivity from proper football fans for supporting my home town club.


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February 16, 2019, 10:50pm
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Quoted from HertsGTFC

Living down here working in London as a STH and getting to most games I actually get a bit of respect and lots of positivity from proper football fans for supporting my home town club.
Pleased for you and thats the way it should be.


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I went to school in Brigg, it was mostly Man Utd or Liverpool fans in the 90s.  I remember there being more of us Grimsby supporters than Scunny though.
If a Man Utd or Liverpool fan took the urine, they usually shut up when asked how many times they'd been to watch them.

There seems to be more kids in Town shirts around than when I was younger, so hopefully it's not seen as so uncool to support them as it was 20 years ago.
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February 17, 2019, 9:53am
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When I am on hols my GTFC away strip always goes with me no matter where we go much to the annoyance of her indoors.
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Left Grimsby 40+ years ago, and the question always gets asked from the plastic Premiership supporters - why Grimsby?     I find one line shuts them up....

How nice that you picked your team to support; my team picked me - I was born there.

UTM forever, Gy til' etc etc.
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Quoted from Mrs Doyle
When I am on hols my GTFC away strip always goes with me no matter where we go much to the annoyance of her indoors.


You should really take her instead of the shirt.


Through the door there came familiar laughter,
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
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