To say the anti-football lot need to calm down a little?

Perhaps some people who live near sports pubs have history with the noise from big outdoor screen/vomit/noise/antisocial behaviour stuff.

Yes, I don't know anything about football and didn't watch this one (didn't even realise it was special compared to any of the other matches). Although my husband did excitedly wake me up at 4am to give me the good news.

But when my sons are 10yo and really excited about staying up for something I will make an effort for them and try to be excited! Some things are once in a lifetime because you're only that particular age once with that particular kind of excitement and it's not quite the same when you're older.

How many of these ‘Oh Tarquin needs 10 hours uninterrupted sleep to function, I’m not letting him watch football’ don’t think twice about dragging the kids out of bed at 2am to catch a 6am flight for a holiday?

Whether he's a medic or you lead a cities outreach team is irrelevant. You have kids and sometimes things change. Try and work on a network so friends and family can all pitch in if needs be.

It isn't just a 'freaking sports game'. It's a massive tournament that brings patriotism in every country. It's a nice thing! I don't watch footie, I've no idea who won what leagues but when it's England I watch.

You and your dh need to unclench a little bit and try and have fun with your dc at times like this.

No it isn't
Winning the world cup in 66 was a big deal.

Now stop being nasty to anyone with a different opinion to you and get on with your day.

YANBU. Not a football fan, didn't watch it but good for them.

Some people will stay up all night, perhaps go to the pub to watch football from a bar stool with a beer at 3am ........but it's the people who quietly go to bed at 11pm and have a good kip who need to stay calm.

Righto.

It’s an issue if people are going to pull sickies today (as I suspect many will). Not the end of the world to miss one school day obviously but I’m amazed kids could stay up till 4am. It will send their sleep schedules haywire if they sleep during the day today. Anyway not my kids so I don’t have to deal with it.

Exactly this - my partner is a medic and he's had to delay his start this morning as school have decided to open an hour later.

It was either me leading a cities outreach team or him and we decided it was more important I go in

And yes we have child care before school but we nanny share with a family and so they would have been their nanny down for two hours if one of us didn't take time off.

It's a freaking sports game and we are already facing huge juggling of childcare for the next heatwave (and seriously considering a different school at this stage as well...)

Is that post you've quote evidence of the "visceral anger" you're claiming to have seen? Because like that post all I've seen is some mild disapproval and surprise that people would let young children stay up.

My 10 year old didn't ask to but I wouldn't have let him if he had. That doesn't make me feel superior to anyone or angry with those that did.

Dh is watching it now. He got the DC up at 5.30 and haven't seen the score so they're watching it 'live'. I know the score. I wouldnt have let him get the DC up otherwise. It's a nice experience for them. And bonus is they're all ready for school and it's not even 7:30. We are usually shouting by the door at 8:30 in a panic. And I got the dog walked at 5. Might do this every day!

A big deal to you and to many people, but not everyone (and an incorrect fact but hey ho). I don’t know why football fans get so uppity about people who aren’t football fans. Enjoy your hobby, stay out for a big game, book the next day off, have fun, don’t worry about those of us who aren’t football fans.

Listen to yourself. Do you realise how foolish you are?

Yeah, it's a funny thing, nobody can possibly take time off work when school closes early or for the day due to the heatwave, but all of a sudden its no Biggie to chuck a sickie or get time off.

Hmmm.

It is not the end of term. There are still two and a half weeks to go That's more than 6% of the academic year, trying to cram in a curriculum that doesn't fit to start with.

I don’t understand the people saying that kids won’t remember waking up in the night to watch the match. I remember being about 10 and living abroad when my dad woke us up in the night to watch England vs Brazil in the World Cup - it was so exciting (despite losing!) and we still talk about it now!

It’s a game - that’s an interesting thing that happened, it’s a first, but in the big scheme of ”things that have happened in history” it’s pretty minor.
All sorts of allowances are made for football which are not made for all the other different interests and hobbies that give people joy,and that is what is so wearing - the assumption from fans that of course you are interested, of course it’s reasonable for there to be disruption to other peoples days because of it,etc etc.
Great if there can be flexibilty in life around the things people enjoy but then it needs to be all the things people enjoy not just a select few.

I work in healthcare and do not have to book 6 weeks in advance
I promise you we will be very short staffed today

😂😂😂. Are you still drunk?

That's a very minor piece of sporting trivia that dull men will trot out in the pub in ten years time.

WTF are you on about. Are you a man?

Fantastic match - but all stress to watch it. 👍👍⚽️⚽️⚽️

It's the world's most popular sport. A major cultural event.