Championship Football match tickets - where to sit with child?

[orienteerer]

Advice please from seasoned football match attendees. Am buying tickets for DH & DS(9) to go to a Championship League match and not sure which tickets to go for. There is a "family" area but it's in the corner of the stand so not such a good view, there are much better tickets available in the centre of the stand but is this inappropriate for a 9 year old?

I'd say it depends how delicate your 9yo's ears are! Family enclosure should protect them from the ripest language.
Having said that, my boys have always sat in the main stand and DH gives them alternative words for the chants.
More important is to make sure you buy tickets in their team supporters area, or in the neutral area. If they end up in with the opposition, it will be really stressful trying to keep quiet if their team scores etc.

Thanks ChippyM

I've taken DS (7) to one Championship match so far (first of many hopefully). Family section was sold out so we opted for the front row of the main stand (opposite side to dugouts) as close to the centre as we could get. Being in the front row gave us more legroom and DS could stand at the railings, also gives the same sort of side on view he is used to on TV, albeit from level rather than high up. For my team, so long as you avoid the home end the language seems to be fairly OK. Would avoid the end anyway as the view is so different (I prefer it myself for the atmosphere but the view from the side stands is better).

Thanks WhoKnows, I think we might go for the centre, assuming there are still tickets left (must get my act together!). This is likely to be a one off anyway so may as well get best view they can.

OK, all is well, have bought tickets for Boxing Day.......to discover there are no trains on 26 Dec......Oh how I wish I lived on the continent where trains run 24/7

We usually sit int he corporate are however when the kids were mascots recently we were inthe usual stands. There was a bit of ripe language (Mostly in the songs) but it wasn't too bad. Mine are 10 and 7 by the way.

Hope you enjoy it and get your transport sorted OK. Wrap up warm, it can be very cold sitting outside for two hours. I've just booked tickets to take DS again in a couple of weeks, I'm really excited (I used to be a season ticket and miss it now I don't go very often).

We were supposed to be taking dd to the football on boxing day but she can't go now as she got into the local panto and has two shows on boxing day.

Def wrap up warm. Which ground are you going to?

Yes, really wrap up, not just a coat, but scarf, hat, gloves, vest, thick socks the lot. I carry one of those very thin nylon bags from M&S in my pocket so if if anyone gets too hot the extra stuff can be popped in there.