Took my 3yr old son to his first qpr game Saturday.......

[Rangersw12]

And it was a complete sucess! He loved every minute of it! We took a trip down the club shop on Friday and brought him the home kit with Charlie 3 on the back and it ended up costing me £43!!! While I was there I picked up the tickets to save us time messing about on Saturday, he seemed excited just going to the club shop, it worked out well getting him use to the surroundings.

On the day of the game we drove in and parked at the bottom of sawley road and walked up, he kept saying "look daddy that mans got the same shirt on as me!" we went back into the club shop where my dad brought him a hat to wear due to the glorious sunshine and a sparks plush toy, he was made up with that!

I've got to give a big mention to the club also, I've never sat in the family stand but I was really impressed, as we came through the turnstile we were greeted by sparks! My son got so excited and ran upto him and sparks gave him a huge hug and picked him up, they then had a few photos done and he was well chuffed! Then sparks handed Charlie a gulf air welcome pack with sun glasses, pen and colouring book, story book, wallet and a cool little bag to put it all in, he then said "thanks spark I love it" lol

we got into the stands and found our seats in the sun soaked block hl, sparks then came round again and he was watching him like a hawk and was getting so excited! the players then came out and he was amazed by the fireworks, I picked him up and he clapped for bobby robson. The roar at kickoff unsettled him slightly and he covered his ears, but after a few minutes he was fine.

A big bottle of water and pack of sweets kept him amused for the most part and he sat still most of the time. The heat played a part towards the end of the first half, I couldn't wait for halftime to get him out the sun for a bit. Half time rolled around and a hotdog coupled by the clouds covering the sun was much welcomed!

We took our seats and shooting towards the loft got him really involved in the game, he let out a regular burst of "come on you r's" and "qpr"! It was so funny to see him getting into it! Think he's found his favorite player in buzsaky, when he came over to our side to take corners he was copying people and shouting "come on buz"! When we scored he was jumping up and down shouting really enjoying himself.

All in all he had a great day and was a joy to bring along, only two trips to the toilet needed too! We got in the car and he turned round and said "daddy I like football" ;D

Excellent story and a massive hats off to the club for the way they made him feel welcomed

Maybe I should print this off and show the missus to see if I can take my 3 year old daughter

[WeAreQPR12]

Not a good idea.
I was sitting next to a 3 year old girl and dad.
She spent the whole match with her hand over her ears.
I felt sorry for the poor little kid.

[crossborderexile]

as i said before Bwarren20 - why should "Charlie boy" miss the misery/happiness that goes with being an R's fan - no glory hunting for us - we're mere victims of geography and aint we LUCKY at that - C'mon U R's !

[Bwarren20]

could be they are too big mate?

Try again and if no joy go into the community tab and you can set up your own album (where pictures are generally bigger)

If that doesnt work I'll have a look at the settings but i cant do that till tonight im afraid fella

still no joy uploading the photos mate, tried doing it the other way putting them in a album and still wont work? they are only 3.38mb (jpeg)

[ScottJones]

strange mate.
sorry :(

by all means email them to me scottjones1978@btinternet.com

and i'll host them elsewhere and edit your post so they appear