Stanmore, mate!
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You donāt mention Stanmore and I wonāt mention Winnall. Deal?
Actually, I grew up in Harestock - full of the kids of Greenjacket squaddiesā¦
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Oi, nothing wrong with army bratsā¦
I wouldnāt even suggest that there was anything wrong with them.
(I wouldnāt dare in case they decided to beat me up).
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Exactly, thereās more than one of us on here you knowā¦
I had a similar feral childhood. However there were risks to this kind of behaviour. Swift justice was meted out by anyone in the village who caught you and reaffirmed by your parents when you got in. The local copper knew who you were and was quite frankly, fucking terrifying.
So whilst we did get up to all sorts of misdemeanors, you pretty quickly worked out right from wrong and that actions have consequences.
I also think that by having to amuse ourselves gave us a degree of self sufficiency at an earlier age, rather than the constant entertainment that parents seem to be obliged to spoon feed to kids every school holiday
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Brand new greenhouse that Dad spent all weekend erecting, CB saint re enacting the best moments of Espania '82 with a leather ball from the 60s. What could possibly go wrong?
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No one would cross us. We were fucking rock.
Actually, not. Soft as shite really and when we eventually got nicked for smashing milk bottles outside the house of the Constabās main PT Instructor (and he rugby tackled me after a swift chase) it shook us up so much we dropped the act and started acting more sensibly. Taught us a lesson. Along with getting the cold shoulder for a month from the parents when they had to pick us up from North Walls!
Iām not going to be popular for saying it, but I think todayās kids are a pretty spot on, resiliant bunch. Itās a fair chunk of the 25 to 50 year olds that are generally the whinging, self-obsessed lot, forever banging on social media, overexagerating their problems. I swear this generation of kids look at us, bewildered, wondering wtf we are whining about.
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I agree with this sentiment, as it happens. Forget all the Dailymail whining about how the country is going to the dogs - most kids seem to work bloody hard at school (unlike me), they drink less and crime is right down compared to when most of us were kids.
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Please keep your kids off Fortnite. They have swift reflexes and kill me a lot.
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I used to play Fifa quite a bit in my 20s and early 30s. My kids now thrash me at it 
Iām utter shite at Fifa, despite taking Le Havre to Ligue 1 and being in the top 3 on semi pro level.
I play my nippers sometimes. My 12 year old daughter challenges me. Iām Saints and she is Accrington Stanley. Last game was 7-3 to the Stanley.
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Tbf, given how shite Saints are, sheās got a bit of an unfair advantage.
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Has anybody seen those facebook things about throwing eggs at cars that was us 40 years ago why do they think it is different now?
Although the eggs would have been free range from the garden.
8yrs old is the watershed point for FIFA. Earlier you thrash them, at 8 it is close. After that you get mullered
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So back to this fortnite malarkeyā¦ My 7, nearly 8 years old son has been on at me to let him download as several of his mates play it. To me it seems too young. Thoughts chaps/chapettes ?
I think my 9-year-old is too young, but he plays it anyway, when he thinks Iām not aware of what heās doing. All their kid friendly youtubers are playing it as well, so itās pretty much ubiquitous.
Iām retaining my disapproval and he knows Iām not happy about it so I guess thatāll be how things proceed for the time being.
As it happens, Forza (which I think Pap mentioned elsewhere) and Lego Worlds seem to be flavour of the week.
Iād say 7 (I assume thatās year 2) is too young and resist if you can, especially if he doesnāt have an older sibling.
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That bloke in Vancouver who ran over those people played Fortnite. Thatās not been officially announced but Iām sure he would have done. The game breeds monsters.
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Youāre an msm journalist arenāt you?
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