First game

[Mr_Red]

Hi all,

Im planning to take my 7yr old to her first ever game soon, so she can share the misery with me. 
 

I haven’t been to SMS in a while. Any suggestions where to sit? The kidzone would make sense and be cheaper, but the only tickets left are up in the gods. I thought i might splash out on a slightly better view. Also - any hints about where to get kit from? is the club shop the best choice?

My first game was a boring 0-0 vs coventry at the dell in the early 90s. Hoping it might be better than that…

[suewhistle]

My dad has a lot to answer for as well.    Luckily I don't remember my first game but I think Sydenham was involved!

The Itchen sometimes has pairs of seats vacant round my way and very good views, plus the kids sometimes go down the front with their 'Can I have your shirt please?' bits of cardboard. More expensive but for a special occasion...

[John Boy Saint]

You still get a good view of the goings on even from where appears to to be "up in the gods". My youngest when she was 7 and sat in the old family stand, liked getting the binoculars out of the bag and spying on the bench "ooh x looks like he is coming on" - bloke sat next to me loved getting the inside info. 

As a silly aside Take her to West Ham on the weekend, any seat at SMS will seem a million pounds better than any seat in that place afterwards. 

[rallyboy]

23 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

My youngest when she was 7 and sat in the old family stand, liked getting the binoculars out of the bag and spying on the bench

Binoculars? Spying? 😮

[Nieldy]

First game was Saints v Spurs 1992-93 season, think it was the first game of the season. Those Saints legends David Speedie and Kerry Dixon making there debuts. It was a dull 0-0 and i dont think it got much better that season, with Branfoot in charge. I still went back for more thou.