I promised myself I wouldn't brainwash my children the way my Dad brainwashed us. It was all Man Utd and the Beatles. If we weren't watching football we were singing along to his guitar.
I want my children to make their own choices about football teams and music. I want them to support the local team through highs and lows. Rugby even (!).
To be fair to my Dad, United were in the old second division when I was born and we used to sit in crowds of twenty-odd thousand. They were our nearest major team. Ish.
But still, I want my kids to find their own way. Find their own sport. Support the underdog.
Yet last weekend I found myself here, with my big sister (also brainwashed from a young age), my son and her two boys.
History repeating itself.
