..with apologies to Shakespeare...

..the Seven Ages of a football supporter..

1. They show interest in football.
2. They accompany you to their first matches and cling to you like a limpet.
3. They want to be with their friend at matches.
4. They want to go to a separate stand away from you
5. They want to go with you to away matches.
6. They want to to go to away matches with their mates.
7. They phone you after matches to see if you've got home safely.

 

1. They show interest in football.
2. They accompany you to a match at Oakwell.
3. They talk you into buying them a season ticket.
4. They make excuses for not going again.
5. They ask for (insert Premier team name) shirt for Christmas.
6. Barnsley play a big team and they want to go.
7. They get rid of anything associating them with Barnsley.