My 8 year old asked for a scarf when we arrived at Wembley way (he was wearing a brand new home shirt i got him last weekend especially for yesterday) . I told him that there are two things in football that you have to hate, 1 is anything related to that mob from Croydon and 2 is half and half scarves. He didn't want one after that.
14 year old Jnr had money burning a hole in his pocket, and was eyeing the tat.
I kept it simple:-
'You can buy that if you want, but you'll also have to buy your own ticket and find your own way home'.
He bought a programme.