Tears after Penalties

I took my son to his first away match at Wembley being only 7 he found the day enjoyable and but very tiring.
He really enjoyed the match and was ecstatic when city equalised and forced penalties. That soon turned to great disappointment when City lost, the tears then followed afterwards for about 5 mins, I found it very hard to explain that City even though they did not win they done the club proud and I assured him that in the future this set of players will do the club proud.

What impressed me the most was that my son loves Cardiff City so much and wanted them to make history.

I took my son to his first away match at Wembley being only 7 he found the day enjoyable and but very tiring.
He really enjoyed the match and was ecstatic when city equalised and forced penalties. That soon turned to great disappointment when City lost, the tears then followed afterwards for about 5 mins, I found it very hard to explain that City even though they did not win they done the club proud and I assured him that in the future this set of players will do the club proud.

What impressed me the most was that my son loves Cardiff City so much and wanted them to make history.

I had a similar experience with my lad when we lost to Barnsley at the Millennium stadium, the emotions of the day, first away game at a massive stadium like that, everything got the better of him in the end. On the bright side, he had tears in his eyes after Wembley last May, this time they were tears of joy from a 12 year old.

When you and your son get that experience one day soon and it'll make the day against Liverpool all the more poignant.

I took my son to his first away match at Wembley being only 7 he found the day enjoyable and but very tiring.
He really enjoyed the match and was ecstatic when city equalised and forced penalties. That soon turned to great disappointment when City lost, the tears then followed afterwards for about 5 mins, I found it very hard to explain that City even though they did not win they done the club proud and I assured him that in the future this set of players will do the club proud.

What impressed me the most was that my son loves Cardiff City so much and wanted them to make history.

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I had a similar experience with my lad when we lost to Barnsley at the Millennium stadium, the emotions of the day, first away game at a massive stadium like that, everything got the better of him in the end. On the bright side, he had tears in his eyes after Wembley last May, this time they were tears of joy from a 12 year old.

When you and your son get that experience one day soon and it'll make the day against Liverpool all the more poignant.

What a moment that must have been for you both, that's something that I'm looking forward if not this year, then in the near future.

I took my son to his first away match at Wembley being only 7 he found the day enjoyable and but very tiring.
He really enjoyed the match and was ecstatic when city equalised and forced penalties. That soon turned to great disappointment when City lost, the tears then followed afterwards for about 5 mins, I found it very hard to explain that City even though they did not win they done the club proud and I assured him that in the future this set of players will do the club proud.

What impressed me the most was that my son loves Cardiff City so much and wanted them to make history.

I had a similar experience with my lad when we lost to Barnsley at the Millennium stadium, the emotions of the day, first away game at a massive stadium like that, everything got the better of him in the end. On the bright side, he had tears in his eyes after Wembley last May, this time they were tears of joy from a 12 year old.

When you and your son get that experience one day soon and it'll make the day against Liverpool all the more poignant.

2 of my 3 boys are old enough to go and my 15 year old has seen all 4 of our recent Wembley games and has experienced all emotions-Sunday was probably the hardest for him. He was very ill (discovered on Monday chronic pneumonia!)but we had the ecstacy of going 1 up then extra time followed by Big Bens equaliser (i gave myself a bad back lifting him and his 8 year old brother) and then penalties. The whole day was a sheer rollercoaster and in some ways was more enjoyable than ur victory over Barnsley in Semi 08 yet more disappointing than the defeats v Blackpool and Pompey.

im 18 in 5 days and i had tears in my eyes when we lost
But more of being happy and proud of the boys for what they did and just gutted to lose it in the fashion that we did

My lad was in tears for what seemed like hours afterwards on Sunday. I thought I'd be ok until I seen his little face and then he set me off! By the time we got home on Monday morning and took him to school he was cheery again and he went in proudly sporting his City scarf. One little boy said "haha you lost" and I thought he was going to kill him lol thankfully we never got a call from the headmaster.

It was my lad's (also 7) 1st penalty shoot out. He loved the occasion so much, each night this week after school, he's gone out into the garden in his City strip (No. 9 on the back). He's 'playing' Kenny Miller & just firing penalties into the back of the net or making a goal in our front room!

Something you said struck me there elad. You said...

What impressed me the most was that my son loves Cardiff City so much and wanted them to make history.

Looking back, I have no doubt your son did see us make history. Nobody will forget the efforts of the lads just like nobody really remembers Liverpool winning the 2006 FA Cup Final against West Ham. Everyone just says "Do you remember that amazing cup final between Liverpool and West Ham?"

Nobody mentions Liverpool winning except when the stats come out and it's touched upon. People will forever remember Liverpool vs Cardiff in the Carling Cup Final because in a time when football has been dogged by controversy, two clubs gave a firm reminder about why we all love the sport so much. To me, history was made, and we were a part of it.