Footballcreditcards.com launches Christmas survival guide
Christmas is not just about eating too much, spending time with family and getting presents. Every football fan knows Christmas means a packed league schedule and the start of the FA Cup third round.
It’s the eternal dilemma. How does a football fan dedicate time to their family and their team over the busy festive season?
The Christmas Survival Guide is a ten-point plan written by football fans for fellow supporters up and down the country to help them make it to the match this Christmas.
Offer to take the father-in-law, brother-in-law to the game for some 'bonding time'. Though beware, resist the urge to lose them the moment you find your mates inside the ground.
Monitor the amount of time your partner spends Christmas shopping. Every hour spent looking at perfume gift sets and mulled wine candles could translate into 'match time' on Boxing Day and beyond.
Find out where the Christmas market is in any away town. Pack the family off there for a bratwurst while you watch Schnitzel, your team’s star striker, miss from eight yards.
Offer to babysit the kids… at the match. Take the kids out of your partners’ hair by taking them to the game, giving those at home a bit of peace.
Try to avoid going to a few games in the lead up to Christmas so you have some ‘in the bank’ for the exciting Christmas period.
Convince your family that the food (or rather pies) served at the matches will be a welcome break from the leftover cold turkey they are forcing down.
Book a post-Christmas weekend away for January for your loved one. This is a win, win as the partner feels spoilt and hotels are offering big discounts to try and fill rooms. Tell them before Christmas so they can brag about it all through Christmas to friends and relatives.
It’s simple but effective; make your partner breakfast in bed on match days.
Inspire your family to get into the football Christmas spirit by buying them a footb
aller’s autobiography, a goalkeeping howlers DVD or a shirt personalised with their name on it…
Suggest that you cook the turkey curry on Boxing Day night.
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