Two separate campaigns have been running to persuade parents and children to trudge back to the terraces. These initiatives are spearheaded by both the Football League and Match Of The Day magazine. But are they working? Are families really going to matches, or watching them on the box like everyone else? And just how welcoming are the football grounds if you do drag your kids along?

Child-friendly clubs could see families flocking back to football, and the experts say it's good for us. Clive Price reports from the terraces. Subscribe to Families First to read this article in full. Where I want italics in the copy I will underline it in the edited version as that's easier to find when you're checking through -- but I won't want it underlined on the finished page. Where I want italics in the copy I will underline it in the edited version as that's easier to find when you're checking through -- but I won't want it underlined on the finished page.