Meet the five-year-old football fan who has been to over 100 games home and away.<br /><br />'Chopsy' is a Sheffield United supporter and has been going to Bramall Lane with her dad since she was five months old.<br /><br />Chopsy has inherited her love for football from her dad Mick, 29, who has been a Blades fan his whole life.<br /><br />She loves football so much she even turns down birthday parties to attend matches.<br /><br />Mick said: "Her response to being asked if she wanted to do something was always ‘as long as it’s not on the same day as football!’.<br /><br />Mick himself used to go to games with his dad and grandad.<br /><br />He even took Chopsy's mother to an away game for their first date.<br /><br />Now the Sheffield father-and-daughter dream team go to all the home and away matches.<br /><br />Chopsy's grandad also tags along and sometimes even her great-grandad joins.<br /><br />Mick said: "We don’t go purely for the football.<br /><br />"We go for the father and daughter time together, creating memories that will last a lifetime.<br /><br />"Win, lose or draw we always have a fantastic time together.<br /><br />"Chops’ attitude even after a defeat is ‘We might have lost but the players tried hard and I had a good time.'"<br /><br />The young superfan even understands some of the rules. <br /><br />Mick said: "Dad commentating in Chopsy's ear helps her understand what is happening.<br /><br />"She can even explain the offside rule now which is a tricky one to understand.<br /><br />"Supporting the blades is amazing, as we are not a ‘big 6 club’ the players are not chaperoned constantly so Chops gets to meet the players often for hugs."<br /><br />When Sheffield United got promoted to the Premier League, Chopsy went to 48 games, travelled 5,360 miles and went to 25 grounds in total.<br /><br />A video shows Chopsy, whose last name was withheld, supporting the Blades last season and more recently the team's venture in the Premier League.<br /><br />In one clip she can be heard reciting her own version of a classic line from the film "Football Factories" about away days.<br /><br />Chopsy started going to games just before the pandemic lockdown.<br /><br />Mick said: "Chopsy's first visit to Bramall Lane was at five months old, which was followed by more visits before she became a regular.<br /><br />"Chops attended a few more games before the lockdown occurred which resulted in her singing united songs in front of the TV with dad."<br /><br />After the lockdown, Chopsy, then three, started going to home games with her dad again but didn't enjoy it.<br /><br />Mick even once had to take her home at halftime.<br /><br />Fast forward to February last year, Mick took Chopsy, then four, to her first away day and she loved it.<br /><br />Mick said: "Chops joined dad on her first away day, of all places going to Millwall!<br /><br />"Going down for the weekend, doing all the touristy stuff and then going to the football, Chops loved it!<br /><br />"The different atmosphere to home games and the respect she got from fellow blades being a girl and so young.<br /><br />"That was when Chops, at the age of four became a ‘home and away supporter’."<br /><br />Mick added: "Taking Chops to the football has put a completely different on the experience for chopsys dad and grandad.<br /><br />"Prior to chops joining, after a defeat, there would be quiet journeys home with an air of disappointment in the car.<br /><br />"Now, with Chops’ fun and always optimistic character it doesn’t take long for all three to be smiling, laughing and singing songs in the car on the way home."<br /><br />Chopsy's family support her ventures across the country supporting her team and just want to see her happy.<br /><br />Mick said: "The entire family just wants to see Chopsy happy and coming to the football makes her so.<br /><br />"Chops loves creating the videos and coming up with different fun ideas.<br /><br />"Chopsy’s mum took a bit of convincing for her first away day at Millwall.<br /><br />"Going to the football has changed so much over the last 20 years and is now much more child-friendly.<br /><br />"Chops at five is not phased at all by swearing or shouting and from an early age was taught to ignore naughty words."<br /><br />Chopsy and her dad are looking forward to the new Premier League season as the Blades have an uphill battle to stay in the top flight of football.
