Getting Personal

                When Sunday comes – Sporting Father's Day gifts
            
                Special Fathers Day Gifts for the sports mad Dad
            
                Father's Day is basically about making dad feel great for a whole Sunday before he goes back to work on Monday to start another year of feeling miserable. And if there's one thing guaranteed to satisfy the average dad, it's sport. In fact, something with a sporting theme has been the mainstay of Fathers Day gifts for decades, and not without reason. It is, after all, what dads in particular and men in general choose to talk about when they're not talking about women, traffic congestion and what they used to get up to when they were in their prime. And frankly, they don't make very appropriate themes for Fathers Day gifts. But finding a great sport-related gift isn't as easy as it sounds, but with a little inspiration from GettingPersonal.co.uk, you're on the ball.

The primary question you need to ask yourself is what sport or sports does dad actually follow? There are still plenty of grown men who have not been dragged onto the football bandwagon but remain avid sports fans. Note that football doesn't feature in the old adage that there are only two sports: mountaineering and bullfighting. Then again by this definition he probably isn't a sport fan at all, especially if he's an animal rights protester who lives in Norfolk.

Old sayings aside, we know perfectly well what we mean when we say sport. We're talking golf, football, cricket, motor racing, rugby, boxing, snooker … You know, the ones that don't involve crampons or peeved livestock. The events that get his heart racing and can affect the national mood the games he plays at weekends to a disturbingly poor level but treats as though his life depended upon them.

Once you've established what sports your dad likes, it's time to have a look around GettingPersonal.co.uk. It' a veritable a treasure chest of sporting wonders that will light up his face like his team lifting the cup. You'll be able to find dozens of gems that aren't available in the shops to create unique, personalised Fathers Day gifts. Because these presents are not bought off the shelf, you can often have personal messages or your dad's name printed on it at no extra cost, making a gift that's extra personal.

So what kinds of sporty personalised Father's Day Gifts do we stock? We can start with things like sporting calendars and mugs containing messages and names spelt out in highly imaginative ways. Then there are the compilations of newspaper articles dating back a century or more featuring not only his favourite sport but often his club or national team, too. Anyone who's interested in the history of his team will find it a fascinating read.

Merchandise with the names of clubs on them can also make great presents. Wallets, pens and keyrings are the kind of Fathers Day gifts that he'll carry with him everywhere and use with the kind of pride only avid team followers can muster.

Perhaps the ultimate sporting Father's Day Gift is the opportunity to become the next Roman Abramovich – or at least a small version of him. Yes, GettingPersonal.co.uk are now offering the gift of part-ownership in a football club so the recipient can really feel like a part of the sporting fraternity rather than merely a spectator. Winning and losing will suddenly take on whole new meanings.

Fathers Day gifts and GettingPersonal.co.uk – the dream team!