Despite the fact we are going to Huddersfield and they are out to party I am looking forward to going to the game today. I am going with my good friend Normycat. We have been with OUR club for many a year.......fans who are new to this cannot appreciate what we have now compared to what we had then. There was no club shop, not even any merchandise ! Me and Mrs Normycat put our own money in and bought around 100 mugs, some red white & blue hairslides and jewellery, some pens pencils rubbers etc all with club logo or colours and sold them to fans out of the old first aid hut. Fans were eager for anything and we sold.We sold out and bought more. Andy Kelly ( coach at the time 199icon_cool.gif laughed at the diaries we bought for 45p and sold for £2.00 but we sold them all. Profits were put back to the club and from there the need for a club shop was realised and it has grown to the fantastic facility we have in the ridings today. Equally along the way fans through Coolcats, Wisca, Squadbuilder, Swag , Brennan Rooney Fund, David March, Jason Demetriou, Adam Watene & Leon Walker Funds have raised money for great causes and to help fund countless player signings, cleaned & painted the ground, run the buses, held loads of events in Cats and help build the club to an 8000 strong average crowd who shout loud and proud. Players, Coaches, Staff, owners have changed but all the people involved on the terraces and in the stands we are still here and still have more to give. That is why all who are financially able at this point should buy our season tickets and encourage as many fans as possible to get to the last game of the season and don't let the errors of a few destroy the hard work of the majority. Use it or lose it !! See you at a game soon

Great post. Cheered me up.

Another great call to arms. Well done Sue.

I'll be there today, next week, next year and while ever there is a Wakefield Trinity to go and watch.

Come on folks, this is not the end, it's another bump in the road.

Excellent stuff Feline.

WHERE ARE YOU LET'S BE HAVING YOU!

Well said Sue. Can remember those cold Tuesday nights litter picking, washing the seats before the start of the season and painting the changing rooms at the Doncaster Rd end. As you say a lot of water under the bridge since then but still the same people and a lot more besides now on the terraces. Whilst ever there is a club I won't give up and I'm sure there are a lot more like minded people.

5 here going,hope this hangover as gone before KO.

Drink your way through it matey!

Whipped into place as ever. Cheers sue. Lets go spoil the party at shudds

Excellent post from feline, it really does put things into perspective.
Things aren't good clearly, thing will be bad again in the future - but they have been worse.
I aren't going this afternoon, but I didn't plan to anyway as I can't do many away games.
One game stands out as being very important though.
Cas next week, it's our last game, our last home game, I'm sure we will be in for some stick from our friends over on WF10 and there is the small matter of bragging rights and league positions too.
Turn up in number, if you have a friend and a £5 ticket voucher in your STickets bring them too.
Lets make BV rock for the last time this season, show the players and the club we are all behind them.

How on earth did you ever have time to make Kev's tea, poor fellow.

Never mind the club and the team i'm proud to call you a friend because you (and others like you) are what this club is all about and why i will always love it.

We've had so many rollercoaster rides watching Wakey I feel like head tester at Alton towers!

Why the dig son, its unkind

Thanks but you can count yourself in the group of do whatever it takes , whenever called upon ...my friend x

Sorry dad forgot you didn't have any!!!

We're you bullied as a kid? There's always a put down in there!

Without this club I would never have met and had the pleasure of dealing with the great number of people I have. There is a long way to go on this ride and I can't wait!

Well said Sue - you are a leader amongst us!

I suffered terrible bullying as a child.
I remember one strawberry blonde kid from Normy used to nick my dinner money, leaving me hungry and having to forage for avocado!!!

And look where it got the strawberry blonde kid!

Good on you Sue,

You have just reminded me how good things can be and all the good times I have had being involved with the club.

In all fairness we seemed to have been moving away from the good stuff over the past year or so ,as it didn't seem to be encouraged or wanted.

All the goodwill is there waiting to be rekindled and lets hope Micheal carter and his new team pull everyone together again.

Hear,hear
I feel rather optimistic with Mr Carter in charge.
I can't handle anymore false dawns!

Excellent sentiments Sue. I've still got the anti theft gunk in my nails from daubing the tops of the perimeter walls lol.
ONWARD AND UPWARDS. See you at the game later.

Its that sort of thing we could do with now if a couple of fans can start the ball rolling then Im sure some ideas can be thought of.I think the club has in the past missed one or two ideas that would bring a bit more money in.Take the match day dvd season has ended and we head towards xmas why not do an away games,home games or full season dvd set.Burn them to dvd and no need for a fancy plastic box to hold them all put them in plastic sleeves and in a printed red white and blue cardboard box with the club logo on top.Im sure that other ideas are burried among the brains of other fans.I remember when we made Wembley 79 and the club opened a shop at the bottom of kirkgate and then it closed soon after.Thanks to you Feline the idea of a club shop came about again and for that you are owed a big thank you from the club.