Whingecat wrote:Having spent most of the night awake. Not for the same reason most of you will have but nursing a very poorly dog who this morning is back up and about and looking a lot better. This has given me plenty of time to think, not about today's decision but trying to answer the question that have been flying round my head for a while. After this season, when this dust settles Will I be there? Will I cancel my Sky sports? will I forget all about Super League? Will I be there for my club? The club that's been such a part of mine and my families life for so long, The club I've followed through thick and thin???
You all know as well as I do being a Wakefield Trinity fan that over the last 30 years there's been a hell of a lot more thin.......But I WAS there,
I was there, in Cardiff, 1982, I believe. We'd travelled all the way down through floods on a nightmare journey but still taken our position behind the sticks and watching the lads warm up only for the ref to come out and call the game off, only for the weather to be even worse for the return fixture at the end of May, That bad that in the second half Wakefield had to borrow Cardiff's third kit of Yellow shirts!
I was there at stood at the open end at Roots hall in the pouring rain, Watching us beat Southend Invicta. The Rain hammered it down all day but that didn't stop a very small handful of us standing behind the sticks cheering the lads on.
I was there stood in the mud at Alt park. watching us play Huyton with a crowd of 350 and watched us against that same side then called Runcorn.
Journeys To Tattesfield and recreation grounds in Rochdale and station roads in Swinton have all been worth while, journeys to see us play Carlisle at three different locations are still lodged deep in the memory bank.
I've seen us play Mansfield Marksman at Mansfield, Alfreton and even Nottingham. Had many a journey up to Cumbria, the strangest was probably when we drew Millom in the cup, we played them in some sort of a park with a temporary fence round it. As I recall the gave us quiet a surprise and did themselves and the game proud.
Now to the London club, Seen them at Craven cottage, Harrow & Whealdstone FC, Chiswick Poly, Crystal palace, The Valley, The stoop, Griffin Park. Some horrible journeys, A real drubbing at Crystal palace in 92 springs to mind, we'd lost about 30-0 and I was starting a new job the next day and travelling to (yep you guessed) London the next day.
Still through thick and thin I WAS THERE and why? Because it was bloody worth it that's why. The feeling I get when I pull on that shirt every Sunday to support my team can never be taken away from me. The feeling when you walk into Belle Vue and look across that lush turf can never go.
You can travel this country or further a field on holiday and its this same old story "Where you from?" "Wakefield" is my reply and I'm sure you all know what comes next "oh yes, Wakefield Trinity" The name makes me proud Just like I'm proud of every young gun that's put on that shirt to give their all for the club or every 'old head' who's come back to show them the way and pass on there experience. Whether they've been mates of Len Casey's or they've travelled half way round the world I've supported then through thick and thin.
We've gone through a lot as a club lately. Some things best forgotten, Some never to be forgotten (RIP Lads) I was there then and I'll be there again. There's just too much to walk away from, Its who I am, A Wakefield Fan through and through. I am and my family are too. Never been prouder than when my Youngest Son was asked to lead the team out in France (made his day too) and recently at the Hull game i Witnessed my future son in-law Perform part of the guard of honour in his role with the Yorkshire Regiment, While in the crowd that day were my Mother, 70 years old and still goes to every game, Myself with my youngest Son alongside me and our two Daughters in the crowd too the eldest had taken our two young Grandsons to see there Daddy on the pitch. Looking round Belle Vue that day was very special, Four generations of our family there.
Sorry for rambling on far to long but just to confirm.....I WILL BE THERE!!!! come what may, Super League I can live without Sky Sports I can live without But a World without Wakefield....NEVER. I'll be there, I'll be loud and most of all I'll be proud
UP YOURS RFL!!!!!!
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