Re: North Stand : Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:19 pm  

JamieRobinson1234 wrote:

...out of interest, what lead you to support Trinity?

A process of elimination really!

I'm not a glory hunter, so wasn't going to support one of the successful sides.
I didn't want a team that played in the same town/city as a football club.
I wouldn't follow a club whose primary colour is red.
I like a club with an old fashioned ground, rather than a soulless new stadium.
I wanted a club with a proper name, rather than one with a made-up animal name suffix. (ok, really fussy now)
And preferably a place with decent rail links, so I can get up from the South.

So that basically left Wakefield Trinity.

After 14 games this season, I was wondering what on earth I'd got myself into. But things have improved since then, although it's looking like not quite enough.

[PopTart]

Re: North Stand : Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:09 pm  

WT_Midlander wrote:

A process of elimination really!

I'm not a glory hunter, so wasn't going to support one of the successful sides.
I didn't want a team that played in the same town/city as a football club.
I wouldn't follow a club whose primary colour is red.
I like a club with an old fashioned ground, rather than a soulless new stadium.
I wanted a club with a proper name, rather than one with a made-up animal name suffix. (ok, really fussy now)
And preferably a place with decent rail links, so I can get up from the South.

So that basically left Wakefield Trinity.

After 14 games this season, I was wondering what on earth I'd got myself into. But things have improved since then, although it's looking like not quite enough.

Apart from the rail link you could have ended up at Cas.

Re: North Stand : Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:19 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Apart from the rail link you could have ended up at Cas.

Massive stroke of luck WT_Midlander had there then.....

Re: North Stand : Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:56 pm  

WT_Midlander wrote:

First year supporting The Trin. (yeah I feel guilty, like I jinxed them!)

I managed to get to a couple of home games. Lost both (Leigh 0-32 and Cas 12-28), but loved the North Stand. Managed to take in one away game too - no guesses, we lost that too.

I'm stuck with them now and will be back next season. Hopefully I'll see them win one day.
(can't get to too many games as I live a long way away and got other football/cricket commitments. But I've loved the few games I've been to, and have been impressed with what a great sport it is and great fans here)

Pity your other commitments prevented you from seeing the Leeds, Salford, Wigan and Warrington home games. You'd have been suitably impressed.
Hope you'll pop in a few times next season.

Re: North Stand : Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:42 am  

PopTart wrote:

Apart from the rail link you could have ended up at Cas.

Funny you say that. It did end up as a toss-up between the two.

Heads or tails and it was going to be Cas. If the coin landed on its edge, it was Trin. No guesses what happened!

Re: North Stand : Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:39 am  

WT_Midlander wrote:

Funny you say that. It did end up as a toss-up between the two.

Heads or tails and it was going to be Cas. If the coin landed on its edge, it was Trin. No guesses what happened!

Typical.
That's the trouble when you use a 50p coin!

Re: North Stand : Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:50 am  

There's nothing better than when the North Stand is bouncing, especially when we win (unexpectedly) and it's a real shame that it's capacity was cut with the "rebuild".
As for supporting Trinity, it's in our blood, it's certainly not for the glory but, hopefully, one day............................