Re: Get behind us. Armchair fans zzzz BORING : Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:47 pm
Roonaldo6 wrote:
I'll happily class myself as an arm chair fan these days. Ever since the Fanzine debacle and threatening lawsuits, I lost the love for Wakefield Trinity and although I still offer my support via the merchandise side, I can honestly say I can't remember my last game.
I managed to get a couple of corporate tickets for Fridays game, so decide to go along and feared the worst with Leeds expected to put on a show with the new stadium. Firstly, the facilities at Leeds are top notch and I ended up sat a couple of rows in front of Michael Carter and co. The view was excellent, especially been so close to Johnstone's hat trick. Tupou was immense down the left hand side and it was good to see a solid Wakefield performance at Headingley.
It was also good to see how the away support came across from a different viewpoint and not one where I would normally be stood on the Western Terrace. Wakefield fans were loud as always and the only thing that kept the Leeds fans going is that irritating brass band !!
Overall, it was a good night. Did it give me a taste of what I used to encounter home and away watching the Wakefield rollercoaster ? Indeed it did.
With other sporting commitments on a weekend, it's never easy to spend all weekend letting these occupy your time without the usual family time. For the past 8 years or so, it is Wakefield that has lost my support.
Will things change in the future ? I'm not 100% sure just yet but this armchair fan is definitely considering a return to continue the ride (albeit 8 years too late) again.
I managed to get a couple of corporate tickets for Fridays game, so decide to go along and feared the worst with Leeds expected to put on a show with the new stadium. Firstly, the facilities at Leeds are top notch and I ended up sat a couple of rows in front of Michael Carter and co. The view was excellent, especially been so close to Johnstone's hat trick. Tupou was immense down the left hand side and it was good to see a solid Wakefield performance at Headingley.
It was also good to see how the away support came across from a different viewpoint and not one where I would normally be stood on the Western Terrace. Wakefield fans were loud as always and the only thing that kept the Leeds fans going is that irritating brass band !!
Overall, it was a good night. Did it give me a taste of what I used to encounter home and away watching the Wakefield rollercoaster ? Indeed it did.
With other sporting commitments on a weekend, it's never easy to spend all weekend letting these occupy your time without the usual family time. For the past 8 years or so, it is Wakefield that has lost my support.
Will things change in the future ? I'm not 100% sure just yet but this armchair fan is definitely considering a return to continue the ride (albeit 8 years too late) again.
You don't have to turn up all the time just when you can. I haven't been to an away game in years and between about 2010 to 2016 I wasn't watching all the home games. This year is my first year with a season ticket since 2008. It takes a while to get back into these things though in my case I hadn't fallen out with the club it was other issues some good some bad. Now I'm back into it and I'm just loving it for what it is, a good team playing a decent sport.
Don't even argue wth people on here all that often these days, its important but not that important.
You'd be ok with your fanzine these days because you'd know exactly where you stood, M popbably wouldn't let either of us do one and sell it in the ground
