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My first ever memory of Belle Vue was of sliding down the handrail on the steps behind the South stand and my dad telling me off for it!



Amongst the many other things I've done at the club, I built all the internal walls of the new dressing rooms under the Coach house. I was ably assisted by Richard Pell who has just got the Gateshead job, he did the labouring I did the skillfull bit, twas ever thus!

Mine too 1967 and Carl Dooler had a blinder as well.

Watching the great players of the past - Neil Fox, 'Rocky' Turner, John Wilkinson, Harold Poynton, Gert Coetzer, And Mason, Mike Lampkowski, Andy Mason, George Ballantyne, Wally Lewis.



As a youngester walking with my dad under the West stand and seeing the bar packed with old men smoking pipes.



Watching the players leave the dressing rooms in St. Catherine's School and running across the yard to get to the pitch.



Having to queue at the turnstiles for over 30 mins to get into the ground.



Listening to my aunt telling the story of when she was an extra in the ground when they filmed This Sporting Life.

Wakey Vs Australia



The drubbing of Highfield (the only time I've thought we might get triple figures) including 13 goals for Mark Conway.



and last but certainly not least....



Watching Karl Kirkpatrick get chased off the pitch by an "angry mob"

In no particular order



Bill Ashurst scoring V Bradford Agbrigg Rd end with a chip over the top from 20 meters out re gathering on the full and swan diving under the posts.



Geoff Bagnall on his A team debut putting his team mate away with a behind the back pass Cats bar corner (I knew from that moment he could play).



Getting a bag of chips on the way home from Chippy Woods.



Alan Hunte scoring a length of the field try for our A team before signing for Saints (not a bad decision considering).



The dummy by John Wells that led to his try against Saints/Wigan (not sure which) 5000 people took it.

Million Pound Game what a night.



Game against Australia it was pouring down.



Game against Widnes in the fog and queuing up at the old shop for a replay voucher.



Stewards to exits.



That Co mon Trinity woman.



The Saints game the week after the death of Leon Walker and the moments before kick off.



The Wigan game start of 87 season (ish) Julian Russell winning try. We went bonkers. I have never known BV so full. Oh and the hammering they gave us a few years earlier under Trevor Bailey.



Top six season under McNally. We used to blow teams away in the last 30 minutes.



Standing alongside the old tunnel and seeing Wally Lewis run out along side Peter Sterling both making their debuts (we lost).



The bar under the old stand and the radio broardcasting box in front of it.



Running on the pitch asking for Toppo’s tie ups.



The famous “we like it hard” Tommo comment on Boot’s and All.



I’m sure I well think of some more!

Favorite memories, because they've both long since passed away, are of going to games with my dad and auntie:



The steward at our block of the east stand, who knew everyone by name, except me.



Mint Imperials at half time.



Missing nearly all the tries in the corner of the east stand because I was too small to see past the grown-ups when they got out of their seats.



Getting dirty looks from the WAGS (Mrs Topliss and Mrs Morgan in particular) and a clip round the lug 'ole from the old man when I called the ref a blind get.



Eddie Waring tapping on the glass pane of the press box and telling me to "watch the game", after I'd spent most of the second half of a game against Dewsbury watching him write his match report (Dewsbury then were Huddersfield now - we couldn't buy a win, and were getting gubbed on this particular occasion too).



Watching the players troop down the tunnel to the old changing rooms.



The smell of cigars on Boxing Day.



and, and , and...



I'm wellin up here

Anyone remember the little pie stand that was inside the East Stand?

It's probably my memory playing tricks on me but I think those pies were the best I ever tasted.

mine has to be the memories of watching the game from the south bank...



seeing owen stephens and Dave smith streaking in ... and then Andy Flethcer on his debut



biggest memory is watching the game againt Fev on New Years day with the snow bucketting down and sereaming david smith as he sloshed through the snow to score a 90 yeard match winner

Yes my mates sister worked in it was where the disabled viewing is now!

Dependent on work contracts for next year the next game against Warrington could well be my last visit to Belle Vue (and first this season).

Lots of good memories, many already mentioned.



Used to go with my great uncle (early '80s?) and after head had a pint under the west stand and watching the performance he'd shout "You're bloody rubbish Wakefield, Come on Dewsbury" (or insert current opposition)



Earliest memory, maybe the gridiron exhibition game by the US army? what year was that? seeing the pitch marked out not dissimilar to how it is now was strange and trying to understand the game and scoring. Or have I made all that up?



Used to go in the north stand when I first taken by my dad. When was it knocked down?

Some cracking examples there. This old dump will not only be in my memory but also in my heart forever. I know it's a needs must situation but it's so wrong we've been forced to move, hopefully though the move will help wake the sleeping giant that is Wakefield trinity.



Some more memories not already mentioned:

Challenge cup v hunslet nick du toit head butt

Any one of Michael Jacksons barnstorming breaks. Only domic has come anywhere near to running as good a line

Solomonas magic. What a privilege it was to watch him

Poching see above

Johnny Ts involvement in just about every day since year dot whether it be as a player or water carrier. The mans name should be in the dictionary under the word stalwart

The academy grand final last season

The stench of wintergreen during winter seasons. Always seemed more pungent on evening games

The 1998 promotion season

I could go on forever!