When Leeds qualified for Wembley in 1994, the first time for sixteen long years, we were determined to be at the head of the queue for tickets - which was no mean feat as we were living in Worcester at the time.
Tickets went on general sale after the Easter Monday game at home to Halifax so we decided to forego our holiday Sunday and set off at 4.30 the following morning, arriving at Headingley at around eight o’clock and found ourselves third in line. We paid for the privilege of watching the game but elected to remain in the queue so we didn’t even see it.
The weather was foul, there was sleet and a strong wind, but we got our coveted tickets. The irony was that before setting off, and not sure when and if we would get there or if there would be any seats left, I had bunged in a load of postal applications just in case and five tickets more arrived on the doorstep a little later. In the end I got rid of those by placing an advert in the Yorkshire Post.
Andy Cave
Originally published in 'Headingley Rugby Voices' Recollections of supporters, compiled by Phil Caplan.
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