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08/10/2014 A place to call home - One thing Wasps had always lacked was a stadium to call home. That was something Derek Richardson was intent on putting right and it came out of the blue with the purchase of the Ricoh Arena.
08/10/2014 A place to call home - One thing Wasps had always lacked was a stadium to call home. That was something Derek Richardson was intent on putting right and it came out of the blue with the purchase of the Ricoh Arena.
21/12/2014 Moving day - I& #39;m not going to lie, I shed a few tears before kick off at the sight of a packed stadium with Wasps flags flying. An empathetic win over Irish made the drive home enjoyable too!
15/11/2015 Leinster demolished Part 1 - Given their unbeaten season it& #39;s hard to believe that less than 5 years ago Wasps went to Dublin and won 33-6, but we did
22/11/2015 Toulon tortured - it was followed a week later with an even better 32-6 win against Toulon at home
22/11/2015 Toulon tortured - it was followed a week later with an even better 32-6 win against Toulon at home
23/01/2016 Leinster demolished Part 2 - Wasps secured top spot of a pool nobody gave us a chance of getting out of with a 51-10 win against Leinster to set up a quarter final against Exeter. More on that later
14/02/2016 The St Valentine& #39;s Day Massacre - It was more in hope than expectation that I set off to Allianz Park. It turned out the team had all had their Weetabix that morning...
09/04/2016 "What can you say about this match? What can you say about this club? They do not do ordinary" - the words of @andNickMullins summed up Wasps entirely. One of the most enthralling games I& #39;ve ever seen ended with a @CPiutau try in the corner and a @jimmygopps conversion
that left me thankful I had a prescription for diazepam in my wallet and that the ground was next to a pharmacy. I needed it!
20/05/2017 Even more Tigers heartbreak - if one moment made the move worthwhile it was watching Wasps fans old and new celebrate as one as @_JoshBassett scrapped in at the corner to win us the game and a trip to Twickenham for the Premiership final.
Sadly it wasn& #39;t to be, but make no mistake Exeter, we will get our revenge!
After then if truth be told my passion and enthusiasm waned a bit for the best part of three years (not that I missed many home games and did a lot of away games too!)
And then...
And then...
21/02/2020 60-10 - The @Leeblackett12 era started in empathetic fashion with an astonishing performance against Saracens, Wasps running out 60-10 winners with 8 fantastic tries. Friday nights at the Ricoh aren& #39;t easy when you live in London, but it was worth it!
So that& #39;s it, the highs and lows of my 25 years as a @WaspsRugby fan. It& #39;s been an amazing experience and I& #39;ve made many friends along the way.
Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff & friends I& #39;ve met (not just Wasps fans) along the way, and here& #39;s to the next 25 years!
Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff & friends I& #39;ve met (not just Wasps fans) along the way, and here& #39;s to the next 25 years!
