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Great Prizes in February Trust Draw

All Trust members are automatically entered into the Trust's regular prize draws. Join by 28th February and you will have a chance of winning a tremendous prize in this month's draw:

- four premium tickets to a Chairboys home game;
- a three-course meal before the match;
- a chance to meet Scott Shearer and the other players in the Hypnos Lounge after the game.

To give yourself a chance of winning this fantastic prize, join up for only £10 a year, at:

http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/page/membership/

or e-mail secretary@wwst.org

or write to us at the address below.

posted in news | 16.02.2009. 22:23 | Write a comment

Questions, questions: anything to ask at the Shareholders' Forum?

On Thursday 12th January, Wycoombe Wanderers Football Club is holding a forum for shareholders of both Ordinary and Founder shares. If Trust members cannot be there and would like questions asked, please feel free to e-mail us at: forum@wwst.org

Whilst we cannot guarantee to ask any particular question, we will do our best to get your question asked. Please identify yourself clearly in your email, so that we can verify your membership. We will not pass on details of those posing the questions to anybody else.

If you are not a Trust member yet, why not join up, for only £10 a year, at:
http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/page/membership/

posted in club-issues | 10.02.2009. 13:03 | Write a comment

Bill is a Winner - Could You Be Next?

Saturday’s game against Accrington saw Wycombe Wanderers Trust President, Karen Adams, present the prize for the first Wycombe Wanderers Trust monthly draw. Karen presented Trust member Bill Edwards with a signed Scott Shearer shirt on the pitch before the match.

Bill and granddaughter Ellie (centre) receive Scott Shearer’s shirt from Karen Adams and Trust Chairman Francis Glenister
Bill and granddaughter Ellie (centre) receive Scott Shearer’s shirt from Karen Adams and Trust Chairman Francis Glenister

Bill was delighted to meet Scott after Wanderers 2-1 victory for a chat and a photo.


Francis, Bill and Karen with Scott Shearer

All Trust members are automatically entered into the draw. Why not join up to give youself a chance of winning the next tremendous prize. You can join up for only £10 a year, at:

http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/page/membership/

Or e-mail secretary@wwst.org

posted in special-features | 05.02.2009. 22:29 | Write a comment

Karen Adams to Present First Trust Draw Prize

Karen Adams, the Trust's President and granddaughter of the Club's benefactor Frank Adams, is to present Mr. Bill Edwards, the winner of the Trust's January prize draw, with a signed Scott Shearer shirt.

The presentation will take place this Saturday on the pitch before the match against Accrington Stanley.

The presentation is scheduled for around 14:30 and Trust members are asked to arrive early enough to ensure that Bill and Karen are given a fantastic reception.

posted in news | 30.01.2009. 13:38 | Write a comment

Report on the Annual General Meeting of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club PLC

Thursday 4th December 2008

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Trust Questions
Report on the Meeting
Q&A Session

Introduction

On Thursday 4th December 2008, Wycombe Wanderers Football Club PLC held its Annual General Meeting (AGM).

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posted in club-issues | 29.01.2009. 17:38 | 1 comment

The game that got me hooked – FA Trophy Final, 1991

Trust Director Maria Edwards writes about the match that started it all for her

When I was asked to write this article, I knew exactly which game I would refer to; the 1991 F A Trophy Final, Wycombe Wanderers v Kidderminster Harriers.

Although it was that game which started my fascination with this team I have come to love, it would be unfair not to give a little bit of credit to the game which first made me think I might quite like the world of football. Strictly speaking, I don’t think there was actually one game, but the Italia ’90 World Cup as a whole. I guess coming from half an Italian family helped, as did Paul Gascoigne crying live on television! But whatever it was that did it, the summer of 1990 led to my association with “the beautiful game”.

The next year proved to be rather disappointing for me and my new-found love; female, aged 11 and unable to get to games unaccompanied, I was forced to follow my adopted team, Tottenham Hotspur (well, they did have Gazza and Gary Lineker after all!) from the rather uninspiring setting of the family living room.

However, things started looking up when, after much persuasion my dad agreed to take me to a match. I don’t think a trip to White Hart Lane would ever have materialised, but then the perfect opportunity came along; it was May 1991 and local team Wycombe Wanderers had made it to the F A Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium.

I have some rather bizarre pre-match memories. For some reason, collecting the tickets from the travel agent (I think) at Hazlemere Crossroads stands out most! Anyway, however we happened to get the tickets, there I was taking the train to Wembley with all those thousands of others for my first live football match.

I hope you're not expecting to read an account of the game, which moves and players won the match; to be honest I'm not sure I can recall any of it (well, I am only a girl after all!). My dad allowed me to buy a scarf and programme to remember the day by, both of which I still have at home with my ever-increasing collection of Wycombe memorabilia; just imagine 17 years' worth of replica kits and match day programmes and you'll get the idea!

To be honest though, I needn't have spent any money on souvenirs; being at the game provided enough memories to keep me going whilst I pestered my dad to take me to another game, then another and finally to buy me a season ticket. It also started what I intend to make a lifelong association with the club.

I guess in some ways I was lucky that my first game was such a huge occasion, and a successful one at that. It was easy for me to get hooked; who wouldn’t want to be a part of something so amazing?! I have much more admiration for a friend of mine who has remained a committed supporter despite her first game being the 5-2 home defeat to the team we don’t like to mention during the 1993/94 season. I can only conclude that Wycombe Wanderers must have some special magic that keeps drawing people back match after match, year after year, and even decade after decade.

So there you have it; that’s how my addiction started. How about yours?

Maria Edwards
Posted 22nd January 2009

posted in special-features | 22.01.2009. 22:22 | Write a comment

DAVID MCGEE TAKES OVER PLC HOT SEAT

David McGee will take over as Wycombe Wanderers Trust’s Supporters’ Director on the PLC board following the recent resignation of Keith Blagbrough from the role.

At a Trust board meeting on 12th January, there was unanimous support for David taking on the role until the election of a Supporters’ Director by the Trust members. To ensure that David has a manageable workload, the Trust’s Vice-Chairman, Francis Glenister, will take over as the Trust’s Chairman until the AGM and elections in the spring.

Francis commented, “It is vital that the Trust maintains its two representatives on the Wycombe Wanderers PLC board. The Trust’s board needs to appoint an appropriate person promptly to undertake the vacant PLC board role for the period until elections are held.”

“David is a Director of a Wycombe based firm and understands how businesses work. He will bring good experience to the boardroom along with his long standing support and passion for Wycombe Wanderers. I speak for the entire Trust’s board when I say that we are delighted that he has agreed to take on this role and we know that he will do a great job.”

Upon accepting the role as Supporters’ Director David commented, “This is a very difficult role which comes with a great deal of responsibility. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

In his new role, David will work alongside Ian Mather, the Trust’s Founders’ Director.

David and Ian will be in the Vere Suite before Saturday's match against Grimsby to answer questions and queries from supporters.

Full details of the Trust's AGM and elections will be made available to members in due course.

Trust membership is just £10 per year and supporters can sign up at:
http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/page/membership/

Read more about David McGee at:
http://www.wycombewandererstrust.com/meet-the-trust-board/

16th January 2009

posted in news | 16.01.2009. 12:23 | Write a comment

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