Hi all,

I sit here nervously as I await delivery, already two days late, but assuming they arrive the Trinity Times will be on sale on Sunday to support Reece Lyne's Testimonial.

The test version of the Trinity Times will (hopefully) be on sale at the ground for the Reece Lyne Testimonial match this weekend.

There will only be 150 copies available as this is just a trial, however all the money goes to the Reece Lyne Testimonial Fund.

It’s an A4 publication of 8 pages, newspaper style, so not stapled.

It will in future carry the following (the test version will not have some of these features, as games etc are yet to be played)

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Looks good Vasty...Reece is both my grown-up daughters' favourite player so I will advise them to get there early on Sunday to secure a copy, but as the eldest one is due to give birth to our first grandchild any day soon, then hopefully she won't get too excited by it

I’m not one for programmes etc but if I come across someone selling this at the game I will purchase one.

Shame it’s not available as a soft copy… it’s hard to make a special 26000 mile round trip to get one

Well done, hope it's a success for you.

Thanks Trojan

The truth is that in the days of the internet there is probably no real need for the TT, but that's not really what it is.

With that in mind the first thing we had to do was make it cheap, and £1 is cheap even in these days of austerity. Almost anyone going to the game can afford an extra quid in my opinion on something that is actually quite good for the price.

Also it will get better, like all start up publications it takes few issues to bed in. I promise you that in time there will be info and comment on there that won't be available in the public domain. Think of it as the back page of the WE when it was worth a read in the 70's and 80's, your Trinity fix. Also what kid doesn't like a poster.

Meant to add it will also be on sale at the club shop when in full production and on-line. The former in itself gives us a visual presence, lots of older people still prefer a read whilst having a coffee. Also the avid male collector has not disappeared, old or young, some people just love to collect, and it's just about good enough quality wise for that.

I'm hoping once it gets going we might sell 500 an issue, possibly more for bigger matches. Won't make the club rich, but it all helps.

Just on the back of this, we are assisting in the selling of TT on Sunday (we been members of the RW&BA Facebook Group). If you are already a member then please have a read of the details that I have just posted regarding where and when we will be selling this. The only issue we have on Sunday is that the volunteers are all in hospitality on Sunday (we have 40 from the group attending in hospitality on Sunday so quite a big day for us as well) and that means been in the ground 2 hours before kick off. The plan for this game is that we will sell it within the ground and as only the Western Terrace is open (and the seats behind the sticks) then we will sell it around 1:15pm near the bottom corner (under the covered area of the terrace). My plan was just to post a message on the group when we were outside so that fans could then come down to grab a copy. I understand that not everyone is on the group so if you aren't then please look out for us in that area of the ground between 1:15pm and 1:30pm. I am happy to support this trial run and will be giving away some merchandise in one (or more copies). Will be like a "Golden Ticket" or something like that. Will probably be a Trinity mug or something like that, depends what I have left in my merchandise box from sponsoring Jai Whitbread for the season.

See you all on Sunday !

Looks really good. Well done to all concerned and hope it takes off big time.

How did they sell today?

Don’t know but I was a slightly annoyed to see the Mighty Trin being sold at the same time! Not exactly joined up thinking when it was meant to be a trial run of the TT, surely it could have waited till the other two friendlies for that publication. Defeated the object for me. Feel a bit down TBH as I paid for it all myself.

It would have been hard enough competing against the Lyne testimonial but against both was a real challenge. I think we will still have no idea whether it’s worth pursuing now.

Oh well you live and learn. As I say I don’t know the numbers and I have a meeting tomorrow. The club may be really happy, I don’t know. We will have to see at the Catalan game.

I bought my copy, not had chance to read it yet.