For those unlucky and not getting in to the club I got snuck in at the sponsors entrance ( side door) , you had to have a wrist band but a football club staff member got me one.
It enabled me to be inside the club when the team arrived ( absolute pandemonium) and witness the Wolfie crowd surfing and the arrival of the trophy , through the crowd and up to the ( then ) large function room.
My wrist band also got me into the huge function that was held , players , families , sponsors and lots of hangers on.
The moment when the players got on stage and lifted the trophy was incredible , the Manly Manly Manly chant was deafening!
We had a room at the Travelodge , my wife left about 2.00am and said “ don’t stay much longer “ , I didn’t , only another 3 1/2 hours !!