The Botwell Warren

Morning all. Some updates for you ahead of today's game.

SUPPORTERS' CLUB MEMBERSHIP.
A reminder that Memberships can be renewed at any home game. Subscriptions are now £4 for adults, and £2 for juniors/senior citizens.

AWAY TRAVEL
Bookings currently being accepted for trips to Eastbourne (if enough demand), and Grimsby and Luton (both of these will almost certainly go). Fares for Eastbourne are £17 for adults, £15 concessions, £25/£22 for Grimsby, and £12/£10 for Luton. A reminder that there is a blanket Under-10's fare of just £5 - hopefully this might persuade a few more families to go with the SC this season.

VANDANEL CLEARANCE.
The Sale Continues. Adult replica shirts (which are restricted to the small-medium size in away and third shirts) are £10, with kids' sizes just a fiver each. We have a couple of large tracksuits left, reduced from £40 to just £15, while rainjackets are £10 instead of their original price of £25. Still have polo shirts in a selection of colours and sizes, now clearing at just £6.

OTHER SHOP BITS.....
Programmes from all the big games from the end of last season are in stock. F.A. Cup Final (Chelsea v. Portsmouth) £10. UEFA Cup Final (Athletico Madrid v. Fulham) £8. F.A. Trophy Final (Barrow v. Stevenage) £4. League Cup Final (Aston Villa v. Manchester United) £7. Scottish League Cup Final (Rangers v. St. Mirren) £5. F.A. Cup Semi-Finals (Aston Villa v. Chelsea/Portsmouth v Tottenham) £5 each.

Don't forget that the new bar scarves and hats with the embroidered crests are available today, priced at £8 and £6 respectively. Renew your Supporters' Club Membership, and claim £1 off each item when you buy !

A limited number of signed copies of "We Are 'Ayes" are available priced at £25 - these were signed by Cyrille Regis, Jason Roberts, Paul Hyde and Mark Hall at the Liverpool Legends Match in May. (Speaking of which, the Liverpool top which had about five or six signatures on it last season, now has about seventeen on it....asking price £120 !). There is also a signed 1981 Hayes retro shirt available at £50 - still have plenty of those in stock from small to XXL, £30 each.

And some of the more obscure items which have found their way in over the last few months.......you might have seen these special editions of 'Monopoly' which have come out for various cities and indeed football clubs. We have an 'Arsenal Edition' which has never been used (all the bits and pieces still in their wrappers) - have seen the Spurs version in their shops at £29.99 - this Arsenal one can be yours for a tenner. Have also had a couple of fresh Subbuteo sets come in, including a set which is clearly over twenty-five years old in great condition (the action picture on the box is Aston Villa v. Watford at Villa Park with the kits dating the picture as 1982-83, so I have labelled the set as a 1983 edition), priced at £15. Have about four or five sets in stock at the moment (various prices), plus a handful of early-mid 1980's teams (including a QPR one for any visiting fans looking in) on offer at £5 each.

Too many new books to mention here have found there way in over the summer. All the autobiographies are in alphabetical order, so if there is somebody's book you are specifically looking for, pop in and have a look to see if we have it. Most hardback autobiographies are priced at £5, with paperbacks generally £3. There are some 'book bundles' available to help clear some surplus stocks. Signed autobiographies including books by Bryan Robson, Graeme Le Saux and Paul Merson have come in over the summer, and these are priced at £10 each. Speaking of signed items, a 1975 Fulham v. West Ham F.A. Cup Final programme is available - clearly defined signatures include John Lyall, Trevor Brooking, the real Frank Lampard, match-winning goalscorer Alan Taylor, Pat Holland and Ronnie Boyce. Any Hammers fans out there (.....are there any Hammers fans out there ?!?!?) will simply know that £20 for this is a bargain !!!

For any QPR fans looking in, we have plenty of your old home programmes plus a good selection of aways, so bring your 'wants lists' along - shop open around 2 pm.

See you later,
Lee.