big statements - the aims from the players and coaching staff last night!

good to hear that they are confident, and that Rhino is ragging them in training. best way to think is 'train the best, be the best'

after last night i cannot wait for season start!

Just hope it doesn't come back to bite us on the @rse like the infamous 'country mile' comment

Interesting thoughts! We shall see.

As long as its an internal comment and not said in the media then its a good target to have.

Whatever

You wouldn't really expect them to say anything else though would you?

Exactly! The coaches job is to motivate his players and reassure the supporters. I would have been worried if Karl had said " we are really hoping we can scrape into the playoffs and perhaps even get to a final".

As was mentioned above, so long as it wasn't said in a statement to the media, no problem. That was Calland's big mistake.

i'd imagine similar things have been said in the Widnes camp over the past few seasons.

I'd be more interested in what the the thinking at Teams like Widnes, Broncoquins, Salford, Wakefield ect is at this time of year.

If a coach and a squad of players said anything different, no matter who I supported, I would be disappointed. They are not saying they are the best team by a country mile, they are saying that they have belief in each other that they can win everything.

not a good start though with haley and barlow out for 3 months and aziue out for a while too.

not ideal. but we have signed some quality pack players who can more than cover.

its how you finish the season that counts!

imagine how big a boost it will be to our side if we are doing well in the league and then we get Macka and Sam returning from injury all guns blazing!

if we have a reasonably lucky season with injuries we will do just fine

Im not knocking anything just stating what most teams say before the season starts. Widnes will be fine next year, no pressure on us.

Aziue may not be out that long. Karl did say last night that they were getting him to see a Whitch Doctor.
Bound to be better than mine.

Get your wooden spoons ordered early, you'll get a better discount.

Sounds like we need Jim Gannon on a pay as you play for beginning of season...