Team for Widnes

Quote: ThePrinter "Was tempted earlier to point out that the poor form started just a few days after the draw was made for the CC with us facing a tough opposition, the focus levels seem to have gone out the window.

Wigan have closed the gap and Magic weekend is a big game. However since we beat them at home they've played 6 of their 8 games at home and won them all, and of their two away games one was against Wakey who are dreadful. Apart from that they've failed to win any matches away from the DW this season (and the last few of 2014). Four of their next 6 games are away from home and tough ones too (Catalans, Hudds, Saints, Wire) so they still have to address their away form.

On the other side it's worth remember how much we've played away this season. 9 games compared to 5 home games (3 of which were some of the tougher opposition Wigan, Hudds and Wire). Until the last few weeks we'd gained 12 points from a possible 14 on the road which was miles better than any of us wouldve expected at the beginning of the year. We now have 9 games left until the split. 6 at home, 1 Magic game, and only two away (one of those being the very poor Wakefield).

So we've had to do it quiet tough with the fixture list but it does look to be swinging back more in our favour from now until the split.'"

Yes just seen that recently and we do seem to have a better run in than most at home.
The only trouble with that is our home is no longer a fortress and we can still be beat at home unfortunately.
Having said all that I would have taken this position at the start of the season of course as I thought we would struggle to make the top 4.