I'm not going to slam Widnes on this one, midweek, TV game, no away following and season tickets don't apply (I don't think)

It's mad isn't it? Not the collapsing bit - i mean the stadium bit. Some Super League clubs could do with a looksie at how to get them built.

If I lived in widnes I'd never go to their staduim, what's the point? St helens ad Warrington are with in 10 miles! It's 20 mins away I've waited in nightclub queues longer!
I'm sure there's good enough public transport for the lonely alcoholics who like a drink at the game.

widnes dont need to waste anymore money on satisfying the franchise criteria so basically are treading water till their entry into SL.

and if anyone really thinks they wont be in SL next time they need help

Absolutely. What a wonderful little system the RFL have created.

well if you had P&R in, barrow would be in SL now at the cost of widnes

for a game trying to grow you think thats a good result.

lets judge widnes in SL where they belong.

I'm not having a go at Widnes or commenting on what might have been if Barrow had gone up (like you, i don't have a crystal ball). I'm merely commenting on how great the system is down here that you have a club sleepwalking to SL for two years (although i do think they'll start recruiting next year). Mind you, it's only The Championships and they really don't matter a jot in the grand sceme of things.

Correct.

And for those that are seemingly thinking it is 'worrying times' (LMAO) for our franchise bid, our league attendances are still (despite having little to play for, and recent poor performances) around the 3000 mark. ALL clubs in the Championship would kill for those figures, and so would some Super League clubs on occasions this year.

Someone posted that Widnes fans seem to be wanting SL or nothing at all. There is a smidge of truth in that, IMO, but a good run to the NRC Final will perk things up again nicely in advance of a fantastic SL Licence bid.

He didnt say that they folded. He said they failed. In South Wales, they FAILED. For what its worth, IMO, they will fail in N Wales too.

The scorpions should be allowed to grow organically, rather than being thrown into the spotlight like Crusaders were. The Scorpions will be all the stronger for it, if they survive.

The scorpions will survive.
It sounds like they've got a fantastic little operation running there at exactly the right level.
One player has already been picked up from a trial and signed a professional SL contract and they've only been in existance a couple of months.

Almost ...................

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Midweek game, live on TV, Widnes not in good form, not the most popular cup game, school holidays, not the best away support ....

1,700 isnt brilliant but its not totally bad. I don't understand the need to boot Widnes crowds at any opportunity?

They are still the best supported Championship club by a mile.
Also, credit to the Widnes fans that did go, they were vocal and got behind thier team.

Sincerely hope you are right. I had no issue with crusaders, in fact RL in Wales is something we have to pursue - its the way Crusaders were boosted from nothing to SL in 5 minutes by the RFL that was just so, so wrong. The financial assistance, unlimited illegal immigrant foreign stars etc were like watering an exotic plant that has no roots, while at the same time leaving all the other domestic plants dry...