You honestly can't fault The Vikings response to this. I think they're largely embarrassed by something they've no control over.

There was suggestion recently that Widnes should play a home game behind closed doors. I see no logic in that, apart from anything else, this happened at what was effectively an away ground anyhow. So maybe - using that logic - it would make sense to play a Widnes AWAY game behind them

Nope, thought not.

Very classy, hopefully this gesture will strengthen relations between our clubs in the future which is the best thing to do to urinate on the bonfire of the slime that dragged the good name of widnes and RL through the mud.

Cheers and good luck for the rest of the season Widnes

class from widnes is that, well done them

Well I am over the moon with this poster as I was embarrassed been a Widnes fan. The best team won and I wish them luck in the final. The idiots mainly go away games drinking and not to watch the games.

Thought they still had a suspended fine hanging over them?

Happy with that. Good gesture from the Widnes club.

Playing a game behind closed doors would be harsh both for Widnes fans and the club. But as a Bulls fan we are more than used to harsh. But in response to the question "What good would it do?" the naswer is
a) there is not that much you can do
b) even identifying and banning individuals is not a dog with many teeth as the fact is even if banned I could just pay in at any turnstile with practically zero chance of detection
c) a closed-doors game does harshly affect every Widnes fan, even the morons, and is one of the few things that might firstly register with the morons and secondly may indispose the majority of decent fans even more against the morons. This may lead to their antics being nipped in the bud sooner rather than later, and more reporting of misbehaviour, more identifying of individuals and a general "clean up" atmosphere.

It is a very blunt instrument. Trouble is, in truth when you have hardly any instruments, then a blunt one may be all you have.

If the Widnes stewards apply as much enthusiasm to keeping out those banned as they did to preventing Paul March entering the stadium before the QF they should be fine ........talk about overkill....

Spot on This ^^

Unfortunately the RFL have no other options.

Widnes have handled this very well, good to see. No one is to blame but the merkins who couldn't control themselves. Punishing Widnes does nothing to stop these merkins, they are so thick and care so little about the club that they wond give a hoot if Widnes are fined, banned from the cup, play behind closed doors etc.
My own club has similiar s and it it is unfair to punsh the club or the 99% of decent fans due tot he actions of a handful. The law shoud deal with them, they should be banned from any RL match for the next ten years (hard to enforce I know) and publicly shamed in the Widnes area media.

Exactly!
It is actually a criminal offence to sell alcohol to someone whom is drunk or is buying alcohol for someone whom is drunk but you're bang on the money, how many places turn down someone whom is clearly pished as a fart.
Maybe the police should be looking more closely at the sale of alcohol before/during matches and ensure that everyone concerned understands the law with regard the sale of alcohol and their responsibility from a social POV as well as safeguarding fans whom come to watch the rugby not get tanked up 4.2685546875:5