It's not that long a read, and overall the tone is of sympathy for Widnes fans and regret that they may go down, so now 'reverse gloating' material.

The "Widnes lovers" who have posted on this thread might care to look at their reaction to our loss on the trustinwidnes site.

Yes but I don't let others determine how I behave, otherwise it's a race to the bottom. Grace and decency are a gift to yourself.

Had we finished bottom for two seasons running and lost our opening two middle eights games, we'd be seeking some light relief. There will be some on here that will waste no time in posting on trust in widnes, should their relegation be confirmed. It's just a bit of local rivalry, which prompted this thread in the first place.

Beaten by Toulouse, that’s their season pretty much done now.

Really do feel sorry for em..can see some players being head hunted by the the super league clubs....wish them well in there pursuit of super league rugby...we need Widnes in super league

I agree, we do need Widnes. What we don't want however is that awful plastic pitch of theirs. Dig it up and plant some grass seed.

Why do we "need Widness in Super Leagie"? Does one good crowd at Easter make up for zero promotion, dim-witted fans and pitiful attendances the rest of the time?

Give me Bradford back in SL any time, but whoever is in the comp has to earn the right to continue to be in it, unless you want a return to franchises.

Give me Widnes above Toronto Toulouse any day...I do agree with if your not good enough down you go..but its the 1000 or so travelling fans from Widnes that will be missed..can't see Toronto bringing that many

Agreed that pitch is awful, widnes FC aren't allowed to play on it they're about 8th tier football but theyre allowed to play top tier rugby league on it. Irs getting done again but it's not the same spectacle for me it's like watching training.

It's getting a bit real now though, looks like we will be losing the widnes derbies and crowds. I genuinely hope they come back (with a proper pitch).

Toronto Wolfpack have an artificial turf playing surface.

Great, something to look forward to.

How many consecutive games have Widnes lost, and two of the last three have been to championship sides. Do they deserve to be in superleague?

deserve?
They have a SL template with a stadium that ticks all the boxes. The team is going through a terrible period.
Do they have less a deserving template than Castleford and Wakefield?

All fine and dandy under a franchise system RD, but the performances and results on the pitch will ultimately decide who receives a place in SL for 2019.