Really looking forward to this one. Hope you lads turn up in numbers, hoping for a 6000-7000 crowd on Friday. Gutted Liam Hood won’t be on our side, his defence and aggression is one of the best I’ve seen for many of years. Glad to have the derby back.

I think this will be seen as a key game by John Duffy. Win it and put down a marker will be the goal, and my hope.

This will be a tight game and hopefully see a few of you at the game. Probably be a top atmosphere.

I wonder if he'll be on ours? Missed the game at HKR, injured and, although he's in our 19, so is Josh Eaves, a hooker from Saints.

I can’t see us winning any of the games with Widnes either. To continue the results you always show on your messages up to 2014, here they are:- 27.9.15 Middle 8’s away lost 6-50
01.04.17 super league home lost 24-37
22.06.17 super league away lost 10-36
03.09.17 middle 8’s. home lost 8-24
So I cannot see Widnes not in top 5 as unlike us, they have kept most of their best players from last season.

Widnes quad:- https://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/ar ... -man-squad Good blend of youth /experience and local / non-local. Still think they are top five, even with the points deduction. Surely we must be due a win against them sometime soon, though? They finished below us in SL, but demolished us in all three games that season.

Widnes quad:- https://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/ar ... -man-squad Good blend of youth /experience and local / non-local. Still think they are top five, even with the points deduction. Surely we must be due a win against them sometime soon, though? They finished below us in SL, but demolished us in all three games that season.

Snowy those results in your messages are over 5 years ago, so you need to update all your losses since then to be up to date. May aswell put the 1980s results up.

Word of warning, York sustained 6 injuries last Saturday on that plastic pitch, so we could be depleted for the game on Monday against a resurgent Dewsbury.

Fair one Snowy mate.

As I said, I'm not overly concerned win or lose. Two quick games in quick succession with no depth in squad is reality. Not sure how you pick that up as being a stupid statement. I'd rather have 2 points out of the weekend than none.

Thats dependant on all other results going in their favour, along with winning their other fixtures.

Although they may possibly reach 5th as the playoffs are top 5 not 4.

Widnes have a squad full of youngsters and not many experienced players due to administration. All season tickets have been paid beforehand and Widnes are not going to spend on loan players. To be honest I will be happy to come mid table, and I feel we will end up about 7th or 8th in the table. So we are no threat to your top 5 hopes as a few more injuries we are at bare bones.