Just nicked this off widnes site, news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 679548.stm they seem confident that we are no threat to them but we may be you our nearest and dearest neighbours. Look at the date, I don't even think I was born then!!

Just nicked this off widnes site, news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 679548.stm they seem confident that we are no threat to them but we may be you our nearest and dearest neighbours. Look at the date, I don't even think I was born then!!

Squeaky bum time? haha




One team is certain to come up and Widnes are overwhelming favourites to come up. We find out in March if we are in and by that time you may only have a couple of bricks in the ground.

That aside, whether we replace Wakefield or not, i think its great it has been approved for you guys. Another modern state of the art stadium can only be good for British rugby league.

I don't think it's squeaky bum time in Widnes as I believe their super league status is unofficially confirmed already.

Regarding the rumour that Big Al refers to, I have heard very much the same, a certain benefactor, who saved a championship club and has worked wonders in rescuing them from debt while restructuring their business model, has now withdrawn his own personal financial backing. Whilst he will remain with the club and act as a safety net he will no longer actively fund their activities and they must now stand on their own 2 feet.

Well done Wakey!

You can’t help but admire the amount of work some people must have put in to achieve this. It was clearly done with a lot of passion too.

I think this may have the RFL cringing. If Wakey were to be kicked out before a certain 2 or 3 other clubs, it would be disgraceful anyway imo.

The decision, for us, is made in March. That makes things difficult for all those clubs struggling to get stadiums built in time. One SL is definitely going down.



This is nonsense.

Steve O’Connor doesn’t actually need to put that much money into the club anyway, as we have a good support base for the Championship and the club is now run so well. The main area, where he does still need to fund the club, is the academy set up. Even Widnes cannot support such a system on the money they can generate. So he is still funding the club.

He has also promised that Widnes will be playing up to the full cap (as confirmed by Terry O’Connor in last weeks RL press), should they get a SL licence. There can be only one source of financial imput here, in order to achieve this - That is Steve O’Connor.

I think some people, in their desperation, have been clutching at straws and have taken SOC’s statement of trying to make Widnes a well run club capable of standing on its own two feet, as an indication that he has withdrawn funding. This is clearly not true. His statement was a long-term aim and nothing more.

He was a crook alright. I’m not sure what you mean by funded though. He ruined our club and sent it into administration by building a squad and then walking out without actually funding it.

We have more than paid the price for his pernicious, brief sojourn at the Widnes Vikings.

Oh, and by the way, completely ignore viking.gb, as he is an idiot. He is just a troll who posts on other clubs' boards talking utter , and we never even see him on our own board.

I’m not sure if he’s actually even a Widnes fan.

Sounds like Simac.

You're kidding right? How about in 2012? Do you reckon he'll have to put money in? You betchya! If he doesn't it'll be a short stay in SL for Widnes.

For supposedly well run clubs who don't need sugar daddy's read Hull KR. They were a model NL1 club and got promoted with a team of dedicated backers and hard workers. Still, have a look at their debts and come back and tell me that Widnes don't need O'Connor chucking money at them.

Dont be silly , he can turn round a million loss to a million profit in one year without increasing attendances , he'll bog SL , they'll make millions in there

I would have thought that, unless a club is attracting around 10K supporters, it would be a money pit for any Sugar Daddy, if they realistically want to complete for trophies.

I saw O’Conner interviewed on Sky a few weeks back, he was asked, if Widnes failed in their big for SL, would he continue pumping in the cash, I would have thought, either way, he will have to. Maybe if their back in SL, it won’t appear to be hurting his pocket as much.

That depends. It'll certainly be flowing out quicker that's for sure - like sherbert through a sieve. If they're wallowing down at the botton of the table he'll wish he were back in the Championship - wallowing in fifth.

Indeed infact our chairman has gone on record saying that 10k is the break even number for us.

Yep, he’s bound to take a big hit, but, if I was absolutely potted, I would rather be dishing it out, watching my club in the top division.

Trouble is you could end up like that bloke at Blackburn Rovers.

Jack Walker? He's dead. Is that what you mean?

Yep, that's the guy, it must put a huge strain on an individual, frittering away that much cash.

If I was throwing that sort of money at such a selfish obsession, my wife would kill me.

It still irks when I call Trinity my first love.

Does she know that it's possible to change your wife, but you can never change your club?

Hey dude i shure am a widnes fan,i only post on our very own trust in widnes site,i come on here to see where the rest of these so called super league teams are up to with there stadia nothing more.My name on board is glennbviking maybe u know me ? Dont be slagging your own fans of bad move.

Quote ="Pepe"Oh, and by the way, completely ignore viking.gb, as he is an idiot. He is just a troll who posts on other clubs' boards talking utter poop, and we never even see him on our own board. I’m not sure if he’s actually even a Widnes fan. '" Not a widnes fan I love the club so what my arguments might not be the best but are ment in the right way.why did i get this done www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 9359094260 not a widnes fan jog on

Quote ="Pepe"Oh, and by the way, completely ignore viking.gb, as he is an idiot. He is just a troll who posts on other clubs' boards talking utter poop, and we never even see him on our own board. I’m not sure if he’s actually even a Widnes fan. '" Not a widnes fan I love the club so what my arguments might not be the best but are ment in the right way.why did i get this done www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 9359094260 not a widnes fan jog on

Do you own a pitbull by any chance?






Pepe ...................................... run.

Run like the wind my friend ....................................

Hey im fine with pepe just think we shouldent be slagging our own fans of with the 1 of the greatest moments coming up in our history as ive said i do get a bit exited about things and maybe should have a little think before posting.As ive said i would like to see wakey in super if they meet there requirement.

Did you just not bother reading the rest of my post, or did you just completely ignore it?

Please read this 1,000 times or until it’s significance enters your thick Yorkist bonce.

Quote ="viking.gb"Not a widnes fan I love the club so what my arguments might not be the best but are ment in the right way.why did i get this done www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 9359094260 not a widnes fan jog on'" Nice Tat, the tattoo ain’t bad either. Quote ="viking.gb"Hey im fine with pepe just think we shouldent be slagging our own fans of with the 1 of the greatest moments coming up in our history as ive said i do get a bit exited about things and maybe should have a little think before posting.As ive said i would like to see wakey in super if they meet there requirement. '" Many of your posts are just appalling. The cr@p you wrote on the Harlequins board was utterly cringe-worthy, and here you are again doing the same thing.

Quote ="viking.gb"Not a widnes fan I love the club so what my arguments might not be the best but are ment in the right way.why did i get this done www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 9359094260 not a widnes fan jog on'" Nice Tat, the tattoo ain’t bad either. Quote ="viking.gb"Hey im fine with pepe just think we shouldent be slagging our own fans of with the 1 of the greatest moments coming up in our history as ive said i do get a bit exited about things and maybe should have a little think before posting.As ive said i would like to see wakey in super if they meet there requirement. '" Many of your posts are just appalling. The cr@p you wrote on the Harlequins board was utterly cringe-worthy, and here you are again doing the same thing.