Dennis Betts

Quote: kinleycat "Not at all, trying not to jump to any conclusion if anything!
The fact was missing from DBs summary as were the fact that Widnes players tweeted in a non complimentary manner re the pitch.
I said it before I'll reiterate it again, nothing will become an issue until its a big club that complains, and IF these comments persist the weight of evidence will stack up.
At the moment it's only Wakefield, but stage management of the situation goes so far, it could get much more difficult.
For me Widnes are in a lose lose with this pitch.
1) artificial surfaces have a bad rep from football
2) any injury WILL be scrutinised because of the surface
3) any losing team has a ready made excuse
4) knowing how we love a good cover up story in RL any attempt to air brush history will be looked on suspiciously.
Without question it's a bold decision from Widnes and I can see all the all year round benefits for the club the business and the community.
However all the points above and the bigger question of is it fit for purpose for RL are huge obstacles.
Football and NFL have both tried these surfaces with problems, one has little physical contact the other plenty but players are kitted out in a way we would never want to see our RL players kitted out.
There are IMO vastly worrying questions, and ok we may be being a bit too fidgety after one game, I concede that.
If they persist it becomes less fidgety and more finger pointery.
So if you think I was digging I concede I probably was, just not in the way you think I was.
Widnes are allowed their point of view, but that's only one out of fourteen SL clubs and thousands of individual supporters who care about the game equally.'"

You do make some good points and a lot of Widnes fans were in no doubt the pitch would come into question over any incident that happened. I just think here once pics from Salford game and also Chev Walker from the Hull friendly the other week came out people thought that would be that, but it seem's to be ongoing.

I said at the start of it continues to be an issue then it will be addressed but when you have players who haven't even played on it (Carvell) saying it will be ripped up by the end of the year, it's just ridiculous and tbh a wee bit backwards from him considering the huge benefits of the pitch it should really be given the benefit of the doubt and not the opposite, though we'd all be foolish enough to believe that would be the case.