Expectations? I think a healthy crowd of around 7-8 thousand should get us going. Nobody could be overly confident about the outcome of this game, two totally new teams that have never met.

Widnes 28
Wakefield 16
Att: 7,621
MOM: Hanbury

I think Wakey will pip it, had a great game against Cas in preseason running out 40-20 victors, 12 of the Cas points were scored late on when Wakey started to rest up on a 40-8 lead.

And we were drawing with Saints up until they scored 3 in the last 15.

I do think we have a better squad than wakefield so...

Widnes 32
Wakefield 16
Attendance 6935
MOM Paddy Flynn

Hard to predict a winner everything is set for a Widnes win on your return to the big time. Hope its a good game for the telly viewers and both teams come out of it with a lot of credit. Im tipping a Wakey win 22 18 will be interesting to see how Dennis Betts takes to coaching at the top level i hope he is a success. On a final note welcome back good to see Widnes back where they belong enjoy the ride.

Widnes to win by 10 points. Castleford are crap looking at their squad.

On the attendance front, i was told by a guy today who claims that his friends missus works in the admin department at the club or stadium and said (including stronghold members) we thus far have over 12000 seats claimed for the game. could be bullcrap, but there you go.

Widnes 12 - 40 Wakey

T'Dreadnowts is cummin

Can't wait for this one, rejuvenated Wakey outfit, Widnes first game back from the wilderness of the NL's, loads of official Wakey coaches booked - should be a belter!

Widnes 100 Wakey 0

I doubt this is true 8,000 I would say would be difficult but achieveable. I know of 8 people from Runcorn who don't usually go but are going to this and I only know 10 people.

Should be taking 2 or 3 mates who are footy fans but are showing some interest in rugby. Hope its a good game...

With so many new players on both sides its a hard one to call Widnes will be up for it no doubt and the new pitch could be key none of us know what to expect there.
Would be no shock if its a full house Wakefield fans are coming in decent numbers
Glad to see Widnes back they should never have being away

It's near impossible to tell how the game will go. Bookies have us as 2 point favourites, I'd take any win, 1-0, anything.

Misery guts on TiW are claiming we'll get about 5,300. Personally for the crowd I'd be disappointed with less than 7,000. It's the first game back in SL, we have 4,000 Stronghold members, Wakey are looking to bring around 1,000 and the club are putting deals on with the school.

To put it in context we started the season against Toulouse a few years back and put on some deals in the schools. They had 20 away supporters and we had far less ST holders. We managed 5,000 for that one.