I can't take part in this poll. We haven't had a full squad announced, there are too many variables. I don't think we should go in with expectations, only hopes. Expectations are for coaches.

I took this more as a hope, although i think 9th is still a pretty reasonable expectation. Now we have Briscoe

But we all hope that we can win it but we don't expect it

Not a realistic hope though is it? At this stage, we don't have a squad. We don't know what it will be. There are signings in the way, Betts said so himself. Who they will be will give us more realistic predictions. I don't think we can say until we know more.

I could say I expect 6th, but we might find that too hard first season. I could say I expect 13th, but we might make big signings which would render such an opinion pessimistic.

Not having a go mate, just that I won't be making such a prediction just yet.

Atleast its around the 10th place finish atm and not last place. Altough i think the lower our expectations, the more chance there is of them being surpassed. Thats my theory at least anyway! Maybe we should just vote on our expectations of the fact that everything that SO'C and co' has done since the franchise system came in (or since he took over for that matter) has been nothing but a revelation and we should just trust any new signings and any strides the club makes toward making a success of our first season back in super league. I just know it will be nothing but a success! No matter were we finish.

I hope 10th, I think 14th.

Given the size of the task of building a SL squad pretty much from scratch - I think you're right. We've made a few solid signings, but if we were to truely make a splash next year, we would have to be signing a few top quality players. Unfortunately, at this stage it looks unrealisitc to expect us to be signing any top players really. Just hope the club have got a few cards up their sleeves to play before the start of next year. Even the expected announcement that Wakey will lose their licence doesn't really look like helping us too much - seeing as their best players were cherry picked before the start of this year.

3 people have put 1st? Really?

I'd like to see Widnes assemble a decent squad and push for around 10th in your first season, that would be a very good achievement. Perfectly possible with a good desire and ethic.

Make that 4

Lets be realistic though, like Dalton said, we've signed Cross, Cahill and Briscoe and retained 4 players. Hardly a basis to base where we are going to finish next season. To be honest, the higher the better and anywhere above 10th-11th would be absolutely superb.

It's just a bit of a laugh isn't it? You can probably already get odds on where we might finish next year so why not have a bit of fun?

Personally speaking I'm looking at some of the sides in SL and from what I have seen I simply don't believe the hype that SL has moved on in incredible leaps and bounds since we were last in there. Admittedly the top sides in SL look better and I think the gulf between the two divisions is substantial considering the difference in the salary cap allowed. But from what I have seen the lower teams in the division at times look simply awful. And I do not think that these teams should be considered unbeatable by any newcomer side. As for the rest of next few teams up? Who knows.

Throw some good pros into our side, put the others on full time training. Acquire a player that can kick and some coaching towards a basic enough gameplan and voila!

People joking and i think 10th mate.Depends who recruit and team not fully assembled.

those who do not believe in victory are doomed to defeat before the first shot is even fired! Vikings never die, we are just missing in action!

The fans know best and not the coaching staff. I feel Mullaly will be a beast next year, as doing brilliant at Brisbane.Mullaly, Clarke,Cross, Kav, Cahill,Haggerty, is a decent set of forwards, and i think people will be surprised next year.

Mnimum target is winning the Challenge Cup Final & Grand Final or else I'm ripping my stronghold membership up and stuffing it down SOC's throat .