Not a bad reserve line up if Paterson comes in

Craven
Flynn
Tyrer
Ropati
Paterson

Ford
Gardener
Varkulis
Grady
Gaskell


Branighan would be the perfect partener for Thackeray, he's all brains and prefers setting them up rather than scoring himself where as Thackeray constantly attacks the line.

So, Widnes getting it together on the pitch at last. (Or at least making more than a half assed attempt) About bloody time. There will be nothing but applause from me if you go up to SL as champions. That's how it should be. Some people (the RFL) have forgotten that.

yup Sl is where Barrow should be now and where Fev or Fax should be next year!
But, as has been debated and argued over many many times across the fora, my opinion counts for Jack S!!

Not that I disagree in principle but no point banging on about it when we all know the rules as they stand!

Its a difficult one, i agree in principle that Barrow and Fev/Fax should have a go but it could cripple your club in the process. Take Fev for example, they would have to bring in around 15-18 players for a start to even compete. A year getting smashed left right and centre and then your back down with a headache and have to build another championship team again. Meanwhile the coach may have gone and the club are in money troubles.

That sounds a little extreme but it would more than likely happen.

I would just like the RFL to stick to the rules and be honest, we all know clubs like Quins and Wakey are struggling so instead of threatening to drop just the one drop a couple of clubs and give the 2 best championship clubs a go with the best overall infrastructures. They also need to invest more into the Championship divisions, prize money for the final should be say 400,000 for the winners and 100,000 for the losers. As touched on previously they make enough profit so they should invest into where it's most needed.

Utterly agree 100% with that Vikingman me old chum.

I completely disagree , you go up , if you're not good enough , you come down , which clubs have got in money trouble through going up to SL ?

However being stuck there for 3 seasons paying out contracts you cannot afford on the gates you are getting because you are getting tonked every week , not good

And if you ask for an example of this ?

Huddersfield , it has taken them 8 seasons to finally become a viable SL club ( of sorts )

Hull KR?

The gap is bigger than ever now between SL and Championship.

Go on , explain

I have to go to Nottingham now , so you've a few hours to think how

If Halifax got "promoted" this season we'd get mullered. It would kill us off. We're not ready for SL.

If you announce that you`ve signed Ropati........ you have signed a excellent player IMO.

back on topic, you are a credit to your club

You seem to be contradicting yourself here and it actually backs up what VM has written

I think your principle works fine with a P&R system, but the 3-year licence system requires that the club promoted already needs to have everything in place and be financially viable for the full 3 years.

There’s only one club in the Championship who meets that at the moment imo.

I’m not, in any way, sticking up for the licence system - in fact I hate it – but there’s no sense in bitching about it on the Widnes board. I really wish some fans would realize this, but I guess some people are just too stupid and bitter to understand the circumstances in which we all find ourselves at this moment.