LOL!

Looking at your forum, it looks like you have already started getting your excuses ready for Thursday night...

Looks like the Ref might get it again.... without even a whistle being blown yet!!!

We're putting so much effort and time and money into this bid and does anyone else feel the "trustworthy" RFL will just in the end promote who the hell they feel like and disregard all this?

I can't begin to trust them. It'd save us so much time, effort and money to tell us now if that is the case.

Halifax are obsessed with the refs in this comp, i await the thursday night bashing thread.

That's exactly what will happen. Forget all the criteria bollox, that only applies to heartland clubs anyway. They'll put in who they want, as they did last time.

I still think Widnes are in poll position and it will be very difficult for even the RFL to come up with an excuse to turn us down next time, if we carry on the way we are. We do need to remain competitive though, and another trophy next season should do the trick.

Halifax and Whitehaven boards are a bit of a joke for ref bashing after a defeat. Even when the ref has actually done everything in his power to give them the game, as Ronnie Laughton did in the Halifax NRC semi-final against us. He gave them 3 trys that should never have even been considered, and actually over-rued a linesman who was in a much better position, and they still whinge about it!!!!

That was hillaious that

I was so fuming at the Ref and though delighted with a stunning victory remember discussing how much he'd done to give them the game only to come on here and see Halifax balming the whole match on him and just because he was giving there two lard props offside when we where on a roll anyway !

Yes. However it's quite clearly your turn so I wouldn't worry if were a Widnes supporter.

It should be. However, the attendance figures and league table in super league show it should have been our turn last time too, and look how that turned out.

There is an average of a 10% drop in attendances this year, and if you take out the hallowed two who were promoted it goes down to about 2.5%. Hopefully, the super league clubs who are missing out on away fans will put pressure on the RFL to make the right choices next time.

They may have already done so, on the QT. Barring any major disaster, Widnes will be granted a license in 2012. If not, then the whole business of Franchising and the RFL will lose any shred of credibility it has left. I mean, what would be the point of any investor with SL ambitions coming into a club having witnessed another injustice in selection if Widnes aren't chosen?

By the way, if any knobsack comes on here accusing me of sucking up to Widnes, they can take a running jump. I've got my neutral common sense Rugby League hat on in this post. Should the unthinkable happen, it will have serious ramifications for all clubs outside SL - not just my own.