To be fair I have said this before widnes ended up with these players due to lack of time to prepare. Found out in march u got sl license most key players are already tied into a contract by then.

You need rid of betts he has no experience and unfortunately it shows.

I am going to go against the grain and say bring cullen down from his office job and get him in charge full time, I liked him at wire, he has a habbit of being able to strip the team down back to basics and build up.

He is also able to attract big names as he has a lot of connections in andrew johns, alfie langer, offiah etc.

But as a wire fan (married to a widnes fan) I can honestly say unfortunately u are going to lose alot this year but year one of license is looking at what your players are doing and seeing who u want to keep, get rid of etc.

Dont panic you will get back up to speed and I am looking forwardvto a proper derby.

Good luck guys

I knew all all along the soundbites from Widnes fans when they got their SL licence of 'going for the play-offs' and 'showing Warrington whose number 1 in Cheshire' etc would come back to haunt them.

Talk about trying to run before you can walk...


To finish 2nd bottom with THAT squad would be a huge achievement for the 'Vikings'.

As much as many people (myself included) liked Cullen (many people will tip-their-hat to him for saving Wire from relegation and his tireless involvement for our new ground) unfortunately he just didn't have that "something extra" to take Wire from a "nearly" team to the next level; enter Tony Smith and whatever his recipe-for-success it has reaped rewards in the past couple of seasons

Don't wanna knock Cullen (or Betts) at such an early stage of the season but I don't think Widnes will progress much under the steering of these two guys; Betts is perhaps a few more years away from a SL grade coach..........

The difficulty will be the business side of Widnes RL; how long will Steve O'Connor back Betts & Cullen when attendances diminish because fans (non season ticket holders) won't fork out on the basis "another good hiding is likely".........next season will be the acid test; if Widnes finish at the wrong end the table (let's be honest, this is highly likely) attendances will fall, available money will fall.........will O'Connor continue to fund your club then??

It's a difficult balance between finances, business and support..........

Keep The Faith........WIRE 2012

I can't see this as crisis time for Widnes. There are some decent players getting their first experience of Super League, and a lot of newcomers. It's always going to take time to pull that lot together. Realistic expectations are the key.

I actually think that once you get the team used to one another, everyone understands the plays and all players (or near as you get in pro sport) are fit, you'll see a lot of improvement towards the end of the season.

Easy to say from here I know, but keep the faith.

What is it with you and attendances mate? every post you mention attendances of some sort?

That Spar on Cinnamon Lane North. Do you still hang around there with that gang of chavs?

You are a Top .

He's also been banned from his own club!



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This clown is obsessed with us!