@farnworth-viking least we can support their club by putting some money in the coffers.
As I said individual scoring records mean nothing now
complete farce
but the great thing is they beat Newcastle early season
thanks taffs x
116-6 FT. Richardson scored 48 points according to the BBC. Assume both are records.
Can't criticise Coleman and the team for this win. As they say, you can only beat the team in front of you and it seems that they kept up the pressure for the full 80 minutes. Have we solved the goal kicking problem we have had this season?
How long will the Crusaders last. Funny how the RFL claim to want to expand the game, but seem to make little effort to help development of the game in Wales.
St Helens are struggling this year. How long will McManus want to keep putting his money in to a failing club and a failing game?
@frankg today's game is no good for either side
then keighleys game at home called off because pitch too hard and rutted ... but they played a women's game on it a hour previous?
this league and the way its being run is a complete joke and no one is held accountable for the farce which is rl these days
saints getting booed off is always fun though!!
Well that did our points difference a lot of good with now almost sixty more than Doncaster and a good win next week will take us to fourth and then for us to lose. Difficult to pick a motm match; Richardson for his points, Connell for his involvement, Houghton for his minutes, Gilmore for his leadership, Fozzard for starting the ball rolling with his runs from dummy half. To be honest anyone of the team
@vikingfox71 Totally agree that results like today are no good for the game, but you can't blame the coach and the players for that.
The game is in trouble and this is down to those running the game. Pouring more money into a few teams in SL is not the answer. Neither is bringing in players not good enough for the NRL and with few exceptions, not really adding anything to the game.
Maybe the demise of St Helens despite the money invested by McManus will make some people think that there needs to be a fundamental change in direction. We need to consider how we can grow a competitive game here and develop our own players. Selling the soul of the game to the NRL and a weekend in Las Vegas is not the direction either.
What is needed are two competitive leagues, with promotion and relegation based on performance on the pitch: a limit on the number of imported players, with an emphasis on developing our own quality players; and a salary cap fair to all teams.
I actually believe that Derek Beaumont has the best interests of the game at heart (behind the Leopards) has has previously supported a two league structure. Maybe he should be asked to carry out an urgent review of the game and come up with a plan to save the sport.
So what do you think we should do now? Don’t try hard, just go through the motions for the rest of the season . I agree the make up of the league is a mess and needs to be improved next season.
So should we pull out of the league next season unless the RL improve it and let all our players go . I’m sure we can have a season off and buy lots of good new players in 2 years time.🙄
in the meantime we could all go down to the stadium and watch Widnes Vikings football team play, I’m sure that we would all find that really exciting 🙄
It’s becoming increasingly clear that this season’s merger between 2 leagues is not in the best interest of the clubs and the sport. It’s a managed decline of the lower league clubs. How that helps rugby league is beyond me
I want to hear the RFL's plan for next years Championship now. They owe the division and the clubs in it an apology.
@farnworth-viking You are right, the team can only play what is in front of them and has to keep going as long as they have a league to play in. My issue is with the RFL and the way they have run down the Championship.
We should aim to be the best team in the Championship and spend to the cap to get a squad capable of doing just that. I am sure that the fans will continue to get behind the team in that case.
I would just hope that the Directors at Widnes and other Championship Clubs with ambition to play in the top league are not just sitting and waiting for the RFL to come up with a plan, but putting forward ideas and demanding answers relating to the future of the game at all levels.
To be honest, if the answer is that Championship Clubs will become feeder Clubs for SL teams and SL to become a closed shop, then that will be the end of Widnes RLFC in my view.
I agree. I said on another thread a couple of weeks ago that we should get aRL journalist from one of the RL papers/websites to interview Nigel Wood or someone else from the RL to answer questions about their plans for the championship .
if they refuse or try to put off an interview they should put it on the front page of their paper/ website and shame them into a reply.
He'll just say there are options on the table and they're being considered. When the reality is that they haven't a clue and don't really care. They'll sort it out a week before the start of next season.
I said at the start of this season, enjoy a game of rugby on a Sunday afternoon, have a couple of pints, and don't worry about anything else. The actual competition is meaningless. The problem is, the majority of the small hardcore that is left will decide not to bother if that situation persists after this year or becomes the norm.