Is that a record for the length of time as a Widnes player and games played?
Neil Kelly signed Salmon from Barrow and Isherwood from Leigh,neither of whom played a game proper.
I know it’s about player welfare and we need people who want to be here but this stuff always pisses me off. Happened with Evans last year. Was an exciting prospect but clearly head is elsewhere.
Waste of energy by the club signing time wasters like this
@farnworth-viking it's not even a record for this season, sadly. The lad we signed from Saints played 0 games, Brown played 1 friendly!
No lost I wasn't impressed with him in the friendly. Dodgy under high ball and his defence looked shite. I wish him all the best but this was the same with the other Australian who went to Whitehaven. Is Widnes that bad. 🤣🙈
Waste of money this type of signing. The player obviously didn’t want to sit in the stands all season, can hardly blame him.
Hopefully can be replaced- see we have signed Hodkinson on loan, a full back from Wigan.
Presumably Owens is still out.
Funny how we struggle with overseas players yet the York's and Bradford's don't!
Hopefully can be replaced- see we have signed Hodkinson on loan, a full back from Wigan.
Presumably Owens is still out.
Funny how we struggle with overseas players yet the York's and Bradford's don't!
Seems strange and possibly it is how we make them feel or just bad luck and pick the wrong ones? Something the club need to look at or get some advice from the other clubs how they do it. Personally I think he needed another Aussie friend to keep him company.
Would like a club injury update - gone a bit quiet, Owens ? Know we have Johnstone long term, 2 wingers about to be ready ? And did Kirk have an injury Saturday ?
@berkeleyviking Kirk won't be playing Sunday..pretty sure he went off with a HIA....only consolation is I'm sure Sheffield have lost two to HIA protocols ...
Wasn't Alfie,our Wire loanee, HIA'd too?
How long after the HIA are they out? It used to be 7days but may have been increased iirc.
Lack of opportunities won't have helped,even so early on.He would've seen first hand the immovable object at full back who is only ever left out when injured.Cameron should have featured more in the games prior to Toulouse.There's nothing new to learn about Jack Owens playing full back for Widnes for the 350th time but we would have learned plenty from Brown.But I suppose we needed to be as close to full strength as possible to face the Wire reserves and the mighty Rochdale and Crusaders.The player obviously didn’t want to sit in the stands all season, can hardly blame him.
@sandgroper not completely sure but I believe it's 11 days or something close to that ...will only miss this week n then be back for hunslet in the 1895 ... Sheffields are worse coz they'll be missing broadbent and foster