I think there’s also a generation gap that happens every few years. 2015 they was a lot of young lads going the away games and by 2017 there was very few. Where I sat in the north stand a few fellas brought their kids, I noticed the last three or four years, these kids stopped going.

There’s also a generation of Widnes fans who were born in the 60s or 70s, seen us win everything and now can’t get themselves back involved at the club because to them “it’s not the same anymore”

Judging by the Wigan share switching they are well into the mix with billionaire backing. Having seen the good times and the bad its never 'the same anymore!'

That, to quote Wayne Bennett, is 'the nature of sport'. Teams change and that makes me want to see how the new players perform.

I have gone past wanting SL desperately and would be happy with an honest competition of similar clubs.