@pauliewalnuts Think they played four games in the last week. We should have played them on the Thursday night but the league swopped the Tuesday and Thursday fixtures "to be fair to Wigan" meaning we were their second game that week instead of the third. Wigan turned us over before nearly 30,000 spectators and if my memory is correct, beat Bradford at home after a scare on the Thursday before winning the league at Leeds on the Saturday.
Some ppl on here obviously have never played the game, If you cannot see the diff between playing full time team after a fixture congestion and they are allowed to rest. It's Lambs to the slaughter on equal terms.
Some ppl on here obviously have never played the game, If you cannot see the diff between playing full time team after a fixture congestion and they are allowed to rest. It's Lambs to the slaughter on equal terms.
spot on 😇
They drew 18-18 with Bradford, and if we had won at CP we would have won the league. Davies scored a belter under the sticks to put us 6-0 up, but then Wigan clicked into gear and won easy.@pauliewalnuts Think they played four games in the last week. We should have played them on the Thursday night but the league swopped the Tuesday and Thursday fixtures "to be fair to Wigan" meaning we were their second game that week instead of the third. Wigan turned us over before nearly 30,000 spectators and if my memory is correct, beat Bradford at home after a scare on the Thursday before winning the league at Leeds on the Saturday.
Paulie xx
| 26 | Tue | League | A | Warrington | W | 26 | - | 8 | J Monie | Wilderspool | 8,437 | 4th | |
| 29 | Fri | League | A | Featherstone R. | W | 24 | - | 16 | J Monie | Post Office Road | 5,320 | 4th | |
| Apr 1 | Mon | League | A | Oldham | W | 10 | - | 4 | J Monie | Watersheddings | 7,399 | 4th | |
| 4 | Thu | League | H | St Helens | W | 28 | - | 14 | J Monie | Central Park | 17,580 | 2nd | |
| 7 | Sun | League | H | Castleford | W | 24 | - | 4 | J Monie | Central Park | 13,948 | 2nd | |
| 9 | Tue | League | H | Widnes | W | 26 | - | 6 | J Monie | Central Park | 29,763 | 1st | |
| 11 | Thu | League | H | Bradford N. | D | 18 | - | 18 | J Monie | Central Park | 19,112 | 1st | |
| 13 | Sat | League | A | Leeds | W | 20 | - | 8 | J Monie | Headingley | 15,313 | 1st |
Remember it well.The re-arranged mid week fixtures were set in the diary at the RFL but were swapped at the last minute to give both Wigan and Widnes similar rest after the weekend.Unheard of.Bradford almost threw a spanner in the works by getting a draw but it wasn't enough.A shame we couldn't win at Cental Park.
Thinking about the core problem here is not when Widnes have to play a full time team but why? They should not be playing a full time team at all.......
Why did the RFL relegate London last year knowing what thier future plans were ?
They wanted to put the three up...Ok just leave London in knowing the set up they had planned.
They have ruined the Championship and the 1895 cups for 2027 as all the rest were only ever playing for second behind the full time London set up...............
The Championship should be all part time....spending should be capped at a level that full time teams are not there.
The RFL are to balme for the sad state of the game below SL.
Thinking about the core problem here is not when Widnes have to play a full time team but why? They should not be playing a full time team at all.......
Why did the RFL relegate London last year knowing what thier future plans were ?
They wanted to put the three up...Ok just leave London in knowing the set up they had planned.
They have ruined the Championship and the 1895 cups for 2027 as all the rest were only ever playing for second behind the full time London set up...............
The Championship should be all part time....spending should be capped at a level that full time teams are not there.
The RFL are to balme for the sad state of the game below SL.
London weren’t relegated what nonsense are you on about?
Thinking about the core problem here is not when Widnes have to play a full time team but why? They should not be playing a full time team at all.......
Why did the RFL relegate London last year knowing what thier future plans were ?
They wanted to put the three up...Ok just leave London in knowing the set up they had planned.
They have ruined the Championship and the 1895 cups for 2027 as all the rest were only ever playing for second behind the full time London set up...............
The Championship should be all part time....spending should be capped at a level that full time teams are not there.
The RFL are to balme for the sad state of the game below SL.
London weren’t relegated what nonsense are you on about?
My error ....it was 2024....
So OK putting in Bradford, Toulose and York....and knowing what London had planned put them in as well 15 teams...............as it looks like 2027 may well be.
It was obvious they would be way too good for the Championship.....the only thing is/was will they win all the games they play.
It`s like when Rangers and Juventus were put into bottom leagues...waste of time and spoils the division...
Whatever there should be no full time teams in the championship at all.....ever.
If a club can show they have the finances to run a full squad of full time players then into SL they should go.
Part timers to the championship
Simples
Full v Part is a too unequal contest....for many reasons.
The utter farce with London is ...they were clearly told early doors they were a shoe in for SL ....no matter how mental you are you don't spend 1.2m on a playing budget to just smash every Tom dick and harry every week for shits and giggles ...the fact they don't know where they're playing next season is beyond parody ...