Big chance of another crucial two points this game. Think we owe Widnes one from last time out, we're at home and they have a mid-week game in the 1895 Cup. Be really disappointed if we don't win this. Think only change to be made will be Wildie for Flanagan. Same focus and effort required that we had against Fax needed. Keep the pressure on those above us.

It will be interesting to see Widnes' squad for our game. They had a ton of players missing for their game against Batley and only just scraped through in the end.

We certainly owe them one as we were a bit unlucky not to have won at their place. They’re a few players missing so I fancy us to win again provided we turn up like we did versus Fax and avoid anyone dropping a Flanagan.

Wildie for Flanagan and I wouldn’t mind seeing Bustin out there too.

I just thought we looked back to being a team with some desire and attitude, and if they go like that again, we should be able to put one over on Widnes, looking forward to a good contest

Agree with that FA, Heard that Crossley has his arm in a sling that's from grandson whose school he works at, hope it's not serious.

Brilliant ploy by JK. Make Widnes think we have an injury problem; Steve works at a school so get him to wear a sling and 300 kids go home saying 'sir' has a sling on his arm. Absolutely superb!

Widnes absolutely smashed Dewsbury in the £18.95 Cup tonight

Hopefully they tired themselves out doing so

Widnes are a team of very talented youngsters,if they hadn’t been docked the 12
Points they would be up there challenging for a top 5 spot.I think Bradford will win on Sunday because of home advantage.Very close game.

I see that George has got a 2 match ban starting after the Widnes game.

How can that be right, Flanagan gets penalised and binned for 10 mins which is fair enough, then he gets suspended for 2 games after the event, that’s totally wrong, if the offence was deemed that bad why didn’t he get a red there and then, makes the referee look a fool

If that's worth a 2 match ban, then I'm a banana. It was dumb and I think if he'd been red carded it would have been sending off sufficient. But 2 matches on top of a sin bin? Bizarre.

Seems harsh ban but I’m not losing much sleep over it. I think Doyle has shown he can step up to this level if Wildie is still not fit in a couple of weeks.

Mick has been saying on FB that Wildie is still a doubt for Sunday, back injury apparently.

I suspect we'll see Flanagan on Sunday, then hopefully Wildie will be back for the next games that Georgie Boy misses anyway.

Don't want to be rushing someone back with a dodgy back, we've seen what happens when you do that... see Joe Keyes!

Also said that Crossley has got a shoulder injury and has his arm in a sling.

Crossley has a sternum injury according to the T&A. JK hasn't exactly ruled him out though that just might be mind games..

Flanagan was sin binned because it was a professional foul. The only thing stopping it from being a red is that they changed the rules a while back so that trips are no longer straight reds (they used to be).
Every infraction will have a grading somewhere on the scale, which is also affected by the severity of the infraction. He's caught a two game ban because it was a ridiculously stupid and blatant trip. He was stepped and beaten and just swiped the legs clean from under the Fax player. One of the dumbest things I've seen a player do on a rugby pitch tbh. Completely inexcusable, George is his own worst enemy at times in that he has all the enthusiasm in the world but lacks the ability to control and focus it.

It's funny really. From my viewpoint it just looked like Flangan had run into him and maybe tried to take his head off, more than a trip. Just shows how the angle you view something from can change what you think occurred.

It happened right in front of me and i can assure you it was the most blatent trips ive seen in the 29 years ive been watch RL. 100% deserves his ban,
It was utter madness.
Hes very lucky it appears Wildie is struggling or i think hed find him self sat in the stands this week in addition to the Toulouse and Swinton games

Am I missing something. Last week everybody was saying that Flanagan's brainfart nearly cost us the game and he should be dropped. Now that he has been suspended everyone is up in arms.

Isn't that always the way? You don't want something until you can't have it anymore.

Wonder if this will have an impact on Sundays match? www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... -the-board

Wonder if this will have an impact on Sundays match? www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... -the-board

More importantly I think that they may not be as strong next year which is the time when I'd like to think we may be going for promotion.

Yup, spot on mate.

Though we don't know exactly what they mean by 'part time' and it may mean a similar situation to what we've had with a mix.

Also they may be looking to release some players

Quote ="Blotto"Wonder if this will have an impact on Sundays match? www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... -the-board'" Its refreshing to see such and open and honest statement from a board.

Quote ="Blotto"Wonder if this will have an impact on Sundays match? www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/art ... -the-board'" Its refreshing to see such and open and honest statement from a board.