Your thinking of Warrington there chief! We can't afford Burberry but them Torie voting s can!

Who are Widnes signing then? Kind of forgot they were joining SL due to how ineffective they've been in the Championship.


From a Widnes fans pov, where do you realistically expect to finish next season? Crowd averages? Overseas players?

Do we have to explain this everytime? People still don't get why we haven't spent up on players the last 3 years - erm...we didn't have to!

How can we comment on our team when we don't know it yet. We're under no illusions, next year will be tough.

Nope I get all of the above, just wondering who you're signing tomorrow, surely there's some solid rumours.

A number of their players will presumably come from whichever current SL side gets ditched. It would make some sense for Widnes to wait and see which club gets the chop before signing too many players up just because they're OOC (marquee players aside).

Wasn't the idea of an early announcement to PREVENT what you suggest and give Widnes the opportunity to make signings before the chop was made.

Correct but I guess it's also inevitable that a few will be signed from by relegated side due mainly to them taking up a large part of the available Market. As said we can still sign a few up in the meantime (officially starting today.

Once the final SL announcement is made however the picture will be a lot clearer for all.

Thought this deserved a bit more attention than it got.
It seems that Widnes are simply being used as a bargaining tool by pretty much every player that is looking for a contract renewal at their current club.

All widnes vikings stronghold memebers to recieve a text at 12, i'd made up, this involves the fans a lot more. Hodgson and Cahill i'm going for. I would be made up with Hodgson.

We're two wins off top spot in the Championship and unbeaten in eight IIRC, despite what I think is quite a poor team.

I think we'll finish in the bottom three of SL.

I think we'll gladly sign anyone who can improve us, quota or non-quota.

Crowd averages - Probably end the season above 7k.

I look forward to reading who you've signed at 12.02 then!

got talking to paul cullen in the gym this morning, offered him a bribe of £3.20 to reveal names early, he told me to guess, and seemed pleased with himself as he said it. so maybe its going to be more interesting than we think.

Hep Cahill and Ben Cross it is

no David Hodgson then i thought it was nailed on according some people on here

Only a Huddersfield fan thought it was very likely. Widnes fans more hopeful and speculative than anything.
So chill out.



Might still happen anyway?

louis anderson to widnes?

Done deal to Catalan apparently, mores the pitty!

briscoe

Thanks Richard.

If you have a crowd average of above 7 despite being in the bottom 3 next year, that will be a top effort.

What are your thoughts on the 2 signings today?

Jon Clarke
Kevin Penny
Chris Riley

Penny and Riley do not mind but no thankyou for Jon Clarke.Brough at scrumhalf be nice.

No thankyou for Jon Clarke.

I was surprised that Cahill was only 24. He's not made much of an impact at Crusaders but with a settled pre-season he might go well. I think signing Cross is as good a result as we can hope for when looking for a prop, a former SOO player who will bring invaluable experience to what could be a young pack (Kavanagh, Cahill, Kurt Haggerty). I think it's important Widnes fans appreciate how difficult it is to put together a squad this year.

Clarke > Penny and Riley imo
Still has a lot to offer the game and a team like Widnes could do much, much worse. Oh wait they have.. Ben Cross and Hep Cahill.

Widnes might have the money but the talent isnt out there. Are they still after Croker from Aus? class player when ive seen him