Pleased for them both, busy period coming up so will be a good test, get a few games under their belts & will probably play at the Magic Weekend which will be a good experience for them

Just on side note I noticed Johnson on the Widnes RL report had scored 4 tries from 11 games which is not a bad strike rate considering the game time he has had, so I checked Dec Patton's stats and he is 6 tries from 27 games & Toby King is 6 tries from 24 games

This really surprised me as I thought they had scored a lot more, this is obviously something they will be looking to improve on considering the positions they both play in

Sorry it's a wonderful opportunity for the guys to have an extended run in a SL side. Playing for Widnes and enduring a series of defeats will do wonders for their character.

You built my hopes up with the first sentence! But alas!

Reconsidered, see below

W71, on reflection you're right, and I will.

This could be a prelude to the exit door
Or it could be a bit of planning for the back end of the season.
If they both get 3/4 sl games under their belt it could be good preparation if we pick up a couple of injuries and need them back. Good luck to them.