i dont think they should let him back early! think he should serve his ban same as anyone else would have to! hes no different to anyone else & tbh i dont think wigan especially need him or would miss him if we didnt have him against saints! we're strong enough without him.

No he doesn't. They're in SL next year, no matter what happens. This year is the Widnes players playing for places in next year's squad...and judging on performances so far, not many will.

Which isn't particularly suprising when you consider the difference in the cap.

A lot of people at moaning that Widnes are going to be in SL even with a bad team, but the reality of the situation is that whichever team came up less than half the team would still be playing.

They could meet in the Challenge Cup too. A wembley win against Saints would be superb.

Can't wait till he gets back. Wigan's best before the ban!

My point was actually tongue-in-cheek. Funny how without a smiley some posts are taken seriously



We'll have to see how Madge wants to let him back in the team: whether he gets a couple of runs out with the kids, or goes straight back in to SL. He hasn't had a full contact match in over two years, so although he has bulked up and kept fit, there is no way he will be ready for the pace and 'hardness' of that level.
As to the Widnes thing, I know they are back in SL next year, but when those guys are playing for an SL contract, you'd expect them to be top of the league, not going for mid-table mediocrity! It also makes our sport look a little amateurish, when the team that finishes top of NL1 gets fook all, and the team that finished outside the top four got automatic promotion.