Stop sitting on the fence

widnes 16 Trinity 30
att 8078
MOM John

Like it!!

When Stevo tipped against us, how many times did he refer to 'the Widnes outfit' and did he, by any chance, remark that Dennis Betts and/or Richard Agar have got to 'get the message out there?'

I've missed lots of things about the SL season, but that divot isn't one of them.

Wakefield 28 Widnes 16, MOM Isaac John. Stevo to say Wakefield won due to bad refereeing, with 30 penalties being blown.

Nothing would give me greater pleasure tomorrow night than to whoop Widnes in their own back yard on their plastic paradise. The critics and Sky brigade are just waiting and hoping for us to fail so their precious Boots 'n All script is ready written for next week. Having watched the Cas game pre season I feel so calm and confident about our guys I don't fear losing at all and I've been to many games in recent years on pins more in hope than anything else that we might win but this is a whole new feeling. I said on the Widnes board we'd win by 7 so I'll stick with that, Widnes 20 Trinity 27. Hope there's a predict-a-score on the bus. See you all then guys.

I dont want to predict anything just hope for a good game to start the season off and a safe journey on the coach for us fans!

Widnes 16 - Wakefield 20

MoM - Fox.

Have to agree with a previous poster that wakefield +2pts is an absolute steal and Catalans off -2pts is crazy??? Bradford will get beat by at least 20pts.

If they repeat the Cas performance i think we will win, and win well. The bookies and pundits will take note after tonight so this is the time to get stuck in financially. Fill your boots.

Also love the fact that the Sun has us down to finish bottom.

Read that this morning, just another one to prove wrong!

we are going to be running out of room on the dressing room wall if we place all the newspaper cuttings etc up.

i would like to say "so many people can't all be wrong", but i suspect i would be wrong on this occasion

I will go with
Widnes 16 Wildcats 32
m.o.m. Washy
Hat trick Washy

As a general rule of thumb, early fixtures are low scoring affairs. I'd expect it'll be a close game in the first halve with plenty of errors, a lack of structure and flow to the game due to the nature of it (Widnes back in SL, two new squads, Round 1 etc).

In the second stanza, i think we'll take control and i'd expect we'd have the experienced individuals to take us to a comfortable scoreline. I think Aiton & Ali will probably cause Widnes alot of problems some of which they're unable to stop.

FT Score Widnes 14 - 34 Wakefield
HT Score Widnes 10 - 14 Wakefield
MOM: Aiton
Attendance: 8,427

8,000 tickets sold apparently. So few walk up's to add and not sure if your sales included.
Should be a belter

Thats bloody good, for a widnes v wakey friday night televised game.
The state of The M62, is enough to put off many traveling fans, so i think we will have contributed admirably.

Wishes?



I think Phelps will be more than steady at Widnes imo and having him, Watts, Hanbury and Briscoe in our backs, i'm more than confident we can score the points to keep us from the bottom. Clarke has been a consistant SL player for Warrington and we will get a few years out of him. As for Moore, if he sorts his discipline out he is a quality SL player.

I don't underestimate Wakefield at all. Brand new squad who have made some good signings. Widnes and Betts are under no illusion the Wildcats are coming to the Stobart all guns blazing tonight.
I cant wait and the crowd is going to be 8,000+ which i think is a tremendous effort from both clubs considering it's a televised game.

Isn't Watts out injured for a while?

Most teams can beat each other and any team could win this game.Not as if it is the Australian team that Widnes are playing. :!

Anyone want to predict what the new overly penalised petty offence will be in the opening few games?

I'm going to throw this one out there... Being offside from a drop out.

He's saying could be back next week but more likely week after I think. The lads gonna make Rangi Chase look like Graham Appo

Back round to incorrect play the ball isn't it?

i'll go for holding down

I think the ptb is going to be the focus for the first few rounds - incorrect ptb, hands-in and markers not square will all be in the firing line.

The forward pass will continue to go un-punished, but only for Leeds and Wigan.

Offside at the KO, first play and first pen.

Widnes 26 - Wakefield 18

Att: 6722

MOM: Moore