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

Wakey 22 Widnes 18

Widnes lucky with 2 flops so far, Kear bigging up Widnes' defence.

still think the 'Chemics' will win, here's hoping they do anyway.

Whoops..........Not a bad 2nd half by Trinity Wildcats !

Not far off 14-32
I think the att was 8120, so not too bad
Smith MOM could have gone to about 5 or 6 players tbh.

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Raleigh was a bloody handful for them. Impossible to single 1 player out though.

To be a wakefield fan you have to be able to adapt and be flexible, right where's the wife? she knows I like my victory cuppa coffee at 10pm.

ooh, so close. If IJ had kicked that conversion in the first half.
Feline copied my homework by the way.

Credit where it's due very good 2nd half and was a tricky start. Looks like plenty of sore knees and elbows with that pitch.

That was impressive Tombo. Precise report, and SUPER QUICK.....well done !

Budgie

they shoudlnt be playing with that pitch every team should have the same pitch, wakefield played the very good rugby in the second half!