2 disasterous showings against 'mighty' Leigh and a home defeat to that huge team Hunslet show everyone that Widnes should have their SL licence revoked. If these sort of sides can see off them easily,imagine what the big clubs like Warrington will do to them?

Widnes are already booked in for the wooden spoon throughout their 3 year stay in SL.

I'm sure the hapless 'Vikings' fans will say they will have the money to get better players,but they aren't a big enough club to attract big names.

Letting this current garbage Widnes side in with the big boys like Wire,Saints,Wigan etc makes a mockery of our sport. Get shut of this licence system and bring back relegation and promotion.

seriously, can blerts like this just not be banned outright from the site? never mind just this board.

I don't agree with the licensing system either, but the fact is that we've got it and Widnes have done everything they were asked to do, to achieve one - including success on the pitch. (NRC)

The club is run very professionally and, should winning the GF have been the sole criterion, I wouldn't mind betting they would have focused all their energies on doing that.

How I would love to see this guy's club having to 'achieve' on £300k per year!

this clown obviously couldnt achieve an erection on 3 pence!

Surely if it was done on a promotion basis we would pump all our money into the first team and not have an academy in the championship

Quote ="Daryl D"this license system is a farce, how can people say widnes deserve promotion, what ? they managed to put together a powerpoint presentation ??? i cant remember widnes winning the grand final in the past 2 years..... financially stable ? yes for the next 2 years, i think a bribe from soc might be the reason a constantly under-performing Widnes are in super league from 2012. oh and players like darren lockyer ???? hahaha yeah okay the day that happens is the day you lot deserve to be in sooper dooper league'" Lockyer was asked to come to widnes but will not come out of retirement, and says he does not want to travel with his youngster in tow. www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 86,00.html They are already trying to build for the future, And as it stands right now they are guarenteed one in SL for 3 years, Can anyone else in SL claim the same right now ?. NO !!!!

Quote ="Daryl D"this license system is a farce, how can people say widnes deserve promotion, what ? they managed to put together a powerpoint presentation ??? i cant remember widnes winning the grand final in the past 2 years..... financially stable ? yes for the next 2 years, i think a bribe from soc might be the reason a constantly under-performing Widnes are in super league from 2012. oh and players like darren lockyer ???? hahaha yeah okay the day that happens is the day you lot deserve to be in sooper dooper league'" Lockyer was asked to come to widnes but will not come out of retirement, and says he does not want to travel with his youngster in tow. www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 86,00.html They are already trying to build for the future, And as it stands right now they are guarenteed one in SL for 3 years, Can anyone else in SL claim the same right now ?. NO !!!!

You have had a good start to the season but thats it, Coming across all high and mighty already from not winning anything and avoiding relegation due to gateshead going under aint anything to be proud of now is it.

3 years in Championship for you and us probably while Widnes enjoy the fruits of their labour. ( well back room staff labour at least ).

yeah Halifax won the league last year and actually deserve to be in the super league based on last years results, i am saying widnes dont deserve to be in super league, also there is such think as being over optimistic, darren lockyer would not sign for any superleague side.

im pretty sure its illegal for you to suggest our chairman gained a favourable decision by bribing the RFL. Any chance this berk can be banned? maybe send a copy of that post to steve o connors solicitors aswell?

Ok bright spark. Thanks for showing 0 understanding of the system.

Bye now

all of a sudden widnes fans like the system ?

Who said that?

clearly this blert doesnt actually bother with the reality of posts and just imagines what he wishes people had said.

He's got a point,you know.

Widnes fans have spent the last 3 years moaning to anyone who would listen that the system was 'unfair' etc. Now they have a favourable decision they see nothing wrong with it.

he wasnt making a point, he was asking a question. a question based upon a premise that is faulty. Neeeeeext!

Even stranger, Leythers like it too!

We're not ready for SL yet, good luck Mutants

for gods sake,widnes have ticked all the boxes and deserve to be in soooper dooper league.I hope they do well,they should have been promoted last time.good luck from a life long leyther.

When have Widnes fans ever said the system is unfair??

From the day your application was rejected last time,to the day before you were granted a licence this time around.

hardly fair, We haven't once said that we'd prefer the franchise decision over P&R. I have seen numerous amounts of times that other widnes fans have openly said they wish for P&R to come back, But we don't make the rules. We have abided by the rules set and are just happy that we have been rewarded with a license. I would even go to the extent of shocking you and saying that licensing is unfair :O. At the end of the day, P&R provides competition, and Franchising provides stability. Unfair or not, there isn't one little thing we can do about it.

Your boring now so jog on and be more constructive.Leigh where awful a few years ago and where going to be relegated from the Championship.Then got lucky with Donny going into administration.Things can change if get right coach and recruitment.We will have 1.65 million to spend and not £300,000.Even if Leigh got promoted they would not take over half the team into Superleague and that is a fact.Alot of good players in the championship want to be part time because have a great job outside rugby.Anyway i am sick of people coming on here who do not know about the Championship.If you read the positive posts from Championship clubs you will see most Leigh fans wishing Widnes the best of luck.

all i can say is GO HUDDERSFIELD! your bunch of 'superstars' didnt put up much of anything in the way of real opposition without Briers to hold their hands.

Do you not think that Widnes will not make any signings before the start of next season?

You are an ignoramus,- look it up if you do not know what it means.

You do not have to be a club in a larger town to attract big names --- Jonathan Davies, Martin Offiah, Kurt Sorensen spring to mind immediately.

How have Warrington done on their last two outings?