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Bollox to Super League and bollox to the hype. I'll believe it if or when see it, until then I couldn't give two s. All i want is winning team to support.

You flatcapping moaning git.



More media coverage of the famous Vikings and we get to see king Cullens expert analysis. Im also awaiting the moaning letters from the girls at Barrow.

Apparently we were rough! Cardinal sin in rugby league that.

Next time we'll make paper chains and get our players to hold them to stop the opponents.

Or stop them in their tracks with "reasoned arguments".

Don't care mate tbh. I've no aspirations or hopes for super pooper league anymore. Not that i don't enjoy watching it of course, the thought of us getting in doesn't excite me. Comments from idiots like Hemmings stating that Sunday's win was more important than winning the WCC just tipify what load of overhyped nonsense this whole box ticking process is, never mind the fact that we've won a tough competition, it's all about the box. What a crock of . Sunday to me was all about the cup and the occassion, nothing else.

Anyone pick up on the pic? 2007 Winning side not 2009

Is it available on a stream kids?

Were in the Championship, what do you expect. What would take 2 seconds to update hasn't really been touched on the Sky Sports website.

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Retro Widnes, pick a team from that squad!

Pathetic aint it



As you say take about 5mins to update that!

And I thought I was the only person whop was'nt bothered about getting in Sl now!

They can shove it up their s!

Super League? The comp's .

I'm bothered. I want widnes to be in super league where we have a chance to compete for bigger prizes and will hopefully be more financially secure with more fans coming to see us. I'm happy with an NRC win but let's not pretend that we wouldn't be happier with a chance to win the Challenge cup instead. We're widnes. We have a right to be in the top league and I want to see us there.

At the end of the day we need Super League because if we dont go up in 2012 mr O'connor wont be at the helm of the ship. And on that initial note i think Super league needs us!

Just make sure you are going ' upstream '

A few weeks ago they slagged Wigan off after a defeat for the way they walked off the field. The video they showed was in 2008. They even mentioned Barrett FFS.

These people of which TIW has some, saying stuff super league are stupid! We need to be competing at the top level. Our history says so, ou facilities say so, our coaching and off-the-field management team says so.

Our town says so. It's one of rugby leagues strongest places, still.

I want us in the top league stealing games and taking names. I want to see a buzz about the town again. I want us to stamp our mark on the game like we know we can. We deserve more than what we get, we've been let down and we deserve better.

From super league we can assemble a squad to take the challenge cup, not just hope to get a big team and put up a good show.

From super league we can offer more attractive terms to our youth team, the promise of playing for your home town club in the top league will be enough to keep a lot of them and we cannot offer that right now.

From super league we can attract more fans. Yes they are stay aways, but that's the nature of people. You can't blame them. We have die hards, and we have potential customers. We'd like those back and can get them if we offer them bigger matches. Asking someone to pay around £50 for their family to come see us is easier if we're playing St Helens than Doncaster, with all due respect to our friends down there.

In super league we will be more of a presence. We will make more headlines, we will be more of an influence. This will bring in more revenue and make our future more secure.

I want super league, gentlemen. We want super league. And they may not know it, but super league needs us! We would do a damn site better job than many currently inside!

Like i say mate, I'll believe it when i see it. Nothing stupid about not giving a right now. What is stupid is building my hopes up only to have my heart ripped out for a fourth time. Right now i'm enjoying the moment and that's all that matters to me. You all carry on pinning your hopes on the 'box ticking', i'm happy just pinning my hopes on us being a winning team given events over the last decade or so.

I still find the Championship boring to attend eight times out of ten. The SL days were brilliant. Packed crowds, great atmospheres and a real buzz at seeing the likes of Farrell, Sculthorpe, Long and the like strutting up to Widnes again.

I don't disagree with you - it's the "balls to Super League" issue that I disagree with which has been said in some quarters. We need to be there and rather building our hopes up we've just got to get on with the job and do the right things, be it on the pitch or off it.

Good post, and whilst I do echo your sentiments, I do feel you tend to meet some really great rl people along the way in the lower climbes of rugby league, and some great little days out. ie Batley, Donny etc.
But obviously we miss the big game atmospheres such as W**e, Sin Tellins Leeds etc.

I hope so Chris.Let's be honest,apart from the first year we never really set the competition alight last time we were there.

Leeds brought less than Leigh though.

It's a shame as their is stil good quality rugby played in NL1! But with no advertsing or funds for gounds etc people lose interest! Hemce low crowds atmosphere etc!

As longs as the RFL simply presses people to go to their local 'SUPER LEAGUE' side and not simply their local pro side it's gonna stay the same unfortunately

Lets not kid ourselves, we want to be in SL.

I love visiting new grounds and on the whole you dont get as many morons at Championship level Rugby but it does not make up for the lack of Atmosphere and general lack of Emotion during some games. Our recent Home game to Doncaster being a good example.

You dont get games and Atmospheres like that in SL, Even when a club brings few fans they far outdo anything the championship provides.

And i Want to watch Widnes Play against St Helens, Wigan, Wire, London etc. Not because they are better clubs then Keighley or Leigh but because they are a higher standard at the moment and i want us to be competing with the best. If in 10 years time saints are in the Championship and Keighley have the team and Support for SL then i would rather be watching Widnes at Couger Park than Knowsely Road.

circa 99-2001 I'd say Leythers brought as many to Widnes as Lids ever did in SL. Although I could be wrong, don't recall Leeds ever bringing more than 1500 to the hallowed turn tbh.



As for the fella who said he'd rather go to Knowsley rd than Cougar park, I bloody wouldn't, have work within spitting distance, hate the god damn place