No we have a few who'll be at our club for some time.

Most of your best players are old.

We also have some more good 'uns coming through, unlike you.

Are they? which ones are they then?

Frank Watene 32
David Larder 33
Davis Wrench 30

There's a lot hovering around the 29 mark too, who aren't exactly long term prospects. With no academy in place, you will be totally reliant on other clubs to get replacements.

Sam Thompson looked okay at Hull KR last night.

I wouldn't be concerned about him. Although I didn't see the game, many who did were of a different opinion.

Well if you think them three as good as they are, are our best players then you are deluded.

so will you if the majority of the academy players arent going to be good enough or ready enough for next year.

Question for you - if you dont manage to tick any boxes on the playing field for a SL licence - next years squad - do you think it will be mainly full of lads for your academy team? Or will you be looking at getting in proven players?

This guy is hilarious... he has all the perspective of someone living in a box.

My mentioning your all or nothing mentality this year stems from the fact that you decided to get rid of your academy sides in order to pump the money into the first team. A fact no-one quibbles with on your board.
If you need to run a team as strong next year you will need the same finances and probably won't be able to run your academy again meaning that you won't tick that box which in the opinion of many means that you won't be flavour of the month with the RFL. Youth structures are important to them in terms of you developing players for Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield and and for us to develop players for Saints, Warrington and Wigan.



As for our young players the likes of Saints and Warrington were and are sniffing around them presently in terms of Ostick and Flynn, so they consider them good enough. Yates is quality and will be fanastic with a few more seasons under his belt but managing their confidence is paramount. We have tried throwing players into the first team and getting them to play every match and it doesn't do them any good.
Wilkinson is a man renowned for developing youth players so we'll trust his opinion over yours any day of the week.

Exactly, you have the same disease as littlerich (wannabe Widnes fans)


Get in line as we have a big waiting list.

Knowledageble enough to know how to use the quote function





My belief that you won't be able to run an academy next year is based on the fact that you haven't been able to this time due to you using most of your money on the first team. That information has come from your board and your fans.
Not quite sure where you are going to get the extra money from next year if you have to use the money to keep as strong a first team which is why I used the word probably...
Unknowledgable... hardly.. a bore... possibly... but I'd rather be that than short-sighted and ignorant which is what I accuse you of being..

Littlerich is beyond help im afraid - he is already living over in the darkside. I like seeing whats on your board though - gets a bit rubbish everything running smoothly like it does at fax at the moment.

You accusations are just like your opions...worthless.

You saying "my belief" "probably" oh well it must be true then.

It's all based on what your fans are saying... take it up with them.. you offer no argument to the contrary I've noticed.

I think you will find theres about 8 pages of arguments on here. And i havent seen any of the fax fans saying that. Maybe you can point of the posts to me.


Oh....you "probably" wont be able to.

I don't seem to remember you offering any counter argument to my point that should you need to continue with the financing of your first team at this seasons level then next year you will not be able to finance an academy side.
Even Littlerich has as so far as admitted that your money (what you have) is best focused on the first team at the moment.

I suppose Calland's desperate letter asking for more money from the fans could pay off I suppose.

I'll tell you what.. I'll have a look tomorrow through your board and get those posts about the academy and financing. I'm off for a few scoops before the match. I'm sure you'll be back on here tomorrow as you are quite obsessed.

Still no counter argument from you though I've noticed.

And still no facts from you backing up your "opinions"

Still no argument to the contrary..

I come on here because:

a) I respect most of the Widnes fans who post on here. I am guaranteed quality RL discussion - most of the time.
b) I do feel a sense of injustice on behalf of the Widnes club after what happened last year.
c) There's some great banter on here - something which you don't really find on other boards.

However, I'm not a wannabee Widnes fan. Categorically not. Halifax RLFC first and foremost.

And Widnes second my good man!