Championship : Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:31 pm  

Leaguefan wrote:

Wot you mean the almighty "we have been badly done to", "the RFL owes us everrything" Widnes team are out

Hmmm.

It really does put their NRC win in perspective.

Loanees abound and when they went, so did Widnes.

It concerns me that all clubs in the championship / 1 would do something like this for a quick fix.


Anyway putting winding up Widnes "fans" aside, they have had a good season and probably will go better next season and improve the team ready for a tilt at SL.

They have the infrastucture in place, just need the players.

As for Fev.


Absolutely brilliant., Very well done.

Hope they make it through to the final and possibly win it.

Sadly though, Even if they did, unless they get a Des Johnson and WMBC to ignore Cas and Wakey, they are going to be left out in the cold regarding assistance to apply for SL.

The next two seasons will sort out all the competitions and then the RFL may see what a curates egg they have created.

Playing the game to them is only a minor part of the overall business, which is sad because to me, and I would suggest most others, playing the game and the results is exactly what RL is about and not really about plastic seats, etc.

When i was a bit younger Widnes where always my second team as they where always known as the cup kings.

Re: Championship : Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:25 pm  

rock kid wrote:

When i was a bit younger Widnes where always my second team as they where always known as the cup kings.

When i was younger, they were always known as "that bunch of dirty hair pulling b'stards".

[Wildthing]

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:29 pm  

Well done Fev. All 3 WMDC teams in the playoffs, great news.

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:51 pm  

I hope Barrow and Featherstone make the final this year, Sheffield win the NRC and Toulouse and Halifax make the GF next year, and Whitehaven win the NRC the year after so that the RFL have a nice wide choice of SL candidates!

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:07 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

I hope Barrow and Featherstone make the final this year, Sheffield win the NRC and Toulouse and Halifax make the GF next year, and Whitehaven win the NRC the year after so that the RFL have a nice wide choice of SL candidates!

Widnes really have taken their eye off the ball since winning the cup. The more "points" they have (Championship final appearances and NRC wins) the less competition they have from other teams come license time.

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:12 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

I hope Barrow and Featherstone make the final this year, Sheffield win the NRC and Toulouse and Halifax make the GF next year, and Whitehaven win the NRC the year after so that the RFL have a nice wide choice of SL candidates!

Too late then , only this year and next count

Celtic nicked a SL application qualifying place when they ' cheated ' their way to last years GF

Said the bitter Leigh fan

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:14 pm  

bobm wrote:

Widnes really have taken their eye off the ball since winning the cup. The more "points" they have (Championship final appearances and NRC wins) the less competition they have from other teams come license time.

They dont have any competition , nobody else is anywhere near them

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:14 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Too late then , only this year and next count

Fair point. Whitehaven are going to have to miss out this time then

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:41 pm  

Anyone remember the start of the year, when MPs were pettitioning to allow Fax to be promoted ...

: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:48 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

Anyone remember the start of the year, when MPs were pettitioning to allow Fax to be promoted ...

And the relevance to Halifax RLFC is ?