It was a great win for Fev and fully deserved. Widnes have not been good this year and that came from a bad start and then a new coach who couldn't bring in players he wanted, except on loan. Hopefully we'll have a better crack at the league next year with a fully 'Cullenised' set up, with plenty of upstream go forward from our big units.
I really hope Fev go on to win it, always had a soft spot for them and enjoy trips up there. They have hit form at the right time, Fax are in a slump and Barrow are beatable in finals, so it's possible.
The only down side to all of this is that I should be really gutted today after defeat, but thanks to the crazy set up these days, it doesn't make any different to us at all, except that the prize money would have been nice! All we need to do now is stay finanically stable and not do a Leigh! Hopefully the club will aim a bit higher than that, but this is the situation the RFL have created and so far we have exploited it very well.
I really hope Fev go on to win it, always had a soft spot for them and enjoy trips up there. They have hit form at the right time, Fax are in a slump and Barrow are beatable in finals, so it's possible.
The only down side to all of this is that I should be really gutted today after defeat, but thanks to the crazy set up these days, it doesn't make any different to us at all, except that the prize money would have been nice! All we need to do now is stay finanically stable and not do a Leigh! Hopefully the club will aim a bit higher than that, but this is the situation the RFL have created and so far we have exploited it very well.