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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:53 pm  
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These things happen.

But to hope that Rugby League dies? That's a pathetic statement in itself.


Mate, you have a top 6 SL side to support, me and dalt (and several others) are having to face another three years of game with Batley, featherstone and the like. Compare that with saints, Wigan, Leeds bulls week in - week out. Just be grateful wire are a very well run club with loads of fans. Within 3 years Widnes will be playing in front of under 2000.
And with regard to 'rl dying' I have no opinion, but I think the way Widnes have now been shafted (by the rfl & our own directors in the past) I think we as fans reserve the right to have apathy towards the powers that be.
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sorry but warrington/hudds = lucky win defo should of been saints/wigan final the fact is saints n wigan were extremely tired from the week before we both gave our all ahh well only challenge cup. grand final is the big one ahah anyway good luck in final hudds hope u stuff wire


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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:05 pm  
Istilldontbelieveit wrote:
I feel for them and wanted them to make a return. Nonetheless, the topic that 'kindly requests no posts from Celtic fans' is the best. What a topic name that is!


it's a shame the Widnes fans seem to be blaming Celtic.

The RFL are solely to blame for letting inferior teams in ahead of Widnes
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:08 pm  
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it's a shame the Widnes fans seem to be blaming Celtic.
The RFL are solely to blame for letting inferior teams in ahead of Widnes


True but its only natural really I guess.

They should send Richard Lewis a 3-eyed fish in the post in an attempt to display their anger..
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:08 pm  
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Mate, you have a top 6 SL side to support, me and dalt (and several others) are having to face another three years of game with Batley, featherstone and the like. Compare that with saints, Wigan, Leeds bulls week in - week out. Just be grateful wire are a very well run club with loads of fans. Within 3 years Widnes will be playing in front of under 2000.
And with regard to 'rl dying' I have no opinion, but I think the way Widnes have now been shafted (by the rfl & our own directors in the past) I think we as fans reserve the right to have apathy towards the powers that be.


Sorry matey but the RFL cannot take any portion of the blame for mismanagement from Stephen Vaughan at Widnes when you looked to him as a saviour & he looked to you as a plaything. OK you have been hard done by twice in the creation of SL & the expansion to include Catalans, but to pull out the sour grapes when your own board has not (on more than one occassion) run the club on a sound financial footing is casting aspersions somewhat.

Fine be depressed. Be apathetic if you want but also be realistic that in 3 years time when the next group of franchises are announced you should be in a strong position to mount an accepted bid for SL status. This is the time when Widnes need their true fans to turn out - the ones who will take the trips to Featherstone, to Batley & to Workington. Not the ones who throw their satelite systems out while watching videos of "when we were good"...
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:09 pm  
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it's a shame the Widnes fans seem to be blaming Celtic.

The RFL are solely to blame for letting inferior teams in ahead of Widnes
SALFORD.
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sorry but warrington/hudds = lucky win defo should of been saints/wigan final the fact is saints n wigan were extremely tired from the week before we both gave our all ahh well only challenge cup. grand final is the big one ahah anyway good luck in final hudds hope u stuff wire


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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:10 pm  
manoa thompsons knees wrote:
SALFORD.


I was actually thinking about current SL teams who were a fair bit behind Widnes in their application
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:13 pm  
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I was actually thinking about current SL teams who were a fair bit behind Widnes in their application


I'm thinking teams that include players such as Fat Sculthorpe and Ned-how the hell have I made a career in RL-Catic?
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:14 pm  
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I was actually thinking about current SL teams who were a fair bit behind Widnes in their application
Salfords, be in the new stadium in 2010, tap into the massive fan base that is Manchester, does any one really think these will happen....Salford have pulled a blinder here.
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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:15 pm  
manoa thompsons knees wrote:
Salfords, be in the new stadium in 2010, tap into the massive fan base that is Manchester, does any one really think these will happen....Salford have pulled a blinder here.


Not much promise when you're on the doorstep of Football's recent Champions League winner is there?
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sorry but warrington/hudds = lucky win defo should of been saints/wigan final the fact is saints n wigan were extremely tired from the week before we both gave our all ahh well only challenge cup. grand final is the big one ahah anyway good luck in final hudds hope u stuff wire


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: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:15 pm  
Istilldontbelieveit wrote:
I'm thinking teams that include players such as Fat Sculthorpe and Ned-how the hell have I made a career in RL-Catic?


That's 1 of the 2.

The second aren't a great distance from them
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