penny and : Tue May 19, 2009 11:11 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

We already have solid foundations, we have an excellent youth production line and many home grown players in our team. It's the nature of the beast though that the Widnes public demand to be the best anything else is simply not worth thinking of.


Remember you have to appear in a final either this year or next or no Super Dooper League.

There are 2 possibilities with franchising, One is it will fail which I think it will. Nonrelegation league clubs are without exception showing a decline in attendances which will get worse as this season goes on. That is a fact concerning attendances by the way.

The other one is this ridiculously risky experiment will continue for 3 seasons and then Toulouse will be given a franchise which will contribute to a further decline. It will also contribute to declining gates for any club outside Nonrelegation league whose aspirations will have vanished.

I said without exception but should have said all apart from Huddersfield.

: Tue May 19, 2009 11:23 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

AJ it isnt worth wasting your keyboard time discussing this with pie eaters.


Leave them be.

If only!!

: Wed May 20, 2009 6:10 am  

Penny will score lots of trys in this division but will probably be targeted and let lots in, caused us no problems when we played them in the CC and think he had King as his centre.
Pickersgill always seemed OK to me, never really stood out but should do fine.

Re: penny and : Wed May 20, 2009 10:49 am  

frankb wrote:

There are 2 possibilities with franchising, One is it will fail which I think it will. Nonrelegation league clubs are without exception showing a decline in attendances which will get worse as this season goes on. That is a fact concerning attendances by the way.

The other one is this ridiculously risky experiment will continue for 3 seasons and then Toulouse will be given a franchise which will contribute to a further decline. It will also contribute to declining gates for any club outside Nonrelegation league whose aspirations will have vanished.

I said without exception but should have said all apart from Huddersfield.

Well said. In fact Wakefield are already in trouble and they won't be the last.

Re: penny and : Wed May 20, 2009 11:25 am  

manxviking wrote:

Well said. In fact Wakefield are already in trouble and they won't be the last.

And unless your from down south, French or Welsh you'll get no help from the RFL

Re: penny and : Wed May 20, 2009 12:31 pm  

trainee_lobbygobbler wrote:

And unless your from down south, French or Welsh you'll get no help from the RFL

Which brings up the usual point "Clubs in the so-called heartland have had over 100 years to get it right. If they haven't by now, they never will, so why throw good money after bad?"


VM is really stinging over their defeat isn't he?


Awww.... bless

Re: penny and : Wed May 20, 2009 1:11 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Which brings up the usual point "Clubs in the so-called heartland have had over 100 years to get it right. If they haven't by now, they never will, so why throw good money after bad?"


VM is really stinging over their defeat isn't he?


Awww.... bless

We'll be back

: Wed May 20, 2009 4:01 pm  

Oh goody, we can use the points

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:37 am  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Oh goody, we can use the points

Wait till the play-offs. The mighty Vikings will get their revenge.








Only for Doran to drop the ball

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:41 am  

manxviking wrote:

Wait till the play-offs. The mighty Vikings will get their revenge.










Only for Doran to drop the ball

Is that before or after he has conceded his 10th penalty or just after a Jimmy Taylor special