Widnes saved in double quick time ! : Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:34 pm  

So a new consortium, or the same consortium taking Widnes on at a much reduced cost !
Good to see Widnes saved & though it might be a tough road back initially I feel they will make it, albeit on a much more sustainable level.

Apparently the playing roster was ringfenced & though we might see some movement over the coming months it looks as though the squad will be kept in the main rather than a complete fire sale seen by ourselves.

Re: Widnes saved in double quick time ! : Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:00 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

So a new consortium, or the same consortium taking Widnes on at a much reduced cost !
Good to see Widnes saved & though it might be a tough road back initially I feel they will make it, albeit on a much more sustainable level.

Apparently the playing roster was ringfenced & though we might see some movement over the coming months it looks as though the squad will be kept in the main rather than a complete fire sale seen by ourselves.

So it’s the same people, but with the debt pretty much written off ???

Surely the RFL wouldn’t sanction that

Re: Widnes saved in double quick time ! : Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:49 am  

ColD wrote:

So it’s the same people, but with the debt pretty much written off ???

Surely the RFL wouldn’t sanction that

I see the Swinton chairman is questioning what's gone on. When we went belly up for the umpteenth time it took ages to get it sorted. I think the RFL are blowing which ever way the wind blows.

Re: Widnes saved in double quick time ! : Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:16 am  

ColD wrote:

So it’s the same people, but with the debt pretty much written off ???

Surely the RFL wouldn’t sanction that

They simply transferred ownership, which the RFL immediately agreed with.