Squad for Tonight : Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:21 am  

Paul Cullen's side trained this evening prior to Saturday's clash with Featherstone Rovers in the Co-operative Championship at the Stobart Stadium, Halton. New loan signing Jon Grayshon is included in the 19 man squad as is James Webster who has shaken off a knock he picked up last weekend against York but John Duffy has not yet recovered from his injury. The squad is Gaskell, Varkulis, Kohe Love, Thackeray, Webster, Morrison, Smith, Gannon, Doran, Fletcher, Paterson, Hartley, Dodd, Kavanagh, Bannister, Pickersgill, Hall, Penny and Grayshon. The game kicks off at 6pm and match tickets are available from the O'Neill's outlet in Widnes town centre from 9.30am and from 3pm at the Stadium Fitness box office where fans can also book places on the Club's coaches to Halifax. Tomorrow's curtain raiser sees Halton Farnworth Hornets u16s take on French side Toulouges, kick off 4.15pm. Contrary to press reports there is no free admission for the curtain raiser. www.widnesvikings.co.uk No Josh Simm or Michael Ostick Ahem

Paul Cullen's side trained this evening prior to Saturday's clash with Featherstone Rovers in the Co-operative Championship at the Stobart Stadium, Halton. New loan signing Jon Grayshon is included in the 19 man squad as is James Webster who has shaken off a knock he picked up last weekend against York but John Duffy has not yet recovered from his injury. The squad is Gaskell, Varkulis, Kohe Love, Thackeray, Webster, Morrison, Smith, Gannon, Doran, Fletcher, Paterson, Hartley, Dodd, Kavanagh, Bannister, Pickersgill, Hall, Penny and Grayshon. The game kicks off at 6pm and match tickets are available from the O'Neill's outlet in Widnes town centre from 9.30am and from 3pm at the Stadium Fitness box office where fans can also book places on the Club's coaches to Halifax. Tomorrow's curtain raiser sees Halton Farnworth Hornets u16s take on French side Toulouges, kick off 4.15pm. Contrary to press reports there is no free admission for the curtain raiser. www.widnesvikings.co.uk No Josh Simm or Michael Ostick Ahem

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:25 am  

I would go with


Dodd
Gaskell
Toa
Hall
Penny
Thacks
Webbo
Pickersgill
Smithy
Gannon
Fletcher
Morrison
Bannister


Paterson
Kavanagh
Grayshon
Varkuklis


Leave out

Doran
Hartley



On a serious note, we should be spanking teams with that side, it's as strong as it's ever been.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:00 am  

Top team i would go with that 17 aswell.Now it is about players working as a team and not individuals.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:35 am  

I hope Cul does have the guts to leave Doran out the side, might bring him down a peg or two and get him to start working on his game again, the difference when he wen toff last week was embarrassingly huge!

Glad Bannister is back, he needs a good 8-10 games to start firing for the play offs, and with Morrison, Fletch and Vark all fit they are as good a second row combination in this division. Hope we can get the win, big game for a top 3 finish.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:57 am  

Simms gone to Blackpool so he could well have not been one of the fighters.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:01 am  

WVRLCMatt wrote:

Simms gone to Blackpool so he could well have not been one of the fighters.

Hit the nail on the head

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:32 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I would go with


Dodd
Gaskell
Toa
Hall
Penny
Thacks
Webbo
Pickersgill
Smithy
Gannon
Fletcher
Morrison
Bannister


Paterson
Kavanagh
Grayshon
Varkuklis


Leave out

Doran
Hartley



On a serious note, we should be spanking teams with that side, it's as strong as it's ever been.

I'd go with that VM. I'm not sure about us spanking teams with that squad, I still think our pack is a bit shaky, but it looks as strong as I've seen it for a while. We also now have a lot of players who have barely played together, so it's not ideal. I hope we beat Fev, but I'm not too sure we will.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:01 pm  

is flynn rested or dropped.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:10 pm  

VforViking wrote:

is flynn rested or dropped.

Flynn's been getting hammered every week trying to take the ball up for our beleaguered pack, so he's being given a period back in the reserves.