Pepe wrote:
I think our attendances will average 7,000, but some will be less than that number and some will be higher. Widnes v Catalans or Harlequins will probably be nearer 5,000. Widnes v Warrington will be a likely sell out.
You’re right. I don’t expect Widnes to be pulling up trees in their first season back in SL. We’ll probably be scrapping it out down the bottom end for a season or two. After that, we will be able to assess who is deadwood and who is making a go of it in SL, as some 2 year contracts will be up by then.
The salary cap is currently at £300k in the Championship. We are probably the only club which may be able to go up to £400k, due to hitting the £1million turnover target (in fact our turnover was £2Million). I don’t think that we have spent up to it though. I think we were in a strange position of trying to pick up players on one year contracts and getting rid of players who’s contracts were coming to an end, last season, in order to clear the decks for a brand new team in 2012.
SOC has said publicly that we will not be there just to make up the numbers, and will be spending to the full cap next season.
300k wow thats pretty rough
I'm sure your crowds will lift this season, it brings back memories of when i was younger watching wigan v widnes shouting abuse at kurt sorensen
Plus the inlaws best mates are widnes fans so can have some banter with them
