Doran/Varks/Gaskell/Flynn/Toa/Ford/Pickers to leave : Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:49 pm  

Widnes Vikings have this evening released the entire 2010 squad in a sensational development at the Cheshire Club. Terry O'connor has revealed that a press conference will be at the Stadium tomorrow where it is expected that the Australian national team has signed up on dual contracts to play for the Vikings. O'connor said "when dual contracts come into discussion i thought why choose Wigan or St Helens when we could go for the cream of the crop and choose the Australian national team" the RFL has given there blessing to the Vikings and Widnes have also brought in Des Johnson a financial expert from Barrow to cover the contracts. Coach Paul Cullen was ecstatic "you know what you get with aussies, elbows and knees and the reverse pivots of the highest order". All existing players have been paid up and are free agents. The press conference will be shown live on Sky Sports news from 1pm tomorrow. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

Widnes Vikings have this evening released the entire 2010 squad in a sensational development at the Cheshire Club. Terry O'connor has revealed that a press conference will be at the Stadium tomorrow where it is expected that the Australian national team has signed up on dual contracts to play for the Vikings. O'connor said "when dual contracts come into discussion i thought why choose Wigan or St Helens when we could go for the cream of the crop and choose the Australian national team" the RFL has given there blessing to the Vikings and Widnes have also brought in Des Johnson a financial expert from Barrow to cover the contracts. Coach Paul Cullen was ecstatic "you know what you get with aussies, elbows and knees and the reverse pivots of the highest order". All existing players have been paid up and are free agents. The press conference will be shown live on Sky Sports news from 1pm tomorrow. www.widnesvikings.co.uk

: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:11 pm  

i momentarily wet myself then vikingman bloody hell
please dont scare me like that again seriously i believed the title for a moment

: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:36 pm  

You bad bad man.

: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:53 pm  

I thought i would join in the mass clear out talk.

We'll be reet i tell thee.

: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:47 pm  

Gotta say I'm a bit worried at the moment. I'd settle for mid table as it is right now. Hopefully my fears are ill founded.

: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:28 am  

Worrying at the minute but, all it would take is 2 or 3 signings for us to be back on track. I find my self getting a bit carried away on the trust board saying we need to make signings etc, but when I actually thought of who we have for the 1st 17, its not all that bad.

1.
2. Gaskell
3. TKL
4. Ford
5. Paddy

6. Thacks
7. Webbo

8. Gannon
9. Smithy
10. Pickersgill
11. Morrison
12. Varkulis
13. Doran


14. Coyle
15. Kavanagh
16. Houghton
17.

And then we've got Grady, Yates, Strong, Thompson and Mullally to add in as well.

Now I know there is talk of Morrison, Smithy and Webbo all leaving, but as things stand, we're only a few players short of a decent side - maybe not much strength in depth, but not too shabby considering all of the worry.

Also I wonder if Cullen and SO'C might secretly want to let some of the top earners go so they have more money to play with for re-building? I guess it all depends on just how much Smithy and Webbo are on.

: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:29 am  

its a straneg thing and maybe i'm stupid for actually beleiveing you the first time i read through the post then had to read through it again and realised it was a joke

: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:04 am  

vikings 4 ever wrote:

Worrying at the minute but, all it would take is 2 or 3 signings for us to be back on track. I find my self getting a bit carried away on the trust board saying we need to make signings etc, but when I actually thought of who we have for the 1st 17, its not all that bad.

1.
2. Gaskell
3. TKL
4. Ford
5. Paddy

6. Thacks
7. Webbo

8. Gannon
9. Smithy
10. Pickersgill
11. Morrison
12. Varkulis
13. Doran


14. Coyle
15. Kavanagh
16. Houghton
17.

And then we've got Grady, Yates, Strong, Thompson and Mullally to add in as well.

Now I know there is talk of Morrison, Smithy and Webbo all leaving, but as things stand, we're only a few players short of a decent side - maybe not much strength in depth, but not too shabby considering all of the worry.

Also I wonder if Cullen and SO'C might secretly want to let some of the top earners go so they have more money to play with for re-building? I guess it all depends on just how much Smithy and Webbo are on.

Wow looks like you lot are getting left behind by the top teams in the division.

: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:16 am  

As things stand I'm now not too worried... I'm pretty sure that Morrison will be leaving and it seems sensible to me that Webster should head back over the hills, which would free up some considerable space under the cap.

But I'm not surprised that there have been a few departures. The loss of Duffy, Hartley and Dodd don't really worry me all that much. Fletcher is more of a concern.

I think what it's important to remember is that the team on the park last year was not Paul Cullen's and without one or two players in that team we did under perform. I think we will be looking to balance the team out so that losing one or two of the players will not have such a dramatic impact. There will be quite a few signings yet.
One or two that will really make the difference. We have not announced our marquee signings yet!!!

: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:15 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Wow looks like you lot are getting left behind by the top teams in the division.

We're planning for a long term future in sl, not short term gains u get from signing dad's army.