: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:27 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

We would do a damn site better job than many currently inside!

I hope so Chris.Let's be honest,apart from the first year we never really set the competition alight last time we were there.

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:49 pm  

Bertie Magoo's PA wrote:

Good post, and whilst I do echo your sentiments, I do feel you tend to meet some really great rl people along the way in the lower climbes of rugby league, and some great little days out. ie Batley, Donny etc.
But obviously we miss the big game atmospheres such as W**e, Sin Tellins Leeds etc.

Leeds brought less than Leigh though.

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:00 pm  

richardviking wrote:

I still find the Championship boring to attend eight times out of ten. The SL days were brilliant. Packed crowds, great atmospheres and a real buzz at seeing the likes of Farrell, Sculthorpe, Long and the like strutting up to Widnes again.

It's a shame as their is stil good quality rugby played in NL1! But with no advertsing or funds for gounds etc people lose interest! Hemce low crowds atmosphere etc!

As longs as the RFL simply presses people to go to their local 'SUPER LEAGUE' side and not simply their local pro side it's gonna stay the same unfortunately

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:07 pm  

Lets not kid ourselves, we want to be in SL.

I love visiting new grounds and on the whole you dont get as many morons at Championship level Rugby but it does not make up for the lack of Atmosphere and general lack of Emotion during some games. Our recent Home game to Doncaster being a good example.

You dont get games and Atmospheres like that in SL, Even when a club brings few fans they far outdo anything the championship provides.

And i Want to watch Widnes Play against St Helens, Wigan, Wire, London etc. Not because they are better clubs then Keighley or Leigh but because they are a higher standard at the moment and i want us to be competing with the best. If in 10 years time saints are in the Championship and Keighley have the team and Support for SL then i would rather be watching Widnes at Couger Park than Knowsely Road.

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:23 pm  

richardviking wrote:

Leeds brought less than Leigh though.

circa 99-2001 I'd say Leythers brought as many to Widnes as Lids ever did in SL. Although I could be wrong, don't recall Leeds ever bringing more than 1500 to the hallowed turn tbh.

As for the fella who said he'd rather go to Knowsley rd than Cougar park, I bloody wouldn't, have work within spitting distance, hate the god damn place

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:54 pm  

Too many pros than cons for us to play in Super League.

Main ones are bigger crowds and more Rugby League banta.

First match in Super League against Saints always sticks out to me when we returned and made a big impact for our first season back .

You must admit it would be a entertaining league to play in ????

PS Lets move on from the Dick Lewis fook up . he knows he`s fooked up and hes ugly tu boot .

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:54 pm  

Bertie Magoo's PA wrote:

circa 99-2001 I'd say Leythers brought as many to Widnes as Lids ever did in SL. Although I could be wrong, don't recall Leeds ever bringing more than 1500 to the hallowed turn tbh.

As for the fella who said he'd rather go to Knowsley rd than Cougar park, I bloody wouldn't, have work within spitting distance, hate the god damn place

In 2002, Leeds brought around 400 you may remember.

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:59 pm  

The main Clubs Were always ( to my memory anyway ) Bradford, St helens, Wigan and Warrington. No other teams Filled our away stand from what i can remember in SL, Leeds and Hull Were the most dissapointing in so far as meeting expectations was concerned. Wakey, Quins, Castleford and Hudds were usualy shockingly bad.

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:07 pm  

TonyGee wrote:

The main Clubs Were always ( to my memory anyway ) Bradford, St helens, Wigan and Warrington. No other teams Filled our away stand from what i can remember in SL, Leeds and Hull Were the most dissapointing in so far as meeting expectations was concerned. Wakey, Quins, Castleford and Hudds were usualy shockingly bad.

Cas used to be really bad i can remember when they barely brought 200, all atmosphere has now gone from the ground but imagine the buzz if we were playing Wire this week

: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:26 pm  

richardviking wrote:

In 2002, Leeds brought around 400 you may remember.

That was our first year and it was live on sky.We hammered Leeds but they staged a late fight back.Didn't Hughes sore 3 or 4?Your being generous saying Leeds brought 400.About half that as I recall.Bradfords following that year was huge,as good as we ever got to the Halton.