: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:29 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Come on sing it with me.

"I'd like to teach Wigan to sing in perfect harmony"

You've been apart too long. Same kit, same area, you're even sharing managers now.

Only because we lent them one way back when , I'd have let them play in ' skins '

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:38 am  

Starbug wrote:

Only because we lent them one way back when , I'd have let them play in ' skins '

How very homoerotic.

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:04 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

This is a good thread which doesnt need to be ruined by Halicrap.


Back on topic, i dont see what more we can possibly do for the next license application.

Move the club to France might be a good start

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:05 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Yes, the average gate last time we went down was around 6,800 and that was after a very poor season. We hit the 8,000 mark quite a few times for home games and have hit 9,500 against Saints at home so we all know the potential is there. The trouble is we have been a yo yo club and have never had a consitent run (something the license would help with)

Away support has always been decent, local derby games with saints/Wigan/Wire would bring healthy gates and we dont mind travelling to Yorkshire.

Stobarts play a big part in terms of generating jobs in Widnes and the surronding area and they do have some big projects in the pipeline for Widnes. The fact that we have a hugely sucessful business man in charge is also a massive help. That in itself is a problem though as it is for most clubs with a sugar daddy. He wants to make us a club that doesnt depend on money men, he wants the fans to run the club. This would IMO mean us averaging 10,000 gates something which with a lot of hard work we could achieve.

with the amount of times you made the trip last season, you should know Halifax like the back of your hand

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:25 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

We have never been as professional of the field as we are now.

We also have a good amateur setup in the town and rugby is covered from all ages.

I'll go as far as saying we are alot more professional than most Rugby League clubs. People complain about the club and some aspects of the way it is run but you can never win with these people. Since day one I've been impressed with Steve O'Connor. I don't know about other people but I get taken in by him when I see him on the media releases and the comments he makes in the press. He's a very passionate man about life and sport in general. Not forgetting what he brings to the table is something different in respect of his experience running a family business and then heading up a section in Stobarts. We've got all these Chairman who've came into their respective clubs as a follower of that club. SOC wasn't really an RL man, probably went the odd game when he was young, might be a blessing in disguise really as he makes decisions with the head rather than the heart.

He has been a breath of fresh for Widnes since he got involved and will be a great asset in Super League for the game as a whole. He's clearly a very succesful businessman, very astute in his selection of his staff and most of all realistic and level headed. We are very privilaged as a club to have someone such as Steve involved at Widnes and it's great that a local boy done good and is putting back something into the local community which is more that can be said of other successful businessmen.

So in short, it's not just what Widnes bring to the party it's the new ideas that our Chairman brings.

Odemwingie wrote:

WIDNES FOR SUPER LEAGUE

I like you. Pint of brown bitter for you squire

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:43 pm  

Vic King wrote:

I'll go as far as saying we are alot more professional than most Rugby League clubs. People complain about the club and some aspects of the way it is run but you can never win with these people. Since day one I've been impressed with Steve O'Connor. I don't know about other people but I get taken in by him when I see him on the media releases and the comments he makes in the press. He's a very passionate man about life and sport in general. Not forgetting what he brings to the table is something different in respect of his experience running a family business and then heading up a section in Stobarts. We've got all these Chairman who've came into their respective clubs as a follower of that club. SOC wasn't really an RL man, probably went the odd game when he was young, might be a blessing in disguise really as he makes decisions with the head rather than the heart.

He has been a breath of fresh for Widnes since he got involved and will be a great asset in Super League for the game as a whole. He's clearly a very succesful businessman, very astute in his selection of his staff and most of all realistic and level headed. We are very privilaged as a club to have someone such as Steve involved at Widnes and it's great that a local boy done good and is putting back something into the local community which is more that can be said of other successful businessmen.

So in short, it's not just what Widnes bring to the party it's the new ideas that our Chairman brings.



I like you. Pint of brown bitter for you squire

The only thing left for Widnes to do is to peform on the field and keep on improving everything else.

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:47 pm  

Odemwingie wrote: The only thing left for Widnes to do is to peform on the field and keep on improving everything else. Let's hope so mate. The bar has been raised high for next season already in these video interviews: http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/videos-pics/runcorn-widnes-videos/2009/12/02/widnes-vikings-fans-forum-55368-25307834/ Note the club are distancing themselves of anything to do with the Celtic / Wrexham rumours and rightly so.

Odemwingie wrote: The only thing left for Widnes to do is to peform on the field and keep on improving everything else. Let's hope so mate. The bar has been raised high for next season already in these video interviews: http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/videos-pics/runcorn-widnes-videos/2009/12/02/widnes-vikings-fans-forum-55368-25307834/ Note the club are distancing themselves of anything to do with the Celtic / Wrexham rumours and rightly so.

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:57 pm  

What sort of away support would you be bringing to our place?

generally i believe that our away support is decent, i'd estimate that of home support around 15 - 25 % travel to away games.

we cerrtainly have always punched above our weight in terms of away fans

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:51 pm  

vikinggriff1979 wrote:

generally i believe that our away support is decent, i'd estimate that of home support around 15 - 25 % travel to away games.

we cerrtainly have always punched above our weight in terms of away fans

That would indicate around 1,000 but considering you took 3,000 to warrington, I think you could manage more than (1,000) that for Wigan and Saints games.

: Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:43 pm  

depending on when we played wigan away and how well we were doing we could take anything between 1000-2500 easily for a league game