Re: Patrick Ah Van : Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:28 pm  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

He is younger than i thought at 23 so i am sure he can work on his defence.If started well he must have some ability and the Widnes squad is young and building for the future. Now we need Witt,Vince Mellars, and a good hooker to rotate with Coyle.One more decent prop, and looseforward and i will be satisfied. Well you can not just blame him for Bradfords downfall as the others do not look that good.Maybe a 2yr contract and his face fitting at Widnes will help him.

I don't blame him. He seems a nice guy too, so I do wish him well.

There is definitely some ability in there, but I'm just not sure if he offers enough value for a quota spot.

Do you know if you lot will be making any loan signings for 2012. Just in case you are interested (ignore if you're not) we have O'Brien(hooker) Crossley(prop) Bateman (loose) who need SL experience.

Hope you guys go well next year anyway, and I enjoyed my trip to Widnes this year vs Saints so look forward to coming to play the vikings next year.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:00 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

I don't blame him. He seems a nice guy too, so I do wish him well.

There is definitely some ability in there, but I'm just not sure if he offers enough value for a quota spot.

Do you know if you lot will be making any loan signings for 2012. Just in case you are interested (ignore if you're not) we have O'Brien(hooker) Crossley(prop) Bateman (loose) who need SL experience.

Hope you guys go well next year anyway, and I enjoyed my trip to Widnes this year vs Saints so look forward to coming to play the vikings next year.

Mate you better ask Dennis Betts. To be honest nobody really knows what the final squad or players to be signed.Well recently just signed 3 of our best youngsters in Gilmore,Owens, and Craven.The good thing for Widnes is we can now send players on dual registration to the Championship.I am sure we will get a few loan players aswell.Hope you enjoy your visit next year when the Bulls play Widnes.Be nice to get a few away fans,as only Leigh and Fax bring support to the Stobarts.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:29 pm  

I'd of tried to sign Shad Royston if i was on your board, Bradford only play him 1 out of 3 weeks and every time he plays he scores. out of contract at the end of this season as well i think

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:30 pm  

Poor signing for Widnes. Theres better wingers in the Championship in my opinion who would cost less. Maybe worth asking about Shad Royston as he doesnt seem to get too much game time with the Bulls although he scores still tries for fun and gives 100%

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:06 am  

The thing with Royston seems to be that Bradford don't want to let him go and he doesn't seem to want to leave.
All the reports seem to suggest that he was a decent enough player early on in the season and his form has suffered along with the team.

With these things it's hard to know how he will go we can only wait and see.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:41 am  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Poor signing for Widnes. Theres better wingers in the Championship in my opinion who would cost less. Maybe worth asking about Shad Royston as he doesnt seem to get too much game time with the Bulls although he scores still tries for fun and gives 100%

If put on the wing i think he will be a good signing.Strong and quite quick, and 11 tries in 24 games is not too bad.He has also a 80% kicking rate.Still young at 23 and with a decent centre i will be happy.The lad was good at the start of the season, and with the whole Bradford team poor he is used as a scapecoat. I would not mind Shad Royston but he may be happy at Bradford.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:11 am  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

If put on the wing i think he will be a good signing.Strong and quite quick, and 11 tries in 24 games is not too bad.He has also a 80% kicking rate.Still young at 23 and with a decent centre i will be happy.The lad was good at the start of the season, and with the whole Bradford team poor he is used as a scapecoat. I would not mind Shad Royston but he may be happy at Bradford.

He has scored 8 tries. His kicking is average not the worst but far from the best. Not quick and very lazy. However he does drive in the ball decently and is good under an attacking high ball.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:28 am  

JBT1991 wrote:

He has scored 8 tries. His kicking is average not the worst but far from the best. Not quick and very lazy. However he does drive in the ball decently and is good under an attacking high ball.

Maybe lazy as not happy at the Bulls as the whole team is poor.Still good 8 tries in a crap team.

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:34 am  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

Maybe lazy as not happy at the Bulls as the whole team is poor.Still good 8 tries in a crap team.

So Poor that we beat Hudderfield 36-0

Re: Patrick Ah Van : Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:38 am  

JBT1991 wrote:

So Poor that we beat Hudderfield 36-0

Did Ah Van play in that?