: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:06 am  

1977 wrote:

After watching Widnes since 1969,i have seen all the glory years,watched them in the dark days of not getting in the Murdoch league first time around,Canal Street,losing two grand finals,going bust,and the darkest day of all,welcoming a failed born and bred w**e coach to be boss of our ONCE great club.My god a dark day for our club.We have one more stab at getting back into the big time and we have put our trust in a failed w**e.

Excellent post THE TRUTH none of this bumming up cullen rubbish,he's not a proven coach he never done ANYTHING at scum whatsoever NOTHING.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:19 am  

Dare to Dream wrote:

Makes you wonder why they have bothered so far with the likes of Toa and Gaskell in the squad. Good riddance I say

Completely different. If you weren't a fan in the 1980s, you won't understand how people feel about Cullen. Warrington were the arch-enemies and there was always an air of violence about the derby games, with Cullen at the forefront of everything - and he was there a lot, lot longer than Les Boyd and people like that. He seemed to revel in the hardman role playing against the likes of Offiah, Myler & Davies. Vic King's comments about Neville sum it up pretty well.

He's clearly an intelligent, articulate bloke and someone who takes his RL coaching very seriously. One thing you would say about his playing career is that he was ultra-competitive and never, ever gave up. If he can get 17 players on the pitch showing the same attitude and motivation levels he did as a player, then I will be very happy.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:20 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I have read some crap in my time but never as much as this



Stuckin newport wrote on the TIW the folllowing


"Well it's taken me quite a while to be able to put my thoughts together to reply to this thread.

To say I am disappointed with this appointment is a vast understatement.

I have supported Widnes RLFC with a passion for 40+years, even being lucky enough to put on a shirt in the days of the Colts, but I am just not prepared to pretend that I agree with Cullen's appointment and I will not be attending any games while he is in charge. He is a Warrington lad who both played for his hometown and coached them with a passion and I have absolutely no gripe with that, because that is what RL is all about. I do however sit here in absolute disbelief that people who have come on this board over previous months and years mars-barring him off for this passion for Wire can now merrily type about their feelings of joy that he has decided to join our little team.

Paul Cullen is wire through and through and he can talk about getting us into SL where we belong for as long as he likes, but in the same way as you or I can never support our nearest rivals it would be impossible for PC to genuinely switch allegiance to Widnes.

I wish both Paul and Widnes RLFC all the luck in the world and I will be absolutely over the moon if the SL goal is achieved, but I will travel up to the game on Thursday with a feeling of sadness, knowing that this will be my last game for a long time".


Everyone has an opinion but saying your not bothering going again just because Paul's in charge is a joke


Good riddance, 40 years my ar*e, we dont half have some idiotic fans.

There are people unable to attend for a number of reasons and that is a real shame.. There are others that choose not to go for their own reasons that I completely understand..
To choose not to go for this reason is simply idiotic and I'm certain that it is just a reactionary post, but if not it is a loving joke..

This is the worst case of cutting off your nose to spite your face..

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:13 am  

I hope Paul Cullen is the one to lead you back to SL.

He has been given the re-mit of getting you there & you have to give him a chance.

One thing I do know, he wants to prove people that doubted his abilities about being a top coach wrong, I hope that's with you guys. Good luck.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:48 am  

He's the right man to lead you to your rightfull place in Superleague in 3 years time (hopefully at the exspense of Salford as nothing changes there) he did a great job at Whitehaven, making them into a really tough team to beat, and he did a good job with us at Warrington. Also he's still young and hungry, good luck! see you in 3 years.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:25 am  

sewerrat wrote:

Excellent post THE TRUTH none of this bumming up cullen rubbish,he's not a proven coach he never done ANYTHING at scum whatsoever NOTHING.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:38 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

:roll:

That's the problem with this forum no one can have there say without getting it in the neck apart from a selected few,so if vikingman says cullen is the right man for the job then that's ok and we'll all get t-shirts with his head on the front saying cullen is god,super leauge here we come,yeah,right.b******s

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:43 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I have read some crap in my time but never as much as this



Stuckin newport wrote on the TIW the folllowing


"Well it's taken me quite a while to be able to put my thoughts together to reply to this thread.

To say I am disappointed with this appointment is a vast understatement.

I have supported Widnes RLFC with a passion for 40+years, even being lucky enough to put on a shirt in the days of the Colts, but I am just not prepared to pretend that I agree with Cullen's appointment and I will not be attending any games while he is in charge.


Good riddance, 40 years my ar*e, we dont half have some idiotic fans.

Yet another Widnes 'fan' who decides to stop going to games for whatever reason and then comes on forums to bore the balls off the rest of us about it.If your not going anymore then fine don't go.You don't need to announce it as a matter of importance.Good riddance.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:45 am  

GSF wrote:

Yet another Widnes 'fan' who decides to stop going to games for whatever reason and then comes on forums to bore the balls off the rest of us about it.If your not going anymore then fine don't go.You don't need to announce it as a matter of importance.Good riddance.

People are entitled to there opinion,so they can say what the f**k they want really,dont you think?

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:47 am  

JonM wrote:

Completely different. If you weren't a fan in the 1980s, you won't understand how people feel about Cullen....

Born late eighties unfortunately, to watch Widnes on the decline