: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:51 pm  

GetThemScallyWags wrote:

I don't think we were that bad. Plenty to work on but I think we showed some class to grind out that win. That's one of the toughest away fixtures in the season when you take everything into account and we've come away with 3 points. We can build on that for 'fax and the team can go home content with doing the job.

I agree it's one of the toughest but we played pretty much one man rugby all night. Still a wins a win and a huge improvement on effort and desire must be made for next week.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:52 pm  

I'd agree with scallywags...

I thought it was a decent performance considering they are such a tough team to beat.. they look like a big side and play no nonsense rugby.

I'd say Webster has been good this year. He's obviously not as young as he was at Hull Kr but he's still got a good rugby brain and it's no coincidence that we have started to perform better since Cull gave him the job of organising us around the park.

Fax will be difficult but that is a big feather in our cap tonight. Well done to them and well done to the travelling fans..

also... how funny was the commentary..


peeekersgeeel, keveen pauny, dean gaskeeeel.

Hats off to Dodd for turning us around big style as well. didn't let his head drop and his kick showed great awareness.... or jamminess.. but I'm going for awareness

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:54 pm  

Wish I'd gone now.

What a game! I don't care how scrappy it was, we've won! Great winning try by Penny set up by Dodd. Had his goal kicking boots on, which had he not we could have lost to be fair. Pity about his catching today.

Penny's try in the last minute of the first half was magic. Very well taken. I thought we'd lost out mid way through the second when they went 8 points up and were taking it to us but we stood firm, got a few lucky handling errors go our way and romped home.

Massively chuffed by that one because I thought we'd lose and we just haven't.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:55 pm  

TBF if i had been there my garlic and french stick would have found the back of doddys head. Can never knock his effort but he's awful at catching sometimes.


I still love him though.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:57 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

TBF if i had been there my garlic and french stick would have found the back of doddys head. Can never knock his effort but he's awful at catching sometimes.


I still love him though.

I think in your OP you are underestimating the heat there! To come away with a win is massive, you will remember our last away match vs Toulouse!

I agree about Doddy. Really like the guy but wasn't a great full back performance. A few decent runs though.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:58 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I agree it's one of the toughest but we played pretty much one man rugby all night. Still a wins a win and a huge improvement on effort and desire must be made for next week.

The reason we played so much 1 man stuff is that they were tough to break down. No point forcing the play until they're on the back foot.. That final 15 minute spell we started to dominate in attack and we were able to throw the ball about more..

Home turf next week will give the team a big lift after 3 tough games on the road. They've got 5 days to recover and get fit for next week. It's going to take a massive effort but 'fax are coming off the back of another loss and a run of poor form.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:00 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

I think in your OP you are underestimating the heat there! To come away with a win is massive, you will remember our last away match vs Toulouse!

I agree about Doddy. Really like the guy but wasn't a great full back performance. A few decent runs though.

In fairness to Dodd though, he's been great at full back recently and hasn't made any howlers. It's true about that heat though, it would have took plenty out of the players so to finish like that is a credit to them.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:14 pm  

Thumbs up to French TV as well, cracking picture and coverage that!

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:17 pm  

AJ Viking wrote:

Thumbs up to French TV as well, cracking picture and coverage that!

Absolutely brilliant coverage. Gratituous shots of Widnes fans having "beaucoup de jolier", they seemed to like us.

: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:46 pm  

Does Penny ever tire