-VIKINGMAN- wrote:
Just been having a scan through some of the posts on the TIW board and im amazed at the mass panic created by some people. The main points being a few are leaving and they're worried that nobody is coming in and the lack of noise from the club. Pickers and Fordy already signed and the nucleus of a very good squad has already been kept and more will be announced. Coyle is still involved with Oldham and we have ANOTHER that is also involved in a capacity to be announced. Do we really think that Steve O'connor would settle for a weak squad? if there's one thing that he will have learned is that Widnes speccies wont settle for second best and we demand to win every game. The noises came out early with mc cormack and looked what happened with that situation after just one game. In his own words 'we need to stop others from getting to the final so we have the best possible chance of a franchise'. I realise that we have fallen on our backsides this year but with the lack of consistancy from certain players eg Morrison/Fletch/Toa in terms of injuries then maybe that's one of the reasons why they're getting rid? Toa is cheap and very experienced and is class when he plays so that's the reason he's staying.
We will have a brilliant squad for next year.
this season hasnt even finished yet!!!!!!!
I'm sure we will have a great squad next season, VM.
I don't think people are panicking as such. The noises coming out of the club do seem a little complacent though, with lots of talk about the box being ticked and playing a lot of kids to tick another box.
At the end of the day we are losing some of our best players, and have only brought in one player which we didn't have this season, so far. There is the rumour about Coyle but, even if that's true, it hardly makes the squad look stronger than this season. A season were we have finished in 4th place and was knocked out of the play-offs by Fev and could be described as inconsistent at best. Our pack, at this moment, is one of the weakest in the Championship. Not only do we need to replace the likes of Duffy, Fletcher and Morrison, but we need to replace them with even better players. If we don't do that we will stand still or go backwards.
Ticking boxes is all well and good, but we mustn't loose sight of what important; trying to win every competition in this league no matter which ticks you get. Because we aren't announcing signings, it can be a little worrying. Unfortunately, on the TIW board, some people like to polarize a debate about a simple concern and pretend everyone is panicking.
I'd like to hear a bit more from the club about exciting new signings being in the pipeline, even if they aren't naming names, but all we are hearing is about having ticked the f*****g box so we can play youngsters.
Leigh tried that, and look where it got them.
