Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:38 pm  

Widnes have handed head-coach, Dennis Betts a new contract which will see him remain at the Stobart Stadium until the conclusion of 2014. The Vikings have also handed extensions to assistants Mick Cassidy and Dave Banks plus strength and conditioning coach Clive Brewer. READ MORE ON THIS STORY....

Widnes have handed head-coach, Dennis Betts a new contract which will see him remain at the Stobart Stadium until the conclusion of 2014. The Vikings have also handed extensions to assistants Mick Cassidy and Dave Banks plus strength and conditioning coach Clive Brewer. READ MORE ON THIS STORY....

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:40 pm  

Fully supportive of Denis coming into the new season.
However I feel that's rather premature move with a huge couple of months ahead.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:13 pm  

They need to get TIW back up so I can laugh my booty off watching half of them have break downs over this.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:01 pm  

You would wonder why we need to do this his pedigree isn't such at this stage that any other club would offer him a deal.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:49 pm  

I'm not going to knock the stability, that's crucial in any team, as long as we keep on improving like we did through last season then ill be happy. People still shouldn't expect much, we'll still be in the bottom 3 this coming season.

10 wins next season should be a realistic target.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:50 pm  

rs wrote:

You would wonder why we need to do this his pedigree isn't such at this stage that any other club would offer him a deal.

The only thing I can think is quite a few contracts up at the end of the season so getting coaches (if trusted) sorted first makes it easier to decided who they want to retain and for the players to decide ASAP.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:10 pm  

I'm happy with the stability and steady improvement. A few more wins this season and finishing 2 or 3 places higher shouldn't be out of reach.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:54 pm  

Him and the full coaching staff setup have my full support and always will. However I was surprised by this. We have a thin squad and with injuries this year, we may be in for a struggle again. That said, our full strength team is capable of beating 6/7 teams.

Finishing bottom last year with 5/6 absolute hammerings for me doesn't warrant a contract extension. The club and Dennis are always talking Bout stability, I think it would have been better to analyse the performance of the team and Dennis' contract issues 3/4 months into the season.

Onwards and upwards anyway. One thing we can now say is that our current team is Dennis' team. He's worked with them around 14 months now so hopefully they are building a good working relationship with each other

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:07 pm  

Looks like a clearout at the club is happening. Paul Hansbury, kit-man, is the first according to Twitter, with more to follow.

Re: Widnes hand Betts new contract : Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:42 pm  

Very sad news if Paul goes real shame. I understand one of the lasses from the office has gone too, won't say the name unless confirmed but she was always friendly and helpful and appeared on top of things when you asked her anything.