Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:04 am  

You will all be happy that Bridge has also played his last game. Three best players out in Hanbury, Craven and Bridge in key postions.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:55 am  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

You will all be happy that Bridge has also played his last game. Three best players out in Hanbury, Craven and Bridge in key postions.

No disrespect to bridge but he's in the autumn of his career I would of thought runciman? Was your best centre?

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:01 pm  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

You will all be happy that Bridge has also played his last game. Three best players out in Hanbury, Craven and Bridge in key postions.

Well that gives me more hope still not confident but then I never am any idea in the numbers you will be bringing over with the game been on sky

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:05 pm  

We have played 3 superleague teams this year Leigh twice and played well and the 14-24 loss away at Salford,factor in that at that point Reds form was red hot and but for a Cockayne brainfart we could have gone ahead very near end.Im never overly confident pre game with Rovers but I saw some good performances at Fev and reckon like Sheens said few week ago we have a big performance waiting to come out.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:37 pm  

Salty mouse wrote:

No disrespect to bridge but he's in the autumn of his career I would of thought runciman? Was your best centre?

Bridge has been the best centre this year when fit. Unfortunately the guy can't stay fit and Betts has to stop buying Crocks like him.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:17 pm  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

Bridge has been the best centre this year when fit. Unfortunately the guy can't stay fit and Betts has to stop buying Crocks like him.

The real thing here is that Widnes should have ditched Betts at the start of the year. I have no idea how he is still in his job. Saying the RFL should bring back franchising whilst your club is still at risk is a man who is not coping with the pressure. He got the team there, he has to show some responsibility.

Also, I'd completely forgotten we were favourites in 2006. Senility must be creeping in. I do remember singing ''Stevo, what's the score' because I think he was backing Widnes to win it.

Regardless, we need to channel the same hunger and enthusiasm we had that game for this Saturday. It's going to be tight and I reckon some tempers may flare on the field.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:34 pm  

So let's get this right your slating Greg burke (who btw I think is gash) and you have ben kavanagh in your second row ffs you couldn't make it up.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:42 pm  

Gallanteer wrote:

The real thing here is that Widnes should have ditched Betts at the start of the year. I have no idea how he is still in his job. Saying the RFL should bring back franchising whilst your club is still at risk is a man who is not coping with the pressure. He got the team there, he has to show some responsibility.

Also, I'd completely forgotten we were favourites in 2006. Senility must be creeping in. I do remember singing ''Stevo, what's the score' because I think he was backing Widnes to win it.

Regardless, we need to channel the same hunger and enthusiasm we had that game for this Saturday. It's going to be tight and I reckon some tempers may flare on the field.

Totally agree a lot of Widnes fans have wanted Betts gone years ago. I think he must be sucking someone on the board as I feel he is out of his depth. In the Championship he could only come 5th with probably one of the best budgets at the time. Anyway should be a good game and very close.

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:02 pm  

jetblack74 wrote:

So let's get this right your slating Greg burke (who btw I think is gash) and you have ben kavanagh in your second row ffs you couldn't make it up.

No, we are slating Greg Burke because he's a lazy, overweight pudding of a player.

Ben Kavanagh has not played a single game in the 2nd row whilst at Rovers.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Next up - Widnes : Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:36 pm  

SirStan wrote:

No, we are slating Greg Burke because he's a lazy, overweight pudding of a player.

Ben Kavanagh has not played a single game in the 2nd row whilst at Rovers.

I thought Burke did okay for us as a somewhat promising young utility forward in... 2015 was it?

He might have been terrible this year, in fairness - I cancelled Sky Sports after the MPG.

If he'd come through the ranks at Rovers and stayed, I reckon there'd be plenty reminding us that props don't reach their peak until their late 20s and we'd best hold on to him for five or six more years lest we miss out on a couple of decent seasons from him.

We got it bang on with Kavanagh. Waited until he was just about to get good before signing him - he's been top notch this season (albeit in the Championship).