Predicitions For Sunday : Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:09 pm  

Can't call the nine's as it's a step in to the unknown for everyone. As for the NRC final I'm going with;

Barrow 12 - Widnes 25

Good luck to both sides.

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:43 pm  

I think widnes will win as they have the form at the moment

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:50 pm  

widnes 32 - barrow 18

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:35 pm  

Got to agree with Widnes

Widnes 32

Barrow 22

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:46 pm  

Underdogs is certainly the best way to be judged. Form means nothing in a cup final. I predict a Riot

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:01 pm  

Barrow 28
Widnes 14

Bring on the Cumbrians !!!!!!

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:45 pm  

Head says Widnes but whilst I have no great love for Barra I hope they stuff the plastic scousers

The gloating from many of their fans on here after the semi went beyond banter and for that reason alone I hope they get hammered....and when they do all join me on the Widnes board!

Vikingman - sorry. You were a true gent in your comments after the semi, unfortunately you were in the distinct minority

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:46 pm  

Feel Widnes will do it and save their season. As for the 9s I predict it will be a competition that will be not that well attended and the RFL hopefully will get rid of it!

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:06 pm  

Bonus point for Widnes

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:09 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Feel Widnes will do it and save their season. As for the 9s I predict it will be a competition that will be not that well attended and the RFL hopefully will get rid of it!

The RFL have made the 9s a fiasco from start to finish. It seems to me to be an idea they thought of on one of their jolly away days after the wine had been flowing and they have made a right pigs ear of it.
Which other sport gives all profits to an opposing sport.
From what I can gather the 9s were intended to be at Stanley Park where they play League . The guys over at Blackpool have been working on the 9s and the evening dinner dance on the Saturday night since last Nov. This would have given a rugby league club a little bit of a lift.
Then the RFL shifted the 9s venue to Fylde Rugby Union ground but still allowed Blackpool Panthers to organise the evenings entertainment to compensate for change of venue. Then only a few weeks ago the RFL decided to change the evening dinner venue elsewhere as they needed the room themselves for RFL sponsors and stuff . Leaving the Panthers to find another venue at short notice and leaving Fylde rugby with a very lucritive Saturday. Then 4 days before the event the night do gets pulled because most of the teams drop their booked tables due to the fact the sponsors are holding their own dinner on Sun and the winning teams are going there .
You couldn`t make it up if you tried the whole lot of them are buffoons and that `s apart from the fiasco of the tickets.