[Dick Jones]

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:18 am  

glow wrote:

Sky said they d stayed over



And no doubt the RFL funded that, throw them out and share their fees between the rest of the clubs, seems a better idea.


They were poor but had little to no warm up games, get a few weeks into the season and I think they'll start to win some at home.

Well Done to Widnes a good crowd in there, hope we learn from it.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:14 am  

Alan wrote:

In defence of the French, it was their second game, in the UK, inside five days. I wonder if they travelled twice, or the RFL paid for a 'tour'? Also, they've had virtually no match practice - they were going to enter the French Cup, while we were all enjoying the NRC, but the other French clubs voted them out of it! Another classic example of the RFL helping the French - by getting the clubs to fall out with each other!

Good to hear the French clubs at least have a bit of pride in their own comp and have shown a bit of integrity. Why would you continue to support a club that wants to leave your comp for greener grass but wants the convenience of using your comp as a preseason? Maybe one day our clubs will learn to stand up to the SkyFL & their hairbrained schemes, but I doubt it, at least not before its too late....

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:59 am  

maurice wrote:

Toulouse looked very weak in build and had no line speed in defence, looked more like an amateur team than pro.
Widnes played fast around the ruck and had great linespeed, offside mostly, but were never questioned in attack or defence.
Well done Widnes both on and off paddock, I bet a few watching were wondering how Salford got in.

You are Paul 'The Baffling' Cullen and I claim my fiver

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:32 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

You are Paul 'The Baffling' Cullen and I claim my fiver

When the seagulls follow the trawler and the pivots are functional, the rain always feels wetter.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:51 pm  

Alan wrote:

Still, they can always start signing all the players that have been refused visas by the UK!!

That little episode is not quite over yet. The lad ( GB ) may not be allowed into Britain to play their games here.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:39 pm  

glow wrote:

Said on Sky that they'd stayed over.
They were poor but had little to no warm up games, get a few weeks into the season and I think they'll start to win some at home.

Well Done to Widnes a good crowd in there, hope we learn from it.

I did wonder what they've been doing in that time though.

They lent tackle shields and more balls from Widnes to get through their warm up.

I think they where let down a little with Mitchell's gobbing off to the North Stand crowd and the incident on report, Nathan Wynn allegedly spitting at Loz Wildbore.

Probably the best time for us to play them really and I dare say if we went straight to France for the reverse now then the scores would be closer.

widnes v tolouse : Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:57 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Nice to see all the lobby gobblers paying attention to the Vikings it shows the love.

Who is that pictured in your avatar Vikingman, at first I thought it might be your new coach, bit it cant be because his mouths closed