: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:00 pm  

Lemon wrote:

Saw him at Halton Farnworth this morning and him and Morrison sat most of the session out. Some of the younger lads looked confused during the training session as Cullen used way too many big words for them

Ha ha ha, Cullens words of Wisdom will have them right.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:34 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Ha ha ha, Cullens words of Wisdom will have them right.

"I feel we need to strategise exponencially in the physicality sector!"

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:41 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

"I feel we need to strategise exponencially in the physicality sector!"

The key will be the D shape defence and taking out the A and B pivots for Fax, the ability to combust the lethargic opponent will be to the other major factor for the Vikings.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:28 am  

When you look at the two teams on paper you would probably give Fax the edge. The fulltime factor however should come in to play which will probably be a leveller. As someone has mentioned Fax havnt really been tested yet and nothing can be judged from putting cricket scores on Sheffield or Barrow, 2 of the weaker teams in the division. Fax will be th top scorers again this season but how they go will all depend on what their defence is like this season.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:29 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

The key will be the D shape defence and taking out the A and B pivots for Fax, the ability to combust the lethargic opponent will be to the other major factor for the Vikings.

We are also very aware of the way the Halifax side line up and their tenacity in move up quickly from the line. We have looked at the videos to pin point some weaknesses and gaps this squad of players can exploit.

In laymans terms that means that we have assessed the corollary of the Pythagorean theorem's converse as a simple means of determining whether a triangle between two adjacent defenders and the full back behind is right, obtuse, or acute. The velocity of the pass is crucial to this. It's imperative we have studied that, play our own game and remember the basics i.e. a2 + b2 = c2 then it's going to be an epic.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:25 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

When you look at the two teams on paper you would probably give Fax the edge. The fulltime factor however should come in to play which will probably be a leveller. As someone has mentioned Fax havnt really been tested yet and nothing can be judged from putting cricket scores on Sheffield or Barrow, 2 of the weaker teams in the division. Fax will be th top scorers again this season but how they go will all depend on what their defence is like this season.

You would probably give Fax the edge!!... most Widnes fans would I feel give the Vikings the edge including myself
The major difference in this game will be that Fax are a settled side with a coach who's been at the helm for a while now.
We are effectively a club in transition and it will take a few weeks before we can count ourselves as settled.

You are very lucky that you are playing us at the moment!!
Reminds me of 2007 when we had a few bad NRC group games only to blow Leigh out of the water in our first home game of the season..
We were excellent that year only to implode in every conceivable fashion as a club.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:07 pm  

Vic King wrote:

We are also very aware of the way the Halifax side line up and their tenacity in move up quickly from the line. We have looked at the videos to pin point some weaknesses and gaps this squad of players can exploit.

In laymans terms that means that we have assessed the corollary of the Pythagorean theorem's converse as a simple means of determining whether a triangle between two adjacent defenders and the full back behind is right, obtuse, or acute. The velocity of the pass is crucial to this. It's imperative we have studied that, play our own game and remember the basics i.e. a2 + b2 = c2 then it's going to be an epic.

yes what he said

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:09 pm  

dont think being full time will have anything to do with it with a live match on sky the addrenaline will carry fax through and the full time factor didnt make much difference last season so i expect it to be the same this season.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:28 pm  

Widnes have not played well away from home this season. If we turn up to play and are as fluent as we have been at home I can see only one result - Widnes Win. If we continue our patchy away form then Fax will have enough to overcome us..

Will be looking forward to see how Beswick does against us and whether PC and JS have put a plan in place to take hime out of the game.

Nes

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:40 pm  

faxtastic wrote:

dont think being full time will have anything to do with it with a live match on sky the addrenaline will carry fax through and the full time factor didnt make much difference last season so i expect it to be the same this season.

We had a poorer squad last year which was thrown together in the off season, King Cullen will get us firing.