Ooooh what's up with her?? My post was obviously just meant to imply that more work is needed defensively.

Touch of PMT Rich?

On a sort of positive note, how do the following get back in the team?................



Varkulis

Haggerty

Flynn

Gaskell

Dean

Coyle



Dean for Grady

Haggerty for Houghton

Flynn for Gardner



and ermmmmmm Coyle should be on the bench for?????

Most of the numpties complaining on the 'other' board about how we should be breezing past Batley didn't even see the game. If they had, they would realise that Widnes did well to come back against a good team that, if they keep playing like that, will make the playoffs and could do some damage when they get there.



I love going to Batley (and not just for the best snack bar in RL - yesterdays corned beef hash and chips was great and the 'oh, let's just call it a tenner' customer service even better) and always make sure it's a trip I never miss, but some Widnes folk seem to forget that we lost there last year and were losing when the hooter went the previous year. Respect is due, and you certainly have mine. Surprised about Hewer needing an escort - fans only ever see the ones he doesn't give you! I think we had some legitmate concerns over a couple of Batley tries as well, but that's always gonna be a talking point in a close game.



As for goal kicking - yup, it could cost us games. We missed three, two from the touchline, Bately missed one from nearly in front but a long way out. Let's give Cullen a chance to sort something out over the next few weeks.

I think if you read the other forum a bit more closely you'll find that it was only one person who said it was Batley's cup final.

Fact is lads, as pointed out by the Batley fan, is that we went to a difficult away ground in this division and got something, something which a lot of teams won't do during the NRC and the league.



Leaking 30 points is obviously not ideal, as is not having a formidable kicker, but it's extremely early days yet. The squad haven't even had the opportunity to work under their boss for a large chunk of their pre-season.



A draw at Batley on a bitter February afternoon? I can thinker of darker days in this club's past.

from 2009......



Batley 40 Widnes 34

Batley 46 Barrow 16

Batley 32 Halifax 28

Batley 20 Gateshead 20



All good sides last year and proves how difficult they are/where to beat.

I can think of much darker days. We always seem to start this comp out with a loss to a swinton or an oldham and already everyone is writing us off. But we've won it twice.

What a pointless post. Reads like something you would hear a child say when it is telling tales.



Thought yesterdays game was a good advert for rugby league and a good bench mark for Widnes.

Probably the ideal game before playing Barrow at home.

Don't think goalkicking is a big problem alot of the kicks for Widnes yesterday where difficult kicks.

Thats the thing that frustrates me a little though, i would love us to start a season with a 100% record but it never seems to happen. Like you say though we have won it twice and the serious stuff only starts midway through the season.