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25/03/12 - Widnes Vikings v London Broncos


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Poll: Who will win? (18 member(s) have cast votes)

Who will win?

  1. Widnes Vikings (6 votes [33.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

  2. London Broncos (12 votes [66.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

  3. Draw (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 John Drake

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:22 AM

Discuss the game here.

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#2 Tricky1976

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:49 AM

Both teams will see this as a very winnable game, both teams struggling in defence. Could be a high scoring one this - maybe home advantage will favour Widnes here, but I think Broncos will have enough to win...just

#3 hindle xiii

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:02 AM

London by 18.

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:16 AM

London by plenty. Betts to collect his P60.

#5 Maximus Decimus

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:37 AM

Depends how Widnes start. You would expect that we would be fired up for this one but looking at the squads London clearly have more quality in their line up.

If it goes to form, I'd say London by about 10, I suspect the bookies will have something similar.

#6 Jill Halfpenny fan

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:56 PM

I'd be happy to take short term pain for this one if it was followed by the search for a remedy.

As it is I'm expecting short term pain to be followed by long term pain.

London by a few.

Betts to say their long road trip inspired them.
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#7 1976PMJwires

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:13 PM

London to wallop Widnes.
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#8 Stan Doffarf

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:27 PM

London by plenty. Betts to collect his P60.


[pedant mode]He can't have his P60 until after the tax year end. He might get his P45 though[pedant mode]
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#9 Viking Warrior

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:50 PM

we can win this game, the team just have to believe in themselves and play to the same level as they did against wigan. if we lose betts has to go sooner rather than later...............
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#10 Bulligerent

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Posted 22 March 2012 - 08:07 AM

One of the toughest games to call this week. Widnes have shown that they can play some decent stuff on attack from what I've seen but they just cannot defend. London also attack well and I think that on the basis that they are marginally better organised in defence they'll take the game by one score (but I wouldn't be surprised to see it go the other way).

#11 Chronicler of Chiswick

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Posted 22 March 2012 - 10:36 AM

London by 20, if we play as we did against Wigan, otherwise it'll be by 6.

#12 Maximus Decimus

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Posted 22 March 2012 - 07:02 PM

Depends how Widnes start. You would expect that we would be fired up for this one but looking at the squads London clearly have more quality in their line up.

If it goes to form, I'd say London by about 10, I suspect the bookies will have something similar.


God I'm good. Bookies have it to London by 10 or 12.

Mentioned on Boots N All though that London have the worst away record of any club, perhaps not surprisingly. Widnes have to start well I think, to be in the game at all.

I can't see us collapsing early on, more of a Wakefield style loss where we compete and eventually fall off.

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Posted 23 March 2012 - 06:53 AM

Sadly Widnes have too many injuries-there is a very long list.It will not take long for the weaknesses to be identifyed and exploited.If the handicap is 10/12 as someone suggestsget your money out for your pocket pile on London as it be 30 or so.

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Posted 23 March 2012 - 09:48 AM

Not impressed watching Widnes last week and London are a better team then results suggest so far.

Get as many London players into your fantasy team this week as allows - London by 24.

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 09:15 AM

London by 16.

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 09:33 AM

London by 20 Widnes defence was very poor last week.

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 11:36 AM

Widnes by 2

London like playing open field rugby - evdenced by the fact there appears to be no D-fence on the paddock. Home advantage to count over another passionless London display.

Powell out ! the cry from a certain messageboard. But will there by enough members of the proletariat marching from the Twickenham station shouting the slogans Winning Rugby, No Gus and a marketing plan to participate in the storming of the Corporate boxes in the palatial Lexus stand overthrowing the coaching regieme and establishing a Groupon Soviet for the discounted and free ticketed masses....

Edited by THE RED ROOSTER, 25 March 2012 - 11:37 AM.

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#18 THE RED ROOSTER

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 02:46 PM

Half-Time 18-6 to Widnes. I underestimated the size of the Viking victory....

I was sat on the Underground train, and there was a girl looking at me. She was pretty good looking,too, I thought, "something's wrong here - girls as hot as that don't take an interest in me".
Then she came over and said - in a really strong Cockney acent - "excuse me, are you Sam Tomkins?".
She asked me for my autograph, and I was made up...until she asked me to make it out to her boyfriend. I was gutted, I thought she wanted my number

Sam Tomkins - Rugby League Week 14.03.12

After we were well beaten by South Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2010, a coupl;e of kids maybe eight or nine years old took their Wests Tigers jerseys off as I was walking off the field and threw them at me. "What's this" I said "You can have the jersey" one of them said "we don't go for West Tigers anymore". Then they ran back to their parents who were laughing. That was difficult to take, having kids who look up to you do that. I just dropped the jerseys on the ground and kept walking. It's not like we go out and lose by 50 points on purpose

Benji Marshall discovering about Sydney "fan" loyality (Benji - page 245)

#19 snoopy

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 02:50 PM

Broncos continue to make stupid errors and give penalties away meaning Widnes get an easy piggy back to our line and lo and behold they score tries. Unbelievable naivity and stupidity. Cant do the basics after all these games. :angry2:

#20 Just Browny

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 03:19 PM

24-18 to Widnes.
Astute analysis from a Wigan fan:

Rumour going around Headingley that Wire will have to play the second half with 12 men.

It seems that they forgot to bring the half time oranges, and Solomona ate Chris Bridge instead.

Don't know why he was hungry, as he looked as though he had eaten the whole youth team before the game started.





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