Sat 15th Mar: CC4: Widnes Vikings v Warrington Wolves KO 17:00

[doc]

I picked the wrong game to have the flu. Cheered me up that.

[Wilderspoolmemories]

For god's sake Warrington sort yourselves out or saints will murder us.

[Maximus Decimus]

It was like a blast from the past. A good old-fashioned blood and thunder derby.

I wasn't planning on going until today, just couldn't face a 70 odd nil drubbing. It went pretty much as well as I could've hoped.

Widnes we're almost perfect today. Very few errors, plenty of decent attacking play and did everything they could in defence. Wire were very poor I thought, especially in the first half. Dropped loads of balls, and didn't offer very much outside of the forwards. They essentially only won because of their superior fitness. 

At 60 minutes, you started to wonder could it happen? It's the hope that kills you...

[Leeds Wire]

Good effort Widnes, well played, but we've been awful for 5 games on the trot now and it's worrying.

We are lightweight up front and really poor everywhere else! Some players are simply embarrassing and others don't look interested.

Hopefully Sneyd slotting into that team will add some organisation, energy and timing, but he's not got a magic wand.

All teams get injuries so that's no excuse, there's something else going on.

[moorside roughyed]

3 hours ago, Wilderspoolmemories said:

For god's sake Warrington sort yourselves out or saints will murder us.

Couldn't agree with you more mate. 

[moorside roughyed]

3 hours ago, Leeds Wire said:

Good effort Widnes, well played, but we've been awful for 5 games on the trot now and it's worrying.

We are lightweight up front and really poor everywhere else! Some players are simply embarrassing and others don't look interested.

Hopefully Sneyd slotting into that team will add some organisation, energy and timing, but he's not got a magic wand.

All teams get injuries so that's no excuse, there's something else going on.

Great game by Widnes. Warrington have got to pull their socks up big time.

[Harry Stottle]

16 hours ago, Hopie said:

BBC picked the wrong game

As it turned out they didn't.

[Just Browny]

5 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

As it turned out they didn't.

You turned off the game they showed didn't you.

[Barry Badrinath]

Interesting experience at widnes last night, they didnt bother to open the bar in the away end and people were queueing up to an hour in that awful corridor and missed kick off.

They were selling cans of beer which the widnes fans were lobbing on the pitch, including at the players at one point.

 

No stewards, which is amazingly baffling. 

 

At one point a widnes fan even jumped on the pitch and started taunting the wire fans after they scored. No stewards to be seen, their mascot had to get him off the pitch.

 

Proper trip back in time.

[Harry Stottle]

Just now, Just Browny said:

You turned off the game they showed didn't you.

Yes I did Browny, I didn't know this was being streamed and would have switched to this had I known, but my elation was overwhelming when I checked the scores later, just watched the second half of the Wigan Hull game just wish I had this to watch back, will be at the LSV later for Leigh v Batley.

Don't want to temp fate, but wouldn't mind - if we win today - drawing your lot at home in the next round, and I say that purely on what I have seen with the form Wire are displaying this season BUT saying that the organisation Sneyd can bring to a team is very good, he can be that leader on the field you so desperately need.

[Spidey]

27 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

Interesting experience at widnes last night, they didnt bother to open the bar in the away end and people were queueing up to an hour in that awful corridor and missed kick off.

They were selling cans of beer which the widnes fans were lobbing on the pitch, including at the players at one point.

 

No stewards, which is amazingly baffling. 

 

At one point a widnes fan even jumped on the pitch and started taunting the wire fans after they scored. No stewards to be seen, their mascot had to get him off the pitch.

 

Proper trip back in time.

Stewards at Widnes are a waste of time. Direct your frustration at the council who employee them. I’ve tried myself without much success

[Gooleboy]

57 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

Interesting experience at widnes last night, they didnt bother to open the bar in the away end and people were queueing up to an hour in that awful corridor and missed kick off.

They were selling cans of beer which the widnes fans were lobbing on the pitch, including at the players at one point.

 

No stewards, which is amazingly baffling. 

 

At one point a widnes fan even jumped on the pitch and started taunting the wire fans after they scored. No stewards to be seen, their mascot had to get him off the pitch.

 

Proper trip back in time.

Just needed an old lady to run on and clobber a Warrington prop forward with a brolly and your trip back in time would have been complete!

[Maximus Decimus]

2 hours ago, Barry Badrinath said:

Interesting experience at widnes last night, they didnt bother to open the bar in the away end and people were queueing up to an hour in that awful corridor and missed kick off.

They were selling cans of beer which the widnes fans were lobbing on the pitch, including at the players at one point.

 

No stewards, which is amazingly baffling. 

 

At one point a widnes fan even jumped on the pitch and started taunting the wire fans after they scored. No stewards to be seen, their mascot had to get him off the pitch.

 

Proper trip back in time.

It wasn't well organised, which was baffling because they knew about the pre-sales.

In the North Stand (the main Widnes one) they had one set of turnstiles open. The queues were nearly round the stadium and they had to put the kickoff back.

Inside the stadium, the queues were so bad for the bar, I didn't bother going. They essentially have a set up that is used to a couple of thousand diehard fans, and didn't bother to upscale any of it for a crowd of 7000 many of whom wanted to properly drink. There were two choices on the beer, Guinness and Coors which is bizarre in itself.

I didn't see any trouble, but when I was in the queue regretted not taking my lad to the South Stand. There were a lot of young men who clearly haven't been for a long time, and were probably thinking it wouldn't be competitive so were more interested in getting hammered. It wasn't particularly similar to the make up of a crowd during the SL days. The balance between families and young men was askew. I purposely moved to the far end near the unpopulated side in anticipation.

As I said, I didn't see anything and had a great time. It was like a game I haven't seen for years at Widnes, probably 2016, and might not see again for a long time if ever. It helped that we did well so people were in good spirits.