bye bye wakefield

Just think the team at the bottom of the championship could be playing in Super League.

Spot on dids, hope the national media pick up on this and crucify Messrs Wood and Lewis

widnes are'nt bottom of the championship though

Hypothetical, as there is no necessity for them to win another game and based on their loss to Hunslet last week and their total annihalation at Leigh yesterday, it looks like the players have already lost interest in the season

Which would be dumb of them, because they'll either be playing for a place in the SL squad or they'll be trying to impress other Championship teams who will be looking for their better players to boost their squads for 2012.

And failing miserably at both it would seem atm

Well...



at the end of the 2008 Rovers won the SL club of the year award. In 2009 and 2010 they finished 4th and 7th in the league, respectively, and after the finals were 6th both years. Their home crowds were the 7th best of 14 last year, with only the 6 teams that have won one or more major trophy this century ahead on that measure.



The club is not a self-sustaining business, but despite the impression you might get reading certain boards, that position is, sadly, not unusual in SL and Rovers' position is not [iespecially[/i bad by SL standards. The losses decreased last time around, iirc, and as we spend the full-cap there would be potential for savings if necessary.



HKR have 2 club-trained players in the most-recent England elite squad. Kids signed at 16 after HKR survived their first season in SL are still only 19/20, so as green shoots go that isn't bad. It still needs to improve ahead of the [inext[/i round of licences, admittedly.



At CP the other end of the east stand is being extended and plans for the new 'proper' north stand look close to fruition. Given that, before the banks went into meltdown, we planned to start work on that during [ithis[/i licence and given the travails of other clubs, it mightn't count for much this time, but I don't think it is too far away.

Widnes and maybe Halifax are probably stronger in matters off the pitch than Wakefield are.

You can have my reaction now if you like.

halifax?

Really!!!



If only that were true.





How many players in the current Widnes lineup are SL standard, or likely to be?



I don't know the answer so that's why I'm asking.



How many players are prepared to put in the hard work to make them SL standard if they personally feel they are not?



Again I don't know.



Is it likely that if Widnes "get the nod" that the current team will be retained and offered full time terms with the chance of improvement?



Again I don't know.



or



As I suspect (and this applies to any club that gets the nod) journeymen players will be signed to "keep the interest of the fans" at the expense of those who should/could/would make it but perhaps have been told by now whether they are in or out or maybe not.



Are they REALLY prepared to give their all on the off chance?



No doubt there will be one or two (hopefully far far more) and that all the development comes to fruition.



Interesting times ahead for whoever....