Widnes are down, and I think that's the end of them as a Super League club for a very long time. Part of me wants to laugh at them for obvious reasons, but it's sad really. Traditional big(ish) club finished.

Make space for the Canadians French and cockneys, the game is about to change,

Rubbish Leigh beat London 40-0 this season, one of 3 wins out of 3 v them.
On tonight's evidence unless they win at Salford next week, Widnes won't even make the MPG.
Well done London...

Wire played them away last year in the Middle 8s and they were very good then. They actually made a game of every game in the 8s last year and will make an impact on them this year (already have). Fair play to them!

Great result for the Broncos! Widnes look dead and buried and Cummins looks out of ideas. They’ve got a huge job on now to preserve their Super League status.

Also, incredible drop goal from Sammut!

That Middle 8s game for us at London last year was horrible, as was the entire seven game campaign for us really even though we ended up winning them all. Every week I just dreaded losing a game that would suddenly have us looking over our shoulders, and just wanted the season to be over ASAP, but yeah, fair play to London that night and obviously tonight.

On paper that was one of Widnes easier games against a championship team with home advantage.

Everyone will target them now as thevSL TEAM TO BEAT.

don’t see them coming back from that

London kept their focus for the full 80 minutes, which all the Championship teams need to do against their SL adversaries. On that showing, they could lose 7 from 7, but equally they could pick up a win or two (or even three) if their opponents lose focus during the game. Any which way, the MPG is probably a good result for the Vikings now.

Toulouse and Fax are pretty much on a par with London, with TWP having a better squad but with a team spirit that still has to be proven in the face of adversity. It's going to be an awesome couple of months in the M8's.

Who are Leigh? Leave the strong teams in the championship to get on with tackling the SL teams. Enjoy your final.

The Middle 8s is obviously the competition to watch. The Super 8s has pretty much already been decided for the top 4.

I hope Sky can keep giving us TV coverage every week of at least one and possibly two games of the Middle 8s.

This is true, London were very unlucky in the 8s last season and lost quite a few games by only a few points. They will be difficult to beat at home.

Eloi Pelissier and Jarrod Sammut give the London side that little bit of x factor.

I hope so, it has to.

Totally agree, after all London finished a massive 1 point ahead of lousy Leigh.




Nice to see your 23 travelling fans enjoy the win. PATHETIC EFFORT.

Please elaborate.

Granted Pelissier and Sammut had great games today, but they were outshone by Eddie Battye. Sammut hit a great drop goal to win the game, but if he hadn't scuffed the conversion in the first half then that wouldn't have been needed.

A great performance by London, but Jean, try just for once to be all-encompassing with your comments.

You could have said, "Eloi Pelissier and Jarrod Sammut give the London side that little bit of x factor, bolstered by a tremendous man of the match performance by Edward Battye". Doesn't that sound better?

And that was free for ST holders!!!. Absolutely pathetic to travel 250 miles up the M6 mid week oh then come home and then to work!

Travel wont be an issue for you with Sale, Rochdale, just being round the corner. Enjoy the pointless next 7 weeks whilst your club continues to fold. At least we have the Bulls coming up next year to add to the top 5 sides.

F#$k me that was a good game.

The opening weekend of the qualifiers looked like it could we a bit of a damp squib. Toronto, Widnes, Leeds win and nothing is really proven. This result really shakes things up.

Surely this is proof that Super League can expand to 14 teams without losing too much quality

I did type 'well done London' in my original post you arrogant git. See you and your 23 visiting fans next season luv. Hope Leeds stuff you next week in front of your massive home crowd !

nice, you proud of your comment ?

A great game to watch & well done to London, it's gonna be tough for Widnes to bounce back from that but not impossible.

I felt for Finny with that interception but there's a reason Wakey have let him go. One year too many at this level

Agreed, he had a very poor game. Unless Widnes win at Salford next week, they won't make the MPG.

London fans are few in number, but those they have are passionate supporting their team. Whether it was 23 or more it doesn't matter to them, they made the trip and boy was it worth it.

Finn had a stonker this evening. He's a better player than that, but playing with a losing team isn't the best way to display your skills.

Football fans have no problem with doing this,

I thought London had blown it when they ignored the chance of a drop-goal on about 72 minutes which would have put them two scores ahead. Then Widnes levelled and it looked like SL experience would scrape home. The final London set up to the Sammut drop goal was superb though.

Very hard to see Widnes come back from this. You'd think the MPG is the best they can hope for now - possibly a rematch with London. Hopefully TWP will notch up a victory too. But I can't bring myself to hope for a Toulouse win. Much as I'd love them to get into SL, the possibility of losing Leeds is too serious. We can't afford to let our biggest club drop into the hole Bradford are still in. Hope the frogs still manage to scrape in to the top four though.