Genius! Absolute genius!

Why was that try awarded?

Fair point, just add Terry O'Oconker and youve got a 3 card trick.

At least the people in Scotland and NI dont get to view this.

A shame for them. Widnes are really going for it. Cracking game.

Great finish, would have been nice to see Widnes snatch the win.

Said that to my mrs.People call Eddie and Stevo but at least they put a bit of enthusiasm into it.

As for the poor attendance,whats up with the supporters?,a local derby f.f.s.

Pity Ah Van missed the conversion,would have made a cracking last few minutes.

Saints fans a bit fed up of that ground

Haters gunna hate.

Challenge cup any day of the week, Super League is a gimmick for the newbie fans, the CC means a hell of a lot to me and should do to every rugby league fan.

Me and a few Widnes fans where at Wembley watching Liverpool v Everton.We thought we would get smashed and the Challenge cup has losted its magic.Hey makes me laugh when see bitter Fev,Fax and Leigh fans commenting.Get your attendances up before commenting.

The majority of Widnes fans (me included) stayed away in protest at the abject display against Bradford. Ironic really as the team put in arguably their most comitted performance of the season. If we knew there would've been that type of display there'd have been at least double the attendance on the night. The players need to realise that the fans just want to see 100% each week and if wins follow that's a big bonus. We're not expecting to win many games.

A real shame that the attendance was so poor. I love cup games and was dreading us getting smashed, especially as I was there with my Saints mad girlfriend. Widnes put in a great performance to only lose (just) by 2 points. I hope the magic returns for the Challenge Cup in future. Good to those through to the next round.

Merseyside derby in London and the grand national going on not far away, would be my guess!!
Another great rfl marketing ploy no doubt!!!

Yeah damn the RFL for not cancelling all Rugby League fixtures this weekend.

I don't think the BBC go out of their way to deliberately show us in a poor light, but neither do they go out of the way to make the best of the coverage.

FWIW, back over on Sky, I think that whilst TV money should be distributed evenly, the actual games covered should be for Sky to pick based entirely on which they think will make good TV. If your team is no good, then improve and get on the telly by becoming a team the armchair viewers want to watch. It's true that rifht now, this will bias coverage towards the Leeds and Wigans, etc, but if that happens to be where the best players are at a particular time, then those are the players we need on the TV screens to build profile for RL. The problem is, that with our lack of press coverage too, there's not enough regular on screen exposure of the top talent to build up the story narratives, and rivalries, good, bad and ugly that keep the media interested.

A smaller super league with promotion and relegation for me, but failing that, more focus on the top as far as TV goes. As I say, spread the money evenly though to make sure clubs not getting much TV today get a chance.

Bit of a contradiction don't you think?

Seemed like a no contest, it was on TV and the point re: season tickets is a fair argument.

Obviously not because I'm not a newbie fan. I started watching the great sport when I was 10 back in the early 90's. The league just means more to me than the cup.

Remind me, how many seasons of SL have their been now?


As earlier, haters gonna hate.

no the RFL are not to blame at all. People love to blame them for everything!!

Combination of the above + FA Cup semi final, Grand National & as I said earlier poor performances from Widnes. If the effort that Widnes displayed yesterday could've been guaranteed, the attendance would've been doubled.

so,is that the best way to show support to your team then ?



Saints were there for taking and maybe a couple of thousand home voices shouting for their team may have made the difference ?

why are RL fans the most fickle of any other sport ?

Those extra couple of thousand of voices stayed away because the effort and commitment showed yesterday cannot be guaranteed with this coaching/team set up.

If the team can't always show commitment, why should the fans - that is the message that is trying to be sent.