I'm already looking forward to the game, I hope we can take that form into the game, if so we should win quite comfortable

Think you might have a false sense of security from the past two games against and amatuer team and a very very poor toulouse side.

Or that's just what you're hoping.

I feel confident that if you play to your best and we play to our best we will win!

The season wont be won on Thursday, it's early doors yet and we are still finding our feet. I fully expect us to beat Halifax come Thursday but i wouldnt be to surprised if it ended in a close defeat.

It will be there cup final, a big crowd in attendance (will they top 1,500???

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And has that stand been finished yet?



Only one good thing come out of Halifax and that's littlerich who's seen the light and become a lancashire chap.

Has all this confidence come from the last two games or when you were getting beat by Oldham and Barrow did you think "its still early days"?



Oh and the stand is getting there...we have a roof now!

To be honest, I think you'll probably will win.

I also think that the players are getting used to the new style of play, a style of play you rarely saw from a Steve Mac team. Toulouse cannot be as bad as all that, as they didn't get hammered by Sheffield even though they had a man sent off.

Our weakness lies in the strength and size of our props, but if we play as we have been, and throw the ball about with excellent support play, add a good kicking game to that and I don't see why we can't pull off a shock.

The truth is that Halifax haven't really been tested either so it's a test for us both. Don't pay too much attention to our respective Barrow results.

Whatever the result on Thursday night, Widnes will get stronger. I think we have better strength in depth than Halifax and have a good reserve side to draw on. Being full-time should also help come the business end of the season.

I won't be disheartend if Fax sneak it, but anything can happen fully expecting Bob to have a stormer and smithy likewise glad we are on the telly tends to add to our performance

Disgusting remark. I spit in your general direction.



You're right about our crowds though - disappointing. Once the East Stand eyesore has been completed (December'09?) i think attendances will increase - especially after an NRC trophy in the cabinet, sitting alongside our first GF trophy. It's going to be one hell of a ride over the next three years - especially with the Vikings hanging onto our shirt tails

A Halifax win by 8 points.

Widnes by 36.

That's the key. In the last two or three season's we've almost done it at the end but have been undone by full-time clubs. Despite your points deduction last year - look where you ended up in the table. Widnes are clear favourites this season but i hope we (and a couple of other clubs) will take it right down to the wire and show the RFL that this competition has plenty of value.

That's what we need, a strong competition and not one team winning by a cricket score each week they play (but as a lifelong Widnes fan i still want us to win each week

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tbh I'd be happy with winning by a cricket score week after week.

Not too bothered as long as we don't get hammered. I'll point to the season when Cas went up and we were awesome until July but ran out of steam. Not the time of season to be peaking.

Yep

Thats a bold statement so early in the season.

And I don't think we've even seen the best from this Widnes side yet.

Once Morrison/Banister/Paterson/Mills all return you will see the Vikings flying.

Isn't that dangerous with s helmets? Very irresponsible

Over 5000 will be making it over to fax, we have [uflyers[/u all over the town

Im really looking forward to thursday against fax its going to be a really tough game but i think we can win, if we play like we did last week and throw the ball around we'll be alright.

That entertainers tag that fax have is ours now, we are the most gifted team outside super league with the ball in hand.

Put plenty of pressure on Ben Black and our halfs will dominate, Beswick will be no match for Smithy God and Toa Balboa and lightening Paddy Flynn will destroy fax out wide. We have to be careful of fat Frank coming from the bench and the other chap with no socks who will knock on constantly from the speed of the defensive line. Penkywicz will realise he is also no match for Smithy god and will drift out wide throwing interception passes. Cullen will have Gleesons game marked down and he will have a stinker. Gaskell will be like a rat in maze and will confuse the fax defence so much that they will be seeing stars at the end of the 80 minutes. Scott Yates will have a 100% kicking record and loz Wildbore will give someone a good slapping with his porno tache. Michael Ostick will smash Jesus (Wrench) also giving himself concussion at the same time but will play on regardless. And on the final whistle Cullen will outspeak Calland making him sound like a chav from Rochdale.



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That was worthy of Churchill. I'm proud of you man.