So onto Widnes away, who have failed to beat Doncaster at home despite playing against 11 men for nearly an hour.


Supporters turning on the coach, is this another game where we face a side who have just sacked their coach? Widnes definitely seem inconsistent this year but I doubt they'll be that bad next Sunday.


Simply have to win our next 4 games before Toulouse to give ourselves any chance of sneaking into a top 2 finish and ticking off a pre season goal.

Widnes are in absolute turmoil right now. Toxic culture, a coach under massive pressure, and a fanbase already sharpening the pitchforks. It’s eerily similar to what we went through under Mark Dunning in 2023. That said, they always seem to lift when they play us, and we’ve often struggled to match their intensity. Let’s not forget they did the double over us last season. We’re not exactly flying ourselves, but if we stick to the basics and play with a bit of discipline, there’s no reason we shouldn’t come away with the win.

Feel for the Widnes fans. They seem to he on a similar trajectory we've been through. Big club with a rich history, but the club isn't run anywhere near to the level the large fan base deserves!


We've had a few tough years and even the last few weeks have been painful, but bloody hell, losing to a team who had two less players for an hour is a low even we didn't hit! All their fans saying the same things about Patton we all did. What a waste of a talent!


Fully expecting the usual "response" for us next week. Watched Barrow against York yesterday and the s***housery Barrow always bring to us was funnily enough missing yesterday. All very jovial. 

Any team with Patton and Fatty Walker in it is going to have questions asked about attitude.  I also feel for the Widnes fans.  


The fact that Barrow try the dark arts on us and not York obviously shows that they know it will work with us and not York.    Bit of an indictment on discipline for some of our players who have short fuses and fewer brain cells.


I'm expecting a solid win at Widnes (assuming Gimore doesn't play and give us the runaround again).    

Patton will either be amazing or absolutely dreadful. Unfortunately Ant Walker is no longer a Viking.

Shame Walker has gone.  He was entertaining to watch from an opposition point of view.   I think I've only seen Patton have an amazing game a handful of times (at most), usually early in the season.  I don't think he'll figure much this weekend.  

So Rodgers and Carr have been recalled by Hudds and Waine and Taufua in the 21 man squad.
I don’t expect Taufua to play and fortunately we have kept hold of Doro for another week.