Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 4:30 pm  

I think you're being a tad harsh there. Fax made them look poor. Agreed that we had a few half-chances in the second half when it was 18-18 that we didn't take, and for some reason we seemed to go into panic mode at times, but you could see the team that finished last season so well fighting to emerge.

Next week is an awesome game. Make some more improvements, and we can beat anyone in this league. We kept going for 80 minutes today - we looked like we'd give it our all at the end (which we had), but there was no capitulation and if we can do the same in our league games then we'll do Ok.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 4:39 pm  

We had them on the ropes. Just needed that composure when them chances came.

Widnes took theirs and won.

In hindsight. A good effort though. We looked the better team at times.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 5:27 pm  

I thought it was a real good game today. We matched them in every aspect of the game bar the play the ball. They were really quick there, although we coped with it quite well. Hopefully no injuries and lets all get to Batley next week and make it a wall of blue and white. Victorian, Squawk Pale 3.7% Mmm! Up the Fax!

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 5:30 pm  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

I thought it was a real good game today. We matched them in every aspect of the game bar the play the ball. They were really quick there, although we coped with it quite well. Hopefully no injuries and lets all get to Batley next week and make it a wall of blue and white. Victorian, Squawk Pale 3.7% Mmm! Up the Fax!

x2

let's sing our hearts out at mount pleasant and back the lads all the way to the middle 8s

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 5:51 pm  

Whilst it was the expected result I thought this was a massive improvement on previous performances. Much better intensity and some great individual performances. Team spirit there in buckets and we will need to continue in same style in May's critical fixtures starting next week at Batley. Well done Fax and with Luke Ambler and Gaz Moore to come back that's also a plus.
Get along next week and get the Blue and White army rolling again, like we did last year after Summer Bash game.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 6:09 pm  

I thought it was our best performance of the season by some distance against a quality of opposition that we will not face in this league. A couple of things go our way and we could easily have been talking about a Fax win. The real Fax team stood up today.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 6:36 pm  

jeffvickers wrote:

Should have won this if a little more composed. Same players coming up with the same mistakes, week in. Week out. Heaton not passing when tries on, Smeaton jumping out of the line, and calamity Sharp with his Worrincyesque handling. Impressed with Miles Greenwood today though.

Widnes were very poor today and there for the taking.

I'm sorry but you really are ridiculous.

Heaton had a brilliant game. 'calamity Sharp'... Why? I thought he was impressive today, always looked solid driving the ball in and got quick play the balls. He made 1 or possibly 2 mistakes however so did many others so to single him out is stupidity.

We just took a full time super league team all the way and served up one of our best performances of the season.

Well done lads.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 6:41 pm  

I was trying to be kind with my response, but you've said what I was thinking. Sharp did look a bit, well, not very sharp towards the end of the game, but he did a ton of work and had a great game for me. I did think he was a bit faster though (when he was ripping us apart playing for Fev!). Heaton had a good game, as did pretty much the whole team.

Agree, well done all the lads.

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 8:04 pm  

Today's game was two equally matched teams. There was certainly no 'this is a super league side this is a Championship side' comments.
We showed what we can a hive and ha we can play. On radio Leeds RM sAid how disappointed he was with some of the refing especially then patent forward pass that gave Widnes the lead.
I'm proud today of my team and to wear the the blue and white. If we can keep playing like today we are going to be the the top 4. Proud to be a Fax Fan

Re: Widnes prediction thread : Sun May 08, 2016 8:24 pm