BE it horses, trots, greyhounds, poker machines or card games, you name it and former NRL star Owen Craigie used to punt on it. Hardcore. In total, he lost more than $1.5 million. Houses, relationships, friends, family – Craigie went all in and lost the lot. If ever rugby league needed a reminder about the damage [...]

Since the euphoria of the announcement that Widnes Vikings would be elevated to Super League from the 2012 season, it does appear that both enthusiasm and optimism has waned as far as some supporters are concerned. I would class myself in that category, but why the change? Primarily I would have to say it is down to [...]

The 31st March 2011 will go down as one of my abiding Widnes RLFC memories. Sleepless nights for a few days before hand, stress and anxiety on the day and ultimately sheer jubilation once it was announced that Widnes would be taking their place in Super League for the 2012-2014 seasons, and hopefully far, far [...]

Martin Offiah is undeniably the greatest try scorer of his generation. Not just for his blistering pace, but also for his elusive running style and the ability to change direction in a split second. Having been fortunate enough to see him at close hand during his Widnes days it makes it almost more laughable that [...]

Just a few reasons why Rugby League is a far better sport than Rugby Union and Football. None of your Union group tackle messing and certainly no rolling round the floor as if you’ve just been shot ala modern day footballers.

James Ford – 7 – was very surprised to see Ford included after he was basically villianised after the Leigh game and dropped to the reserves. He wasn’t spectacular, but didn’t put a foot wrong. Needs to keep his head down to win over the coach and the fans Dean Gaskell – 8 – to [...]

What a difference 10 days makes. The win over Barrow marks a remarkable turnaround from the previous 35-16 defeat against Batley which left many fans extremely disillusioned, more due to the nature of the defeat than the defeat itself. Paul Cullen certainly answered his critics by masterminding the win over predecessor Steve McCormack in front [...]

Paul Cullen has confirmed the loan signing of Hull KR half-back Chaz I’Anson, to plug the gap vacated by James Webster recently. I’Anson, 23, was seen as the successor to Paul Cooke at Craven Park, but things haven’t gone as planned as Justin Morgan’s men have stuttered a bit this season. He’s not the goal-kicking [...]

Other clubs may have bigger grounds and crowds, some may possess fatter wallets. They may even have more trophies. But none of them are us. None of them are sited at Lowerhouse Lane in the heart of Widnes.

Player ratings from the 32-20 win at Mount Pleasant on April 25th 2010. James Ford – 7 – a solid if unspectacular performance from Fordy, who seems to be finally settling in to a Widnes shirt. Took his try well and was unfortunate to be on the end of a few suspect refereeing decisions in [...]