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Super League: Widnes Vikings season preview

Vikings happy to have new boy Danny Tickle in their ranks; Play-offs look a real possibility, depending on fitness of key players...

Wednesday 5 February 2014 11:20, UK

Denis Betts, coach of Widnes, looks on during the Super League match between Hull KR and his Vikings at Craven Park Stadium
Image: Denis Betts: Will be wanting to make a concerted push for the top eight

Widnes will want to continue on an upward curve in their third season back in the top flight. Their facilities are excellent and now they will have their sights set on a place in the play-offs.

PHIL CLARKE PREDICTS: 9th

Can they maintain their improvement over the last two years? They recorded six wins on their re-entry to Super League, and increased that to 10 last year. If they manage to get that number of wins to 13 this season they might even make the play-offs which would be like winning the league for Widnes at this stage. PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Mellor has been running onto the field with his right knee bandaged like Jeff Grayshon (an old prop forward from Bradford Northern). Fortunately for the fans in Widnes, he's got far more speed than old Jeff. He seems to bring a kitbag full of energy to every game and is improving nicely at a club on the up.

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