Challenge Cup: Widnes Vikings eye Warrington Wolves cash boost
Murphy said the clubs “operated very strictly” last year to make sure they stayed in black because we needed it to earn IMG points and everything else. We stayed with black people for less than £1,000,” he added.
“This year, we’ve suffered losses from thousands of people doing classifications, so it’s a comfortable blanket, but it also allows (coach) Allen (Coleman) to have more loan players or get more signed until the end of the year.
“Anyway, we’re challenging. If we can borrow some players, or some sign in the backend this year, it does allow us to challenge some capabilities.
“We ranked fifth last year and hope to improve again this year.”
The temptation of Super League champion Warrington, seven miles away, captured the interest of a town that once boasted about a team with great men like Martin Offiah, Alan Tait and Jonathan Davies and became the first official world club champion in 1989-90.
“As of this morning, we’ve exceeded 4,200 tickets, Warrington asked for more, so we’ve opened other blocks. I hope we’ll get 5,500 to 6,500 people here on Saturday,” Murphy said.
