WIDNES Vikings coach Neil Kelly will today discover whether he has a future at the club.

Last night the club's directors held a behind-closed-doors meeting to decide how to turn the club's fortunes around.

The Vikings have lost their opening two Super League games and have been knocked out of the Challenge Cup.

At Friday's 38-6 home defeat to Huddersfield Giants, Kelly and the team were booed off the pitch and fans of the Yorkshire club were pelted with bottles and coins.

Supporters also claim a 'drinking culture' at the club has left some players unfit and bad behaviour marred a pre-season tour of Australia.

Now Kelly, who was named Super League Coach of the Year in 2002, could walk away from the club or be sacked.

Speculation over his position was fuelled on Tuesday when the club's weekly Press conference was cancelled at short notice.

Widnes chairman Tony Chambers said: 'We are concerned but don't want to panic.

'We have to look at what the players are doing on the field as well as looking at the coach.

'Obviously we are unhappy with the current situation and I'm talking to Neil about how we can address that and turn things around.

'We need to sit down as a board and discuss where we are up to and what we want to achieve for the rest of the season, what resources are available and how we can make the best use of them. We haven't got a game this weekend which gives us a bit of time.

'At the end of the day, a lot of questions must be asked of the people on the pitch. There are one or two people who need to get fitter.'

Kelly, who is out of contract at the end of the season, took the newly-promoted Vikings to the edge of the play-offs during their first season in Super League

He has described his side as being under a 'dark cloud' at the moment.

And he has been heavily critical of the Vikings' recent performances.

He said: 'We have shown a lack of desire and pride in our performance. I am not quite sure all our players quite realise we are now into week-in, week-out competitive football.'