Err no. I was simply commenting on the fact that people are suggesting that the decision was made by the RFL (Lewis, Wood, board of directors, general bogeyman) and that a tribunal chaired by a Judge with two other individuals on it free of any club ties just go along with it without bothering with any evidence. It is nonsensical for anyone to think that a Judge would put himself in the position of just being a mouthpiece for others. Instead it is quite common practice in many sports to have quasi-judicial tribunals with members of the judiciary involved so that clubs/sportspeople are given a fair hearing.

As to how the matter arrived at the tribunal it is quite easy to find the operational rules on the RFL website.

As to Cas' statement on the appeal, good luck to them if they think they have a case (albeit my reading of their statement is that they loused up their defence)

how did they louse up there defence as you put it, it seems to me that reading the statment from the club the RFL have gone out of their way to take away any defence the club may of had. but hey as long as it all looks good for the RFL in media that they have taken a very stong stance against the totally homophic club that is the Castleford Tigers then its ok i suppose.

It's simply the impression I got. A club statement is not fact. It is their view on proceedings and having defended the matter they are hardly likely to say they wrong to do so. If they have a case for appeal, good luck to them, but it does seem part of it is on technical grounds as to who brought the complaint. If the operational rules allow for a complaint to be brought by the RFL itself rather than the match commissioner I can't see what the point of stating that is. It won't get them anywhere, but just muddies the waters.

Depends how vigorously they pursue it but Court time is expensive. Ask Bradford!

Have the crusaders played at Hull KR yet ?

Can't believe J.Ross has implied a homophobic slur on his house band....

Yes.

Yes you fool they have and they will be able to assure you the only gay bashing heard was at the jungle

Quick google search will find you reports saying the chanting was even WORSE at Caravan Park so there you go

Just because you did'nt hear anything mrphib doesn't mean it didnt happen.
Not saying anything did happen at CP like.
The only people who heard the 15/20 cas fans were the fans stood around them 15/20 chanting.

The commissionaire in the stand heard nothing.....the fans in the princess street stand heard nothing.....the fans at the railway end heard nothing. Even some in the WRE heard nothing.

Makes you wonder dont it how the hell ''cry baby'' managed to hear it when he was down the other end of the field playing in an intensive game when all consentration would normally be on the game and not on the chanting. Imo.

Nice undermining of the club's case there.

Just for clarity: the crime is not the fault of the victim, but of those who committed the crime.