Indeed - it's one thing the RFL dropping the "home town" rule for its referees, who are after all full time employees of the RFL.

Clearly it believes the volunteers on its disciplinary panels can be trusted to be similarly impartial.

Correct me if I'm remembering this incorrectly but weren't Colin Clarke and Alan McInnes unceremoniously sacked and dumped as a Wigan coaching team? Replaced by Graeme Lowe who brought great success to the club.

it will be a joke if its not overturned, tomkins did far worse and the other spear tackle was worse than dannys so how can the same type of tackle result in a slap on the wrist and a 1 match ban.they do want a wigan saints final.and yet people think leeds get let off the hook by the disciplinary panel.

Just text my contact at rfl to tell them to be more subtle if they dont want leeds v saints game in final.

So do we know what time the hearing is and when we find out?

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Last week Eddie told us on Boots'n'all during the programme that Radfords ban had been 'lifted' on appeal. I am sure we will hear something similar tonight. Hope he gets the ban lifted as it would give me great entertainment looking on the pies forum tonight.
We (our household) have always said that the people on the committee should not sit on it if they have a 'vested interest' if you know what I mean in home town players etc. It causes too much friction among fans and we have enough of that already.

Do you know what, it wouldn't actually be so bad if it was just one of a threesome. At least that way you are not a majority.

But to have two on the same panel, is just taking the pish.

I agree that Tomkins has been very fortunate but the decision on Buderus is fair enough. Tansey got sent off and a 2 game ban for a similar spear a few weeks ago. Radford SOS is fair enough when you consider the individuals disciplinary record plus the fact that it cost his club 4th place and ultimately their chances.
I agree that wigan do seem to have the rub of the green though recently in this regard.

the fact he cost his club 4th spot has bollox all to do with anything

The appeal panel is always made up of three completely different people to the original disciplinary panel. They have a published rota and therefore the panels are decided in advance. Buderus could well find that an ex Leeds player with the surname Butt could be on todays appeals panel... it works both ways sometimes!