As clear cut a sending off as you will see.

I agree with the BBC commentary team, there was nothing malevolent about it, it was just simply brain poop. I've been there myself as a player, tripping a show pony stand-off after he had put the ball down for a try

I think that was best shown by the way Leeds players were almost commiserating as he walked off the pitch. He had to go, but I think sending-off sufficient should be Red Hall's decision.

Quite so. Saturday's offence wasn't a trip though.

Ok then, 'playing keepie-uppie with Rob Burrow' is a sending off offence, even if you only do one.

Lee Smith should've received a yellow for his blatant off the ball shoulder charge. Crusaders should've received a penalty at the very least. He could've very very easily pulled out of that challenge. Just no need.

A lot of talk of the sending off and quite right the much worse Bryant challenge. But nothing mentioned about the Richard Moore one on Senior, where Senior looked at Ganson and laughed saying "you gotta be kidding". I would like to see that challenge again, because at full speed with it looks a really bad intended challenge to the head on Senior.

While acknowledging your general perception of Smith (who I thought had a good game overall at full-back) I have to agree re the challenge on Kear (?) after his kick down the line. A minimum of a penalty to Crusaders went begging there and arguably it was deserving of a spell in the sin-bin. Ganson is just another poor referee, although I liked his 'don't worry about that, don't you think I've got enough .....' before issueing a warning on the run to Schifkofske about packing down correctly at the base of the scrum.

That said Ganson did notice Smith holding down as Leeds continue to concede a penalty a week while in possession.

Smith did exactly what he should have at that point in the game.

And Ganson to Sinfield after Smith kicked the ball away after a knock on "Which was my fault, apparently".

He never seems to notice when rat boy holds onto a player every time he's tackled does he,mind you none of the other refs spot it either.

Was it also Smith that turned a scrum into a penalty for booting the ball away? Again, no need. He's arrogant. That's my main problem. He acts as if he thinks the rules don't apply to him (he's not the only one before you all start!).

With the deliberate and constant holding down, blatant shoulder charge that luckily didn't result in us having to play with 12 and handing them the boost they needed, needlessly kicking the ball away resulting in a penalty, and letting the ball bounce on far to many occasions, he did have two moments of above-averageness.

In summary; two moments of above-averageness, several moments of below-averageness = another average Lee Smith performance.

The trouble with ganson is he loves himself and loves to be centre of attention.

On sending off at the game I straight away thought sending off,watching it back today wasn't too much in it, Bryant challenge was worse.

Slightly OT but Bryant reminds me a bit of the guy from "The goonies?" not a looker