Why isnt it? Last time I checked this was a public forum, meaning I am allowed to air my views. So because I am not from St Helens, I am not allowed to contribute? Is that why you are saying?

yes
the old yorkshire cricketer maurice leyland when replying to a question from a southerner asking why the roses matches were so intense he said "does tha come from yorkshire ?" er no "well then does tha come from lancs?" er,m no"well then lad keep tha nose out then its nowt to do wi thee".
in other words support your home town team

It seems Andy Wilson at the Guardian is a Bailey fan as well........ "It verged on anarchy at times, particularly after a high tackle by the Leeds prop Ryan Bailey on Maurie Fa'asavalu which incensed the Saints players and supporters. Bailey was not even penalised and Fa'asavalu had to be helped from the field spitting blood" And then... "Mick Potter was diplomatic about ­Bailey's behaviour, which included some ­distasteful taunting when Fa'asavalu lay on the ground, but he left little doubt that he expects action to be taken by the Rugby Football League's video review panel on Monday. "Maurie's got a jaw injury and he got cleanly knocked out, so there was ­contact to the head there" " www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/ma ... lens-leeds Mind you, I suppose it's hardly a surprise that a paper which consistently squeezes RL articles in at the back of its sports supplement, almost as an after-thought, would choose someone who hasn't got the first clue about the subject in hand to cover it!

It seems Andy Wilson at the Guardian is a Bailey fan as well........ "It verged on anarchy at times, particularly after a high tackle by the Leeds prop Ryan Bailey on Maurie Fa'asavalu which incensed the Saints players and supporters. Bailey was not even penalised and Fa'asavalu had to be helped from the field spitting blood" And then... "Mick Potter was diplomatic about ­Bailey's behaviour, which included some ­distasteful taunting when Fa'asavalu lay on the ground, but he left little doubt that he expects action to be taken by the Rugby Football League's video review panel on Monday. "Maurie's got a jaw injury and he got cleanly knocked out, so there was ­contact to the head there" " www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/ma ... lens-leeds Mind you, I suppose it's hardly a surprise that a paper which consistently squeezes RL articles in at the back of its sports supplement, almost as an after-thought, would choose someone who hasn't got the first clue about the subject in hand to cover it!

Brilliant Performance From Ryan Bailey On Friday, Every Team Would Love To Have A Ryan Bailey Who Can Get Up The Backs Of The Opposition Aswell As Putting Himself Around The Park, An Excellent Tackle On One Of Super Leagues Most Overrated Players Aswell...

I Thought That Myself, He Was Terrific...

That's A Bit Harsh All He Did Was Clean Out Your "Hardman Impact Prop!" Legally May I Add...

Andy Wilson seems to have completely lost the plot. Assuming he ever knew what it was.

He's just a sad wigan fan with nothing to write about!!

32 pages. Sterling effort.

What a strange comment.

I have yet to find even a Saints fan who thinks that the challenge was illegal in any way.

Maybe Mr WIlson (who reads RLFans) can justify his strange comments on here ?

The bigger picture here is that Wilson's slant on the match does it no real justice - in reality, it was a cracking game, played at high speed and high skill level by the two best teams in the country by far, and as such was a great advert for the game in general. According to Wilson though, it seems that the most notable aspect of the game was the supposed violence, with Leeds obviously being the main perpetrators. Ironic really, given that Gilmour's OTT attack on Smith after being pushed out of the way, and Graham and co's pathetic reaction to Bailey fairly and squarely putting their overrated mate on his ar$e (not to mention Graham's "3rd man in cheapshot!") were by far the biggest examples of poor discipline throughout the match!

It's clueless reporting like this which does us and the game in general no favours whatsoever. If Wilson does indeed browse through these pages, I would love to hear his justification for reporting events in a manner which few, not even most Saints fans, seem to agree with.

He wouldn't try and justify it because then he'd have to out himself as the pathetic jealous wigan fan that he is.
Like you say his poxy report does this match or our sport any justice at all but should we be surprised???