i'm sure I read a quote from Sam Tomkins saying something like "really !oh yes ive heard something about that.Idont know anything about it"

Wigan have acted correctly. The RFL may add another fine, but I hope that's it. Not worthy of a ban and I find the hysteria over anything this lad does way OTT. As I do when people demonise Bailey or last year when Wigan fans were really poor in their attitude to McGuire's injury. Playground rubbish. If and when England come over to Aus and Tomkins is in the team I'll cheer him extra loudly.

Just a cynical attempt to attempt to stop a ban from the rfl

Spot on. I just hope he plays better against the aussies than he did against us on Saturday.

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Yeah, Roy's fantastic company ...

Apart from setting up the greatest try ever seen at Wembley?

Indeed.

Does it relate to the gesture or also his petulent actions towards match officials simply doing their job ?

Would he have been fined / censured for the same incident, had it not been broadcast on national TV ?

Carried away much?

Greatest seen at the new Wembley maybe. Maybe.

I'd rate Offiah's as better myself but yes, he did set up a great try. Beyond that he was a lot less effective than I'd feared he might be. So I stand by my comment that I hope he plays a lot better against the aussies because that level of contribution is not going to be enough against a much stronger side.

Exactly where did I say that players should be treated differently?

You're being obtuse, clearly. Either that or you are thick.

I said the context warranted tougher action, not the player. It wouldn't have mattered who had flipped the vs on Saturday, I would be expressing the same view.

Sam Tomkins fine has been donated to the R.S.P.C.A. for all the cats and dogs that were kicked around Warrington and St. Helens by their bitter fans on Saturday afternoon.

I got my e-mail off to the RFL compliance manager this morning. I pointed out to him that the "Respect" campaign must work both ways, if fans are being banned and their clubs being fined for obscene gestures/chanting then the same must apply to errant players. A ban for Tomkins and a fine for Wigan for failure to control their players.

There's nothing really that funny in highlighting a player's inability to grasp the scoring system in RL. Who cares if he's Carol Vorderman as long as he helps England stuff the Aussies.

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I recall Keith Senior attracting a RFL ban based on his 'high profile' within the game. I disagreed with that decision (on that basis) then and I'd disagree with a ban for Tomkins now.