what a bl**dy shambles, i was more tired watching that than what i was driving the 600 mile plus round trip. I was so bored so digusted, it beggars belief, and to think that robes comitted that foul, really only wasting times,and in doing so got himself sent off, why try and run the clock down when you are 18 ahead, and only 9/10 minutes to go, and against a team like Widnes who were at that point were demorilised any way, totally stupid.

We are so dam lucky to be in the draw for next round, but any more like that and we will soon be out.

In all fairness Child's didn't have a choice. I believe it is written that the minimum punishment for that type of foul play is an immediate Sin Bin.

I agree with SaintsFan.

Correct.

Sin bin is the punishment for such a foul. But if we are to get our priorities right in relative terms - if the punishment for slowing a 20 metre tap down is a sin bin, then a purposeful belt around the head with the forearm should be penalised with a red card, ten match ban and a four week jail sentence.

I'm not saying it shouldn't have been a sin binning as the laws currently stand, I'm stating that the laws are botched. Players are regularly getting attacked to the head every week and nothing gets done about it other than a penalty from time to time. The fact that some acts of foul play have been deemed 'professional' (full of contradictions the usage for that term, but we'd be here all month) shouldn't make a jot of difference as it's blanket term, each incident should be treated on merit by its affect on the game and the players safety.

Definitely a binning, he was a clown.

I wonder, though, whether his binning was a symptom of, rather than the cause of, our capitulation. Maybe he felt the team needed that extra few seconds to set a decent line as he knew Widnes were coming home with a wet sail?

st pete, your just taking the pi$$, i cant believe that anyone who has been involved in RL for so many years does not understand some of the BASIC rules, please tell me your having a laugh.....please

happened a few years ago in the semi wigan v catalan, i think stacey jones tapped a ball going for a wigan 20 meter restart and got the yellow, you do it and the ref see's it then it has to be a sin bin simple as.

james child didnt help matters when as said above nothing happens with alot out head high tackles, this is what gets to most fans / players.

the rules are right, if you let players do what roby did with out a sin bin then the game will be slowed down and ruined, the refs just need to do a better job looking after players and sort out high shots leading with elbows etc