No, not part of the presentation. They have scientifically proven that Smith was techncially offside.

But we'll not make an issue of it, whats done is done.

AutoCad actually and I can assure they are straight and the vertical line is true vertical and starts at the vanishing point of the two lines drawn over the 10m and try line. The line I drew, as best and as honestly as I thought, on Smith's foot also meets the exact same vanishing point.

I did take that original photo from someone else, but I do understand that is the where Bentham froze the picture to use as his reference to make his decision.

I am also lead to believe (although I have not seen it) that the BBC technicians thought the exact opposite of the Sky technicians!!!
Go figure eh!!!

Maybe they should meet in the car park and have it out!

Scientifically proven? That's a hell of a claim. Or could it be that they're trying to wring the last drop of controversy out of the incident? I know which my money'd be on

It is also quite a strange word to use in the circumstances... scientifically proven! It would have been better had the word geometrically proven or even mathematically proven, but scientificaly proven!!!

Have Sky invented a new science and produced an on-side/off-side litmus paper!

It has everything to do with Sky wanting to keep the buzz going and the BBC also wanting to keep the buzz going by taking the opposite 'scientific' view.

It was a very close call that could have gone either way, Bentham and Ganson and the RFL did not have it in for you and Bentham opinion on a very tight call was different to yours... accept it and move on!

Laptops at dawn.

Thats fine by me.

Do a perspective correction in photoshop. It is offside but by far less than I imagined e.g. cm. I do think this is one area Rugby Union has a better and much clearer ruling but then I suppose kicking all the time they have to.

Are you talking to yourself there?

Not the "official" language ie the current rule book...not one that Saints fans have invented to suit their arguement.

Has I keep pointing out on The Entertainers forum the winning margin was 8 points...

That sounds about right!

I agree though that had that final try not been allowed things may well have been different. Our heads would not have gone down. We still had a fighting chance and because our heads would not have gone down we may well have found what it takes to score again.

Better still, of course, would have been had Meli not had his first brainfart. That is what really began the rot.

I do hope Meli totally screws up his visa next time around. I don't want to see him in a red vee again.

Obviously....

here here just before half time went into the sheds with their heads up, we went in on a downer, and then the start we had, said it all