As an FC fan it is not often (if ever) I agree with Neil Hudgell, but on this occasion he's absolutely bang on the money. The sad thing is that he'll likely get no support from his fellow chairmen or directors of other clubs, the players union will say nowt and the fans will be completely ignored or at best passed off as not understanding the game.

Blake Solly's statement in respect to the disciplinary process being widely regarded as the envy of other major sports is a downright lie, I've had some experience of Red Hall disciplinary meetings at an amateur level and they are a joke. You have Hicks running around like he owns the place and treating everyone like they are dogsheite, the panel members are so out of touch it is embarrassing. The whole process stinks and should have been updated years ago.

The game of rugby league is evolving, unfortunately the morons at Red Hall are unable to keep the pace, so their natural instinct is to restrain it and pull it back. All this after the successful world cup should have seen us forging ahead.

Sorry, but I've just about had my time with the professional side of the sport, it is not the product it was. Time to walk away and concentrate solely on amateur Rugby League.

Well you have done a very good job of exaggerating everything I said and seemed to get the wrong end of the stick.
With me saying “we” I would be surprised if you could find anyone who didn’t agree that those two tackles should have had the same punishment.
I also didn’t make any point for fans to be on the panel for disciplinary. It was in general that the RFL don’t listen to fans on any matters that would affect them.

You didn't read the thread about it then? Plenty disagreed. Like on any given incident.


So your comment is just meaningless, then. And you don't propose any particular mechanism by which the RFL could "listen to the fans" in any particular way.

Can you at least give an example of where the RFL has not "listened to the fans"? I mean, I am asking for just one example. The question isn't loaded, I am just interested in what you mean when you say this, because I can't immediately think of any single instance where a unanimous "fans' voice" has spoken to the RFL but been "not listened to".

He will need a good lawyer. For all that I find myself agreeing with him. Never thought the day would come.

That doesn't mean his aggrievance doesn't need addressing, not that he needs educating in the error of his ways.

It's all good slapping a fine on someone, but if they aren't sure what they've done, or don't believe what they did was wrong, they're gonna do it again!

Nobody seems to know how this system works.

@drmarwānK?

I had to look that up to see if it was a parody account, and I'm still not sure!