As a Bradford fan who was at the game I was going to post exactly this incident. It was utterly bizarre. As you say Neil Summers was literally nowhere near the try line.

Whitfield was having a funny old game though and by the time Bradford were given a penalty try the wakey fans were going a bit mental. In fact the decisions had so flustered one woman that she turned to me and started to slap at my shoulders (seriously weird). I was only 14 and it was the first away game I'd been to with just mates so it sticks in my memory for Whitfield and the unusual fan.

That was the year after our own 5m forward pass that started our comeback against you Ganson was stood about a yard away and gave the try I’m sure he was evening things up after his mistake

This was the example I was going to give! I was sat on the upper tier with my lad. The FC fan next to us needed a new pair of sunnies as his went flying over the balcony and to this day I still don't know how we didn't follow them!!





I remember looking at my lad and saying, "Karma's a b*tch son, karma's a b*tch"

Strange that Ganson is involved in both. Incompetent doesn't come near to describing him. And now they've put him in charge of the referees. Only in Superleague!!!!!

I seem to remember Leeds getting the benefit of a decision by Mr Hebblethwaite in the 1968 Challenge Cup Final.

Mine are both Ian Smith in Saints derbies at the JJB


2004 - we knock on whilst attacking the line. Lockers inexplicably opts to pat the ball upwards into Ade Gardners' hands rather than diving on it. Ian Smith is too quick to the whistle and blows a knock on as Gardener is going the full length. There is probably worse than that, but you don't tend to remember the ones that go your way.

2005 - Terry Newton knocks out Lee Gilmour and breaks Sean Long's jaw but stays on the field. Meanwhile, they get two sin bins for minor infringements. Saints, minus Long, became the first side to finish top of the league and not make the final, losing to both grand finalists by 3 and 5 points in the play offs with a 17 year old Moore, then a 19 year old out of position Roby deputising at scrum half. I think Newton cost them both the final and the trophy to be honest, when really he should have been sent off well before he got to Long.

I was going to mention that too! Early 90s for Bradford Northern. Neil Summers (our stand off that day Vastman) seemed to drop the ball about 3m from the line yet the try was given. Completely bizarre.

Whitfield was capable of some bizarre reffing at times.

There was nothing wrong with it.

Russell Smith has still never been forgiven by wire fans for giving wigan an imaginary penalty on the hooter in the early 90s. Scores were tied at 6-6 and that point would've seen wire crowned champions that season. No wonder the little git went scurrying off to Australia.

1989 title decider at Naughton Park. Wigan looked the better side all first half, a couple of minutes before half time we throw the ball around, Mike O'Neill makes a half break for us and in contact just throws the ball forward. Darren Wright kicked it ahead and Offiah pounced for a try. Holdsworth must have decided Wigan had won enough, and to let somebody else win something so totally ignored it. It got us back in the game only trailing 10-12 at ht. We scored first second half and went on to be crowned champs. As an aside, in the same game I saw the greatest try I've ever seen live, Offiah's hat trick try where he left Mark Preston for dead and rounded Hampson in the corner. A bit better than how we've done this year. Not sure if we are allowed to post youtube links but you can see the Mike O'Neill touchdown pass here, around the 12 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTayd_n_s_4

1989 title decider at Naughton Park. Wigan looked the better side all first half, a couple of minutes before half time we throw the ball around, Mike O'Neill makes a half break for us and in contact just throws the ball forward. Darren Wright kicked it ahead and Offiah pounced for a try. Holdsworth must have decided Wigan had won enough, and to let somebody else win something so totally ignored it. It got us back in the game only trailing 10-12 at ht. We scored first second half and went on to be crowned champs. As an aside, in the same game I saw the greatest try I've ever seen live, Offiah's hat trick try where he left Mark Preston for dead and rounded Hampson in the corner. A bit better than how we've done this year. Not sure if we are allowed to post youtube links but you can see the Mike O'Neill touchdown pass here, around the 12 minute mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTayd_n_s_4

I have little memory but am sure it was more than a quarter of an inch.