Nathan Brown

Quote: MjM "Your faux mourning for a golden age when Leeds were more virtuous than any other club is funny but also a fairly transparent and easily dismissed rhetorical device. You'll be telling us "Leeds used to be my second team" next.

No i would never put Leeds in as my second team ( you would always be after Catalans, Quins and Crusaders), i have however, enjoyed watching the free flowing and entertaining rugby you have played along with Wigan Wire and Saints. That is why i enjoy watching the Giants more not just because we no longer lose by 50 points but we are more entertaining to watch.

But funnier still is your myopic view of the Bailey situation and the apparent innocence of Huddersfield in everything. For me, Bailey took on Brown, the first punches per se were landed pretty much simultaneously and both should have gone. The [ipoor little Kevin[/i argument stands up to no scrutiny whatsoever, especially since the penalty was given in Bailey's favour. O'Donnell's sending off was as textbook as they come - he ran in to cause trouble, automatic red card. 'Softcock' Bailey's ability to land purer and harder punches than his opponents once it's on is, frankly, not really relevant.

Well if you look at the video you will see that your account is incorrect, Brown tried to push Bailey off and then Bailey punched him. Brown retaliated ( after that he did lose it completetley). I have no problem with LOD sending off. The fact that you fully admit that Bailey threw and landed punches whilst O'Donnell did not would suggest that Bailey should be in more trouble when it comes to the beak.

I had the pleasure of speaking to Thaler for ten minutes post-game and his view of the various bits of Huddersfield niggle were enlightening, as was his version of Bailey ("they all want to punch him" which ties in with everything Leeds fans say about this penalty-winning machine). I got the impression that whoever did that trip on a Leeds player at the SE end of the ground shortly thereafter was very lucky as Thaler was reluctant to put Hudds down to 10 men.'"

Well after Thaler completely lost control of the game, i am sure he was looking for someone to talk too after the game ended.. As for Thaler saying everyone wants to punch bailey then maybe the refs have now wised up that his niggling, dirty, or foul behaviour is what cuases other players to want to punch him. If the refs were clued up to penalise Bailey then maybe everyone would not want to punch him.