It matters if the disciplinary panel back the idiot up.

It makes no difference with the disciplinary panel, if anything it goes for Pauli as they take the on field punishment as part of the punishment so you might just see a "Card sufficient". That said, even if he had put it on report I doubt he would of picked a ban up for it.

I think my main point is this referee gets so many big decisions wrong. The sin binning in the first half was a joke as well. If he was a doctor he'd be struck off!

Definite intent for me.

Neither yellow was a yellow imo even though letter of law would justify the inept ref. I have more problem with both of those decision than the Pauli red. Thought Hicks last night and our friend tonight had very mixed 80s. That's being polite.

Yeah he defo intended to tackle him

I'm surprised Kendall made it onto the pitch tonight. I thought you lot might have lynched him in the changing rooms after his attempt to cheat his beloved Hudds to a win against you the other week

Yep your spot on, nothing wrong with a shoulder charge, coupled with a swinging arm, proper text book tackle.

One of us needs our eyes testing... And it ain't me

If I had ever been good enough to play at that level I would have been delighted to make a tackle like that! It wasn’t late it wasn’t high it wasn’t a shoulder charge & it put Abdull flat on the floor. What more could a coach ask for (& I’m a rovers fan) also neither of the yellows were even a penalty I thought the ref got a lot wrong tonight, not his best game.

The tragedy is it wasn't his worst either! The guys incompetent

Wow.

It was not a shoulder or a swinging arm (and I'm baffled as to how it could be both at the same time), nor contact with the head.

Firstly let's not detract from what an utterly shambolic, embarassing capitulation that was from Salford (my team). Neither decision decided the game (although the first contributed to a huge momentum swing).

However, both were disgraceful decisions from an absolute joke of a ref. Brilliant tackle and quick thinking from Atkin to stop a try and rip the ball all in one movement so a penalty was harsh enough but the yellow was just clueless officiating (the TJ needs to take just as much of the blame).

And the PP sending off? Marginally late, not high, no contact with head, not dangerous. So yeah, straight red is the obvious decision.

Take nothing away from Rovers though. Decent team this year who are much better than the sum of their parts. Unfortunately Salford are the polar opposite. Yes the injury list is horrendous but no desire, no structure and dare I say it, Leigh might just have a lifeline.

absolute joke of a ref
Sums him up perfectly

The Chris Atkins decision was worse than the Paul Paulie sending off, but both were wrong. Brilliant effort from Atkins, Salford should have come away with the ball, but Kendall thought otherwise.