Where was this furore when the same standard of refereeing was on show for the saints versus castleford game? DP was roundly criticised and maligned as a moaner.

Difference here is that the Catalans coach didn't bitch and moan afterwards.

Because the decisions weren't as one-sided and Cas couldn't muster enough effort to score even a solitary try.

Silverwood is most definitely not from Leeds. His hilarious track record of mutual loathing with the Leeds team is quite well known, not least from when Keith Senior unsubtly let everyone know about it a bit to publicly after the shambles of the WCC back in 2010.

Good on him, has the balls to rladmit he had a poor game.rl Many wouldn't.

He had a poor game although not all of his and his team's mistakes favoured the Dragons.

But the point is still relevant that for all the wrong decisions made, the Dragons had the chance to defend them. On the whole they didn't defend them. The responsibility for the result was ultimately down to the two teams involved, and Saints were the stronger side throughout.

Every non-Saints fan wanted the Dragons to win. Sky wanted the Dragons to win. This year, it's all been about 'the story'. Well, the story is that Saints defied all the wishful thinking of the pundits and so-called neutrals and won. Not only did they win but they won comfortably.

Acute persicution complex or what!

I respect him for that and think most will.

It's when they try to justify clear mistakes that it gets my goat. Fair play to him.