It doesn't matter what the team talk was about, you cannot beat a team of the standard that Catalans are with officials acting like tonight's ones did.

Bentham was in my opinion an absolute disgrace and it appears to me that there is a conspiracy of some kind to ensure that if possible Catalan reach the play offs by whatever means at the expense of any other team.


If I had carried out my job as Bentham and the officials carried out their's I would be on a disciplinary, as three Catalans scores came from incidents where Salford should have had possession and no coach or team can play or coach against bad decisions such as we saw tonight.

The officials were inept to say the least, for instance Salford are in possession with a play the ball, Bentham says move, Catalans do not move but hang on, Benttham says play on and this happened throughout the match.

All I ask is that Stuart Cummings views a video of the match and takes it from there.

Phil Bentham.
I was pleased with the Salford performance tonight despite the result, it may not of been pretty but it was at least a team effort, something we`ve not seen since the Saints game.
Pretty much agree with the other posters regarding some of Phil Benthams decisions.
I was pretty agrieved at the challenge on Mark Henry/McGilvray ? am i right in thinking he put the that on report and then gave Catalan the head and feed at the scum ?.( I was spitting feathers etc and only came down from orbit when the scrum had formed)

I don't know which is more frustrating for me. Not being in a position to see the team in the flesh this season or hanging on you guys to tell it the way it was during the game.

I have to say that when some of you guys post remarks about poor/strange reffing then I find out it was Mr Bentham tonight I think that is about par for the course.

I find Bentham very frustrating to watch reffing (for all the other SL sides as well as us).

He appears to miss the obvious things and then pulls a one-off decision for petty stuff like incorrect play the ball/moving off the mark etc.

As for his video reffing that has been on the TV this year: it just smacks of over caution and incompetence. The time this bloke takes over judging the obvious should be sending us to sleep.

Mr Bentham started ok (reffing us v Catalan away I think), and has got progressively worse since. There is also quite a lot of arrogance crept into his reffing too.

I never thought I would be saying "come back Steve Ganson all is forgiven".

I think Ben Thaler is a cocky turd too just for the record. I'm certainly no ref hater but maybe Justin Morgan was right.

Back to the point of an uninspiring half time team talk, I couldn't agree more.
You only have to look at our recent second half performances to see that the right things arent being said at half time after we start the game so well.

Another great lead.. then boom we seem to fall asleep.

I dont think for one minute the lads under performed or didn't give a 100%. I was rearly impressed how much were coming on but its as if other teams coaches figure us out in the first half then they go in at half time and say the right things.

I know for a fact McCrae tends to bring the mood down at half time I just hope the lads can carry this effort into our last few games.

PS I thought the shed was much more lively an supportive tonight and hope it continues. We need to get behind the players and give them the support they deserve.

You have to give Catalans some credit....they are a great second half team.

Anyone remember the Challenge Cup 4th round this year - Bradford were 26-0 up with 37 minutes remaining and lost 40-38.

you play the position officials put you in, bad decitions by officials effect the flow of the game and the result in the end.

Catalans always come good second half.
Also did you see the players on their bench, all huge forwards.
We had a fired up committed team coming at a depleted tired team, only one winner there.

The officials had f*ck all to do with the outcome of the game.

u serious
absolutely shockin the officials where last night

the fact is we dint fall asleep in the second half we show the same commitment and passion as in the 1st half and if you have ever played rugby league defending 5 sets one after another with the pack catalans have got would definitely take it out of you... and you name me one player in the 17 man squad whos performance and attitude disappointed you did u not stay till the end and clap the players off u not see the look on there face they was absolutely GUTTED!!!

I totally agree with that we dont perform for 80 minutes fact an official gives penalties for what he sees and are disapline is poor the team and coach only have them selves to blame a good team would move on at 12 nil up and go on and win the game we do th opposite

Oh, OK. We didn't fall asleep. We didn't allow Catalans back into the game. Catalans themselves didn't come good in the second half. It was all down to that nasty referee and his assistants. Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways.

Disagree with you there gt, and im sick to death of these people who are so up there own as**s that they dont know a good game of rugby and say its our falt that we didnt win , if you thought that salford went to sleep in the second half then you need to stay out the willows club or not drink so much, because after most of our games you have chatted some sh*t and usualy i just laugh at your post , but man if you thought that bentham was ok last night then you realy are the prat i think you are. lol