the line should be at the bottom not top

Spot on, but it was called a 9

...And fatty is trusted to write articles in a RL publication?

Bit embarrassing.

has anybody got a pic of the bradford number when it was drawn out ??????

He's a 3 button man,and uses every one.
What a dope

So basically the game beforehand needs to be replayed as a blatant drop goal was missed and now the draw needs to be done as if I follow it correctly it should be us playing Bradford at Barton not Widnes. Not sure if playing Bradford would be an easier game.

Wonder if the RFL will fine itself for these cock ups as heavily as they did us for accidentally having 14 players on the pitch for a few seconds.

Oh wait its the RFL, heads in the sand time.

Obviously,Widnes are affected because they would have had Catalans at home.
Their board says that the RFL won't change it and they seem fairly relaxed

I already have a reply from the RFL , already ...
they are battening down the hatches , called me a conspiracy theorist,
apparently they claim there was a line below the number 9 ,
wrote asking for clarification. If anything it proves they need New Balls ...

Im waiting for the BBC to put the match and the draw on the Iplayer but as yet its not there, ???????

I wonder why?????

Are the BBC with the RFL editing the bits they dont want us to see?????

Including the drop goal for hudds, that everybody saw go over, apart from the ref?????????????

Hopefully saints will get hamered by leeds in the next round.

I bet widnes would be kicking up a stink if bradford had drawn , swinton, keighley or sheffield, but because they have got cats there not.

I think the whole draw should be done again live on tele with all the balls having the teams names on them, if i rem rightly salfords number used to be number 21 in the old days when you kept the number you were given season after season.

Besides the drop goal Huddersfield should also have had a penalty for a voluntary tackle right on the hooter.

He knows he cocked up, never seen a ref leave the field so quickly.

This just in from the RFL, "the numbers had just been re painted and his nail smudged it" there you go folks definitely a 6.....

rlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/26916758rl

its on the BBC website now and I must say the photo of the balls they have shown to prove there is no mix up look nothing like the ones in the actual draw shown in middlemans post



but what i find Amazing is this quote from the RFL regardinng "twitter fuss"...



no one is saying Murphy and schofield are involved in a cover up or conspiracy. I get the idea most people are saying the RFL have cocked up which to be fair happens a lot so it's hardly a scandalous accusation.

To be fair I did tweet this to Martin Saddler when I first saw the report & pictures:

"@MartynSadler Clearly down to Gary Schofield and his dislike of Salford LOL"

So perhaps it's all my fault?

you decide? are they the same No. 9 ball ?? it's odd .