Quote: Saddened! "It's hard to argue now that we're not being treated on a different scale to the other teams. I guess it's the (rather unprofessional) reaction to the Knowles appeal last year. We embarassed them, so have a year of being targeted by referees and the panel alike. It'll do Wellens' rotation for him though as he's unlikely to ever need to rotate anyone as they'll be getting suspended for anything all year.'"
You have had favourable treatment for years, all that's happened, is that you're now being treated the same as everyone else.
Everyone has had bad calls and everyone gets the same inconsistencies with the disciplinary panel. Historically this has mostly been saints players getting lesser bans for the same offence (see makinson vs Lineham squirrel grip bans), or even saints players getting bans overturned where other clubs get an extra game for being frivolous with appeals, like we had with oliver holmes last season. We had a 7 game ban issued before the season started, yet we are being given favourable treatment? It's never your fault is it? Referees are giving out more penalties and 6 against and your players aren't adapting. Saints will still win it this season, don't worry.