Exactly. The pressure is obviously mounting and cracks are starting to appear, McManus shouldn’t be making such embarrassing/childish comments talk about sour grapes. To claim a ‘death threat’ as a publicity stunt is beyond idiotic, seriously hope the RFL take stern and decisive actions again him for bringing the game into disrepute.

RFL statement. https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55 ... me-article

RFL statement. https://www.rugby-league.com/article/55 ... me-article

They should throw the book at him.

Can you imagine a certain TV programme still being aired....

"... and it was clear to EVERYONE in the stadium, AND at home, that our man got his hand on the ball, so it WAS a try, and we've been robbed. It's SO, SO unfair.
Add to this, the SHAMEFUL publicity stunt, about a death threat. They've even met up, afterwards, and shared a pot of tea and a plate of custard creams, AND had a photo opportunity to put their VILE propaganda. It's wrong on so many levels.
Rest assured, I've contacted the European Court of Human Rights (before Brexit), and I've got the Pope, Kofi Annan, and Bono on speed dial. I just hope SOMETHING can be done to combat the blatant anti St Helens bile, we're having to withstand. I just hope you and you programme can do something, Esther..... "."...... over to you, Cyril..... "

" I'm endebted to 17 men from Warrington, who put a bunch of self entitled wan..... "

Eammon McManus - hang your head in shame.

Your comments are simply unacceptable and do you and St.Helens no credit whatsoever.

That is absolutely embarrassing. The club should really put reigns on him to protect the reputation and brand. While he is undoubtedly a brilliant leader of the club, having the new stadium with no debt and maintaining a level of success, he is at risk of causing serious damage to the public image of that brand he has helped to create.

Whoever proof read that, and signed it off should also consider themselves

So let me get this right , any other game and the knowles try/no try goes to video ref, at no other game can i remember the referee meeting fans and executive officers of a club a few days before a game finally a few weeks ago brian carney was slagging referees off ......hypocrisy springs to mind,. Mcmannus and mike coleman should call the rfls bluff , i doubt the rfl have either the cash or the bottle to take them on in court

What was McManus expecting. At best it would be “the ref made a mistake... but nowhere near as many as your team”.

Just a point but Saints are in debt for the stadium. It may not officially be for that but according to the accounts in 2017 they owed £13m to “related parties” and a further £7m to other creditors.
I’m not saying that’s a particularly bad thing or anything they e got a cracking stadium from it but they do owe money because of it.

My thought as well was that was no-one checking this stuff before it was published? Where’s the media officer initially and then surely the other board members, commercial/marketing directors etc would be involved with something like that.

As a rugby fan through and through and having called referees all my life as we all do this is an absolute disgrace. Macmanus is a bitter and twisted man. In fairness he’s done Warrington a huge favour because if you meet saints in the playoffs which undoubtedly you will there’s only one winner now!! I can’t wait to see Wolfie walking round the vape dome with his sack of sour grapes!!

Yet to hear from one Saints fan who thinks McManus has behaved like a bit of a bell - says it all really. An odd town with odd inhabitants.

No there are plenty embarrassed I've read...dozens.

Yep! Each time I drive through it, the theme music to ‘The League Of Gentlemen’ enters my head. It IS the real Royston Vasey...

...But with more jobseekers.

Can someone explain to me, how a referee meeting the representatives of the team of a death-threatening supporter means that said team becomes the referees’ favourite?

Surely he’d lean towards their non death-threatening opponents if any kind of bias WAS floating around the back of his head?

Twisted Saints logic once more. Spare me, and throw the book at these vile sore losers.

Warrington vs Saints has only had Hicks referee twice, and twice Warrington have won.

Just to wind the Saints fans and their conspiracy up more

The matches were;

Oct 4th 2018 Warrington 18 - 13 St Helens
Aug 24th 2019 Warrington 18 - 4 St Helens

Both times it was 3 tries to 1 as well.

I don't know who is more nuts, Flat Earthers or Saints fans.