Was good to be able to watch as a neutral and make my mind up without it affecting my team and my conclusion is that Hudds first was a try as was Kings for you guys. I wouldn't have given the 2nd Hudds try so over all they tend to cancel each other out.
One good thing about it all is that if all were given it would have still been a win for you lot so stops Hudds feeling cheated.

Is Phil even from Warrington? Sure I read he's from Leigh but is just based in Warrington? Was he a Wire fan?

Every time he's involved in one of our matches all we get from the opposition is "can't believe Bentham can ref Wire " and such. Watching the game back and even the commentator managed to throw in a sly dig saying something like "it's worth noting the video ref is Phil Bentham" after he disallowed a Huddersfield try.

the doublemovement was a try his arm never touched the ground but it doesnt matter

watch it again his elbow touchs terra firma but have seen them given, look at carvells his arm doesnt touch the ground and mometum doesnt stop

sorry saddened but that's horse. This was a text book example of obstructing a defender, bridge didn't go to tackle anyone, he was part of the defensive line that was sliding towards the touchline followg the ball and the dummy runner ran into him, then realised he'd ed up and put his hands in the air, meanwhile we're left with two defenders and a big gap next to briers which the ball carrier then feinted towards wrong footing briers and catching him in two minds.

WELL SAID

i thought the calls against us especially were very harsh and in a normal SL game would probably have been given 8 times out of 10 but saying that it wasn't his fault that we lost but had we had more luck with the ([sizelancashire[/size) officials it could have been different

The Bridge 'taken out' one, that's a penalty all day long. You prevent him making a tackle, as a result you don't slide and you get caught on an overlap that wouldn't have existed, penalty.

The double movement I would've give in all honesty.

I thought the 'double movement' one was a try as well as Kingy's.

All I seem to have read both on the forums, and in the media, is how hard done to Huddersfield were.

Nowhere does there seem to be any mention of Kings 'no try' which I think could easily have gone our way. The possession that lead to Huddersfields first try came from a two man ball steal on Carvell. The possession that lead to Huddersfields second 'no try' came from Brett Hodgson fielding the ball in goal - watch it again and I'm pretty certain that he had one foot in the field of play when he took the ball on the run, and Huddersfield were clearly offside when the tap was taken. I have seen many references to Andersons knock-on when fielding his charge down - I saw it as coming off his toes. One media report, may have been the Telegraph, comments on how Bentham didn't look at the knock-on totally oblivious to the fact there were two more play the balls before Mathers scored.

Despite clearly being the better team and deserved winners, the blinkered view, not only from other fans but parts of the media too, is starting to leave a slightly sour taste in the mouth.

ok hudds you win you can have that try now lets see the score hudds 22 wire 25 same result? so whats point moaning you lost cause ya bottled it end of now go concentrate on your playoffs although you may get to final but again you wont win it as you aint got any big game players

unlike 99.9% of wire fans you come across as a d!ck


like i said on another day all 3 of those disallowed tries would be given, lunt's was extremely harsh,hodgson's debatable as it could be judged that bridge made a bad call, king's was a 2 on 1 ball steal, however the argument that leroy had control and possession is the debatable issue.

still its chip paper now,as the song goes "whatever will be will be"

the double movement for me was very dubious..at 1st i thought defo try..seeing the replay i still thought try...the bridge one was never a try you simply cant take players out like that...defo no try...yes we did av the rub of the green (for once)...thankfully these decisions never really settled the outcome....