The amount of effort you've put into defending Knowles across various forums and social media platforms is genuinely hilarious.

Jon Wilkin said during one sky game recently that it isn't intent that injures opposition players it's poor technique. If any player displays that it's Knowles. I can't remember other players finger pointing publically on this before but it does prove that unless he improves his game in that area he will find his future visits to the MRP producing longer and longer bans. Its up to him but its dreadful that any player faces long term injury because Knowles doesn't follow advice and learn from his previous experiences.

If saddened thinks McGilveray should be fined for having a 'bizarre' opinion on his and other player's safety and wellbeing, how did he feel about creepy Eamonn having an opinion on challenge cup final refereeing? Surely he should've been fined too.

It does seem like a criminal waste of his Easter holidays. In my day we would have been sent outside by our mums after breakfast and not allowed back in until dark.

Saints players injures opponent for 6 months and not even a penalty. Let that sink in, theres more evidence of past preferential treatment that you have enjoyed. Now, quite rightly a ban has been applied, the cannonball has been outlawed and the dropped hip needs to go as well.

That dissertation will be down graded, as incredibly, it omits any blame to be laid at the referee's door, who is clearly at fault for failing to shout held, in a far more timely manner.

No he didn't. Hohaia's career was ended by multiple blows and concussions over the length of his career of which Flower's was merely the last in a long line. The symptoms Hohaia had cannot be caused by a single blow as it is the result of tens, even hundreds, of small traumas over a sustained period. There's a very good paper prepared for the NFL available on this very subject if you're interested.

Unless you think Cooper's injury was caused by hundreds of smaller 'hip drop' tackles during his career, then they are very different animals Indeed.

Just read that Knowles could use the international game and a reserve game as part of his ban so in reality he only serves a game ban..if this is the case then should we use a reserve game for Philbin and dudson..anyone heard or read the same

Would not have thought that was allowed. Was thinking about it with McGuire’s ban could we have not used reserve fixtures. Also can’t see why Knowles should be selected for international duty while he is serving a ban.

Shirley any ban should relate to the competition that the offence was committed? If not everyone would be hastily arranging Get Out of Jail Free card games for the reserves in lieu of training

Where have you read that?

Didn’t Gil Dudson use something like the 3 Wales and a friendly in his suspension tally?