Yeah, I always enjoy reading them to be fair. I remember Joel Tomkins smashing someone with a forearm and arguing that he had bumped someone off before by promoting the ball, and the only reason he caught the guy in the face this time is that he was smaller. He didn't win that one.

On the one hand, there is blatant lying, and on the other hand he was never going to say "yeah i squished him good", so i guess you should always aim somewhere in the middle.

I have no problem with Leeds defending Ferres. It is best not to start taking the 'high moral ground' in these matters. Everyone deserves a defence.

I think Shaun Wane handled the situation, after the game, perfectly. Though it beggars belief that Ollie was pushed out there in the second half (I don't know who that was down to). Anyway, for once, he didn't inflame the situation, he didn't annoy the other coach, and he didn't annoy the RFL.

Let's just hope it doesn't effect Gildart in the long term, because the injury sounds horrific.

Ferres to consider appealing the length of his ban.

And cue outrage....

I agree he should appeal the length of the ban..........so it can be increased.

Not really, he plays for Leeds and him and the clubs priority will be to look after themselves.

It could've been 8 games and he still wouldn't miss as many as Gildart and a ban for him won't benefit us in any way so I'm not overly fussed. I'd like to know why it wasn't a red card on the night more to the point. It was obviously seen by the officials and I'd have thought he'd have walked.

Nearly 3 years to the day that he tried to break Jonny Lomax' neck:
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5 game ban for that also, and does anyone want to guess what he did? Ah yes, he tweeted another empty apology:


This guy is just scum, pure and simple.

I read an article by Phil Clarke yesterday on Sky Sports, he said he didn't think there was any intent by Ferres because he couldn't believe that any player would want to intentionally hurt another, and I somewhat agreed with him, until I watched the tackle again.

The fact that Gildart was almost flat on his back and tackled, and Ferris then decides to pick him up again, shows there was clear intent. Couple this with the fact that it was straight after the little scuffle between Isa and Golding and it's obvious he was fired up and wanted to rough up a lad half his size. Indefensible.

You think Wigan did that re Flower? In sport because it isn't a court case there comes a time when you have to admit guilt (or should) and if you don't you get a bigger penalty. Which is why Ferres should have got the full 8. It is not as if he doesn't have previous form for dirty play.

We hung Flower out to dry over that incident.