Teams are guaranteed 2-3 penalties a game from him, when things go against him he throws his toys out of the pram and becomes petulant.

As a player he's going backwards.

Definitely.

On another note does anyone else find it odd that he is the only player charged with something out of every player in SL since the start of the Easter period?

In my view it was something and nothing and wholly unexceptional. If that was the worst piece of foul play over the entire weekend, well, I would be surprised...

Deserving of a ban, but not something i have not seen many times over the seasons..... No doubt this will be taken as support by the haters.

I'll reserve judgement until I watch it tonight

If he'd been any later he'd have fouled a Wakefield player.

I know he was late, just not sure if sin bin was sufficient until I watch it on tv.

I said at the time and on here afterwards he should have been binned. It simply wasn't necessary as he wasn't committed and could have easily avoided contact. He did go knee first but was sliding, he didn't drop directly on to of him. An EGP 1 match ban would be fair, if he decided to contest it he deserves what he gets. He does have previous for a similar incident in the GF too.

I just wish he would stop the petulance and concentrate on rugby, if he does he is a top class player. When things aren't going to plan he seems to react like a hormonal teenager.

He deserves a ban. You don't get much foul play from Farrell so I'm not going to criticise him too much. He's not easily rattled but when he's frustrated he lets it show far too much. EGP and 1 match which he can have no complaints about.

On the plus side, we've got quite a few players who are returning from injury and others who are showing good form. Assuming Farrell is an immediate pick along with Tomkins and Bateman, we've got Isa, Burke and Gregson fighting it out for a place on the bench, so Farrell's ban might ease a selection headache slightly.

I don't dispute the fact he is a good player and is a great "numbers" player for meters, carries and tackles.

I actually don't see too much nasty stuff in his play with the exception of the idiotic flop against Wire.

I also don't mind that he is prone to giving away a penalty or 2 most good forwards do especially playing the role he is at his size.

My issue is the timing of his penalties. He comes up with some stupid penalties at key moments in games often late in the tackle count or when we are putting the pressure on the opposition in defence close to their line often swinging the momentum back in the oppositions favour.