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Had a good game.

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It was a brilliant game which was well refereed

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I just wish he'd gone to the video ref for Carmonts touch line try..........................














You never know!!!! lol

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I'm not sure that Bentham did have a good game. I think our discipline was much better than of late and the lack of large numbers of penalties made the game flow much better.

However, I think he tried really hard to penalise us and there were several instances where he gave penalties for extemely minor issues, one in particular which gave them the position to score one of their second half tries was plucked completely out of the air and despite watching it again I can't work out what it was for.

Of course there were the ball stealing incidents which happen in all games which all refs get right sometimes and wrong sometimes but what about missing the saints player going behind the dead ball line and the "tackle" by KC on Tommy. That was far worse then the Farrel incident in the cup against leeds for which the infamous yellow card was awarded. Of course one wasn't awarded yesterday.

No, IMO he was still poor yesterday - his error count was very high on the decicions he had to make, it was the good discipline of both teams took the heat off him.

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Thought he had a good game. Cant help think we blew another opportunity again. Wished the same Wigan turned up week in week out.

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[color=#FF4000:3htgpm5r][quote:3htgpm5r]I read that Leeds-Bradford is an airport and that Wigan-St Helens is a rivalry. It's one I can't wait for[/quote:3htgpm5r] Ryan Hoffman [quote:3htgpm5r]After all, rugby league has a history of ideas that appear madcap at first but are taken up elsewhere, usually by rugby union[/quote:3htgpm5r] Christopher Irvine - The Times [quote:3htgpm5r] Wire fans, like Leeds fans, are fickle as feck, and mostly glory supporters. [/quote:3htgpm5r] Sherbert Dip - Leeds Fan [quote:3htgpm5r]I will never forget that atmosphere at Knowsley Road on Good Friday when the final hooter sounded. On behalf of all the fellas thank you so much for being the greatest fans in the world.[/quote:3htgpm5r] Phil Bailey[/color:3htgpm5r]:



The thing that really got me about Bentham was I counted twice where Saints players threw the ball away right infront of him. He didn't give anything, if your going to penalise a player for throwing the ball away, you need to do it for everyone. Foster did a shocker in the first half.

Other than that the only thing Bentham got wrong was Foster slipping over the dead ball line, and Mcilorum's tackle on Pryce. What is Mcilorum supposed to do there! Pryce is through a half gap, is he supposed to leave him incase he kicks? Is he hell, he is supposed to try to tackle him, which he does.Unbelievable decision.

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There was a few dodgy calls for both sides to be fair, but in all he controlled it well and let the game flow into what was a fantastic game to watch. I'd like to say well done to the bloke.

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Did well in a tough game, but some of his calls were a big Old Mary ish for me. Its going to be a tough game, and we all want it to flow - so the persistent whistle blowing particularly toward the end of the 1st half (IIRC) was a bit irritating.

Still, he's better than "Look at me" Ganson.

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Thought he killed us first half, less so after the break but we were chasing a losing cause by that point. Of course Wigan didn't help themselves with errors and could've been a lot closer at half time, but there were a handful of decisions at crucial times which went against us. Maybe it just felt more apparently that way because of the hype over our record with Bentham in charge, though.

That foot over the dead ball line in the first half was criminal, mind. He must've been the only person in the stadium not to have seen that. Wasn't even borderline.

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Wouldn't say a "good" game, but certainly not a shocker.

7/10 for me.

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He made a couple of bad ones for us but then he did the same to them. If you went through the game with a fine tooth comb and counted up mistakes it would probably be even against both sides imo. We as a team made more mistakes than him so we cant blame him at all.

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To be fair, he did let the game flow pretty well, and I don't think we can have any serious complaints about the calls he made.

Our discipline was much, much better than it has been this season though.

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Quote: Batesy "The thing that really got me about Bentham was I counted twice where Saints players threw the ball away right infront of him. He didn't give anything, if your going to penalise a player for throwing the ball away, you need to do it for everyone. Foster did a shocker in the first half.

Other than that the only thing Bentham got wrong was Foster slipping over the dead ball line, and Mcilorum's tackle on Pryce. What is Mcilorum supposed to do there! Pryce is through a half gap, is he supposed to leave him incase he kicks? Is he hell, he is supposed to try to tackle him, which he does.Unbelievable decision.'"


It was virtually a trip, that is why it was penalised. It was more of a football tackle!!

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Not really Bentham's fault moreso the touch judges but Fosters kick after their last try never went through the post. Final result 24-24!!

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Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good - sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league - Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate - the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever - Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go - Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know - FIOS:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_39110.jpg



In terms of letting the game flow it was amazing to watch but in terms of some individual decisions I didn't think he was all that.

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