And, y'know, for all the pessimism we hear, it's a good thing for the game that it's a genuine four-horse race.

That tackle on Gildart (who again had a decent game, and attacked and defended well) by Makinson did look crucial.

It was thrown behind the halfway line and caught in front of it.

Miles forward.

In which case 90% of passes are forwards.

Look up momentum, try jumping backwards off a moving car. I would put money on you not ending up behind were you started.

Physics 101.

I've taught in Wigan schools. Physics isn't their strong point.

You're allowed around children?

Urchins.

If the pass had occurred between lines it's play on, the ref was in a great position and saw the pass given before a line and caught past it, from his view it's a nailed on forward pass, I've a sneaky feeling if it had been a Wigan break and they'd got away with that same pass in the same position you'd have been screaming blue murder about how incompetent the ref was

The ref's positioning is kind of irrelevant given that many, many bad decisions (covering all aspects of the game) are made with the ref in position A1.

And let us not forget a whole bunch of terrible calls made recently by the video referee - who not only has the best position available - but is free to keep rewinding the tape as often as he likes.

Would I have been upset? It's a derby game so - d'uh! But once the blood had cooled enough to watch the game again I wouldn't have been too bothered. Compared to some of the ludicrous decisions made recently it was about as cut-and-dried as you'll find.

What constitutes a forward pass then? If a ball is thrown before a line and caught 2 m past it and that isn't a forward pass then what is? You might be right - Wigan schools might be rubbish at teaching physics because I've obviously been taught incorrectly

Seen them given, seen them not. It was a close thing, but the fact that it was on a line on the pitch probably helped with the decision. You'd be a bit cheesed off if that decision had cost the game.

When you get to this stage of the season the matches seem to be more intense, but how much of that is the refs not wanting to give loads of penalties? The 10m was short for both sides and virtually every other tackle in the last 5-10 minutes (from both teams) could have been penalised for messing about. A few more penalties early on would have opened things up

Did you know if a winger can run at 20 mph and slowly throws the ball backwards over his head the ball will have travelled 7 to 8 metres forward before it hits the ground.

You have to feel bad for the officials when so many fans don't understand basic rules