I despair if that somehow gets twisted into being Marshall's fault. The Referee is running whilst looking directly at Marshall the play that is unfolding, it was obvious that Marshall was going to be running straight ahead through the massive gap infront of him. The Ref had ample time to step to the side and out of Marshall's path, but for some mind blowing reason decided to stay on the same course and completely block Marshall's safest and quickest route causing him to be caught and tackled.

The match review panel seem to be taking common sense into account this season, so lets hope they do the same here.

It doesn’t even need common sense, it just needs them to not be total and utter gobsh*tes. Wigan should get an apology and if it ended up being even a ticking off for Marshall, I despair as to where we’re at.

Agreed. but seeing how the RFL is has been run for the last 10+ years its a certainty he will get a ban rather than the ref copping the blame...

fingers crossed im wrong

Marshall got 2 match ban. Absolutely ridiculous. WTF, is he suppose to just stop because that idiot ref got in the way? I have to sub Marshall in my fantasy team now.

I did see something earlier that he got a grade c and a 2 match ban. I can't seem to find it now, so I sincerely apologise if i got it wrong.

I think you looked at a spoof account.

I think you're right.

That account is quite funny. That's what I assumed Cokey was quoting.

In all honesty, I can see him being charged at the very least. O'Neill got 2 games last season for backing into the ref who was stood in the wrong place in the defensive line.

Hopefully common sense prevails in terms of a ban, but I will be surprised if he isn't charged.

I think he'll cop a ban. When I saw the video I presumed beforehand that Marshall had done nothing wrong. It was clear that the ref was at fault and in his way however Marshall could have simply either stopped and given himself up or just carried on running and collided into him. However pushing him and physically putting his hands on the ref means that I think he will get a ban.

Yes he could have stopped and got banjoed from behind or ran over the ref,I think to be honest he protected the ref as he could have easily ran into him but tried to push him out of the way as the ref was impeding play by being in the way.

Following Cas's defeat Radford has left the club as head coach.
His appointment was a bit of a surprise and his leaving the club isn't.

In some ways, I feel sorry for Radford. He always comes over as an honest fella, but he doesn't seem to have many coaching skills.

The Westerman scandal wasn't great. A key player getting so utterly ratted that he didn't know what he was doing only a few days before the season starts ...

I also thought that Saints were there for the taking in their first match, but Cas blew a significant number of 'sitter' chances.

He has fallen out with a number of players during the week before the Wigan game.

Told a number of them they could leave, then the directors disagreed and he had to back down.

The Westerman incident was somewhat handled poorly by him. Board not happy one of his key players who was on a 2 month drinking ban was out and the way he joked about it publicly didn’t go down well at all.

I love Radford as a bloke, he’s probably too honest to be a good man manager and that has now cost him 2 jobs where he lost the changing room and the support of the BOD.