Quote pies-r-us="pies-r-us"All those who are calling the outcome a bit of a limp dick response from RFL and wanting a much more aggressive stance, and a suitable stiffening of the rules, those same ones would be shouting “it’s a disgrace” from the roof tops if one of their own ever suffered from that very punishment, but then of course their player was, “hit from behind first” or, “he never did anything, it was that dirty Wigan thug” Saints is a nickname not a self-description. '" Maybe we should use this as a yard stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj57GvEj2DI

Quote pies-r-us="pies-r-us"All those who are calling the outcome a bit of a limp dick response from RFL and wanting a much more aggressive stance, and a suitable stiffening of the rules, those same ones would be shouting “it’s a disgrace” from the roof tops if one of their own ever suffered from that very punishment, but then of course their player was, “hit from behind first” or, “he never did anything, it was that dirty Wigan thug” Saints is a nickname not a self-description. '" Maybe we should use this as a yard stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj57GvEj2DI

everyone who has issued death threats against him should be allowed to go 1 on 1 with him and see how that goes....

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Wheeling out some past-it former coach that has only seen the "highlight" reel for some reaction. Quality reporting right there.

Quote goobervision="goobervision"Maybe we should use this as a yard stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj57GvEj2DI'" All those Saints fans taking the moral high ground should watch this. Thugby league at its best from the so called Saints. Lol

Quote goobervision="goobervision"Maybe we should use this as a yard stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj57GvEj2DI'" All those Saints fans taking the moral high ground should watch this. Thugby league at its best from the so called Saints. Lol

The RLFans boards tend to get full of hysterical nonsense far too often, and it seems to be getting worse (could be my imagination but I don't think so).

Too many people are happy to dish out the pitchforks and torches treatment to opponents, but not accept any sort of rational judgement on their own players.

I suppose I used to be like that when I was a kid, and perhaps a lot of the 'keyboard warriors' around are still children, but I find the whole tone depressing.

Sadly it seems likely that Flower will have this round his neck like an albtaross, when in fact everybody should now accept the punishment and move on. I'd compare it to James Graham's biting incident - pretty unsavoury, just two years ago in a GF, and yet rarely raised here. Had he done that in England it seems it would still be the only thing said about him.

I agree with most of what you say. Hysteria/over-statement/being controversial for the sake of it has become a norm in a lot of social media.

With respect to James Graham, the biting incident has been relegated to memory because of the way in which he's distinguished himself as the best prop in the competition in the last two years. I'd hate to think Ben Flower won't have the same opportunity to let his rugby do the talking when he's served his ban.

I suppose this has been posted here because 25 ago Lowey was a great Wigan coach, and so this will make us all sit up and take notice.

I wouldn't take any more notice of Lowey now than Saints fans would take notice of Alex Murphy or Leeds fans of Gary Schofield.

Mind you, it's quite funny that it's apparently taken New Zealand five days to catch up with the rest of the world's news.

Did anyone ever take any notice of Gary Schofield?

Sorry mate, it was headline news here on Sunday (Saturday your time), including the lead story on the sports desk on the evening Sunday news. It's been debated at length on breakfast TV every morning and just about every sports talkback broadcast I've listened to. Guess we aren't as slow down here as you might like to think - we have got cars and street lights down here you know. Doh.

Quote Singe="Singe"Sorry mate, it was headline news here on Sunday (Saturday your time), including the lead story on the sports desk on the evening Sunday news. It's been debated at length on breakfast TV every morning and just about every sports talkback broadcast I've listened to. Guess we aren't as slow down here as you might like to think - we have got cars and street lights down here you know. Doh.'" You're bragging that you've endlessly debated two punches in an RL match on the other side of the world for an entire week? Slow news days in NZ, eh? Or perhaps it's just plain old hypocrisy? Check out the lack of concern in the commentators' voices accompanying this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakoZWSgXLY

Quote Singe="Singe"Sorry mate, it was headline news here on Sunday (Saturday your time), including the lead story on the sports desk on the evening Sunday news. It's been debated at length on breakfast TV every morning and just about every sports talkback broadcast I've listened to. Guess we aren't as slow down here as you might like to think - we have got cars and street lights down here you know. Doh.'" You're bragging that you've endlessly debated two punches in an RL match on the other side of the world for an entire week? Slow news days in NZ, eh? Or perhaps it's just plain old hypocrisy? Check out the lack of concern in the commentators' voices accompanying this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakoZWSgXLY

Quote Cruncher="Cruncher":lol: You're bragging that you've endlessly debated two punches in an RL match on the other side of the world for an entire week? Slow news days in NZ, eh? Or perhaps it's just plain old hypocrisy? Check out the lack of concern in the commentators' voices accompanying this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakoZWSgXLY'" Bragging? not bragging at all, just pointing out that NZ aren't behind the times as you asserted. In fact as a rugby league supporter I've been disappointed it's been in the news so often. How you come to the conclusion I'm bragging is beyond me. Slow days in NZ? Nah, slow days in your brain seems more appropriate. Can't understand why there is a small group of people who are so determined to support an argument which is totally defenceless. What on earth has that you tube you linked to this got to do with the thuggery we saw at the weekend. I could come up with plenty of stuff (over a year old) which would put any country's commentators in poor light. Hey, why don't we watch Wane's pre-match efforts that spark all this hatred?

Quote Cruncher="Cruncher":lol: You're bragging that you've endlessly debated two punches in an RL match on the other side of the world for an entire week? Slow news days in NZ, eh? Or perhaps it's just plain old hypocrisy? Check out the lack of concern in the commentators' voices accompanying this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakoZWSgXLY'" Bragging? not bragging at all, just pointing out that NZ aren't behind the times as you asserted. In fact as a rugby league supporter I've been disappointed it's been in the news so often. How you come to the conclusion I'm bragging is beyond me. Slow days in NZ? Nah, slow days in your brain seems more appropriate. Can't understand why there is a small group of people who are so determined to support an argument which is totally defenceless. What on earth has that you tube you linked to this got to do with the thuggery we saw at the weekend. I could come up with plenty of stuff (over a year old) which would put any country's commentators in poor light. Hey, why don't we watch Wane's pre-match efforts that spark all this hatred?