It really isn't.
Some fans however seem to get cheap thrills out of death riding the game - it's a bit odd frankly.

I agree.
How many times have you heard the phrase, the game is on its knees. Fans will stop coming. Etc etc.

Same as any business it has peaks and troughs.

So, everyone should sit back and take a whole load of bilge, meted out at random ?
Perhaps those "faceless" people should concentrate on the more obvious intersessions within the game, of which there are plenty.
Maybe there is an ulterior motive to try and get Trinity to postpone or forfeit a couple of games but, as Carter said, Trinity are better than that and even with these mindless suspensions, we will be putting a side on the field on Friday.
Perhaps some of the games "bigger" clubs could learn something.

I thought that you would appreciate a person doing the right thing, rather than trying to take a cheap pot shot at Carter.
Pretty poor form on your part !

Great statement from mc

Gets it right every time

Very well said by MC and im proud we have a chairman or whatever his title is is prepared to say things like this..

The rfl in all maners of the game are getting worse and think if things carry on this great sport will continue to go backwards

Which of the ex players on the panel do you think have it in for Trinity then?

Come on, don't fall down the rabbit hole with the tinfoil hat lot.

hats off to you MC what a champion

Didn’t take long, there is always one who wants to make a ludicrous stand against the obvious.

Let’s get one thing straight, it’s embarrassing in your opinion. Seeing as you’re a faceless cyber warrior and thus an absolute nobody then your opinion is pretty much worthless.

Bye

Normally I’d agree but I’m not sure this is just a trough.

A reduced SKY deal and no other broadcaster even remotely interested.

Salford and London maybe about to go pop.

No reserve grade.

The ridiculous spectacle of some teams having no junior set up at all.

Both open age and age limit amateur RL on its knees.

Virtually no representation in schools.

The RFL having to sell Red hall to make ends meet.

Sponsorship at an all time low.

An England team with no real chance of success in the WC.

Like it or not the product on the pitch is not inspiring people at present and much of that is down to the current laws of the game.

It may not be terminal but IMO it’s more than a trough. The game is in the worst state I’ve seen since the mid seventies. Also much of the rot set in long before Covid.

The game now needs a root and branch overhaul and that includes the disciplinary which for me is purely another gravy train for those with the right hand shake (don’t take that literally)

Or maybe the disciplinary panel had a bit more time on their hands this week with a lot less games being played and so gave some decisions that they would have ignored in a normal week.
If these incidents were worthy of viewing, let alone cautions then it would take the panel the whole week to review a full round of games.
They are inconsistent with their decision making and that is what causes the frustration that led to Carter's statement IMO.

Up until recently we’d done pretty well out of the disciplinary, i think we went a couple of seasons (or thereabouts) without anyone receiving a ban. But this year for sone reason its gone haywire and it’s not just us, most teams are suffering at their hands and many for trivial reasons. Most are the same people in the panel as previously and they generally are all ex-players so the diktat must have changed from above.

It’s just another poor call from the RFL and Vastman sums up the many problems quite well in his post. You could add to that a major malaise amongst the games current fanbase which is leading to many turning away, i and my family for one is one of those. In addition as a general rule many clubs have an ageing following and it certainly isn’t attracting the same amount of new followers to replace them. The point i’d possibly disagree with is that it might not be terminal. It could well be if things don’t change soon, at least as a full-time professional sport.

Have it in for Trinity, have you actually read the statement? Since when did Mata'utia play for Wakefield? Or does that part not fit in with your agenda, so you just ignore it?

TBF to The Ghost I think he must have some affiliation with the review panel which leaves him completely delusional to what everyone else can see... He defends them to the high heaven even when they are clearly wrong as I thought they were with the grading of the Tetevano ban against his own club, Sir Kev and Agar also come out publicly and thought they got the grading wrong, obviously they know nothing about the laws of the game either.

The Tetavano hit was dangerous and late. It fully deserved what it was given.

This is nothing to do with any particular club. The game has to take foul play seriously and it is doing. The sooner the players stop committing those acts the sooner the bans will fall off.