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Game was pretty even until the sending off and we should have had a penalty try.

Still think they would have edged it, but would have been a much tighter affair had we had those two decisions in our favour.

Got in at 1 last night, unfortunately that will be my last trip over the pennines this season. Game is a joke atm and fans are paying good money and it's being ruined by over zealous officiating.

Do some officials have agendas against clubs/players? Watts for example

When the VR went to look at Sutcliffes no try, we said its a penalty to us at the least, yet Thewlis get a penalty try nowhere near the tryline!

Perfectly put

Hes shown some restraint with that post and put it an awful lot nicer than a lot of others would.

Fair point and tbh,we shouldn’t have been down to 12 men last night…I’ve been going/watching for 49 yrs and that was the worst red card I have seen and no difference between the pen try and suttys effort

A fair few high profile players from SL commenting that something needs to change.

RFL will double down IMO - 4-6 matches apparently.

It'll be even worse if he gets a ban. A red card is an extreme punishment. Think Jon Wilkin summed it up well after the match with his penalty, yellow/red card debate

Doesn't help us short term, but last night might really be good for the game long term.

Saying that, reading Whitings post about insurance, I'm not sure things can change that much.

Something has to give or players and fans will walk away from the game.

Just read Barron tweaked his hamstring which is why he came off.

Next year will be a car crash if the law changes go ahead.

If the insurance thing is correct then who’s insuring the WCC with the relaxed rules?

https://twitter.com/Yuptoo/status/17611 ... Hxw9Q&s=19 Sutcliffe will get a ban for this too

https://twitter.com/Yuptoo/status/17611 ... Hxw9Q&s=19 Sutcliffe will get a ban for this too

thought the young lads did really well.they can walk off the pitch with their heads held high and feel proud.

They is no case for Brown at 13...

They were outstanding George, and expect this commitment from more senior players on their return, do wish Tony Smith would eradicate this pointless short kick off, it very rarely comes off, and dumps us back under more pressure.

I didn't go but was really proud of the team and club for the first time in a long while. Young homegrown talent having a real dig under adverse circumstances all to a soundtrack of old faithful from what looked like 1000ish died in the wool black and whites. We're having it tough at the moment but these experiences can hopefully build a whole club spirit that lays the foundation for improving results.

agree with you about the short kick off rider.nice to hear from you by the way.

And you buddy,

short kick offs last year were ridiculous and once more we are putting ourselves under more pressure losing valuable yardage, especially on a boggy pitch we’re making ground is difficult enough.

Although at last we saw some structure down the left side, and we looked occasionally as we had a plan, to me, as in most positions in our side we need quality centres who can put the wingers away, just dreaming I guess.

Putting the red card and referee decisions to one side, I thought it was a much better performance last night. We looked like we had a bit of direction and we went toe to toe with Warrington when it was 13 v 13. In fact I'd say we were the better team in the first half.

Going forward I want to see Brown at hooker, and I'd be really considering putting Houghton at 13 with Balmforth as the bench hooker. I thought he showed up well again. He's rough around the edges but he can clearly offer something at this level. I also saw enough in that one game to say Staveley should be ahead of Lane, who again offered nothing.

I'm definitely feeling more positive than I was last week. We need to put in a professional performance against London next week, and then we will hopefully start to get a few troops back. I still think there's a decent side in there somewhere, and it was really encouraging that all the youngsters really stood up well.

TS loves a short kick off,
I remember a couple of seasons ago Rovers where at home to Catalans and leading 8 nil, Catalans forced a drop out, we went short even though we were winning 8 nil, they scored from it. Next drop out we went short again and same result.
Its a ploy that comes off occasionally yes but not often enough,

On a positive note, imagine how many IMG points we're getting for social media engagement

Ha ha, he’s adopted this tactic with us even when we are getting marmalised, I can’t remember it actually working.