Re: Ryan Hoffman : Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:17 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Can we stop the bickering please? We're all mean to be SAINTS fans, forget about it and move on. Instead of having useless and senseless arguments over incidents from Friday why don't we engage in some sensible discussion looking forwards to today's game which kicks off in 2 and a half hours.

Truce called. COYS.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:36 pm  

Benidorm John wrote:

Truce called. COYS.

Truce here as well. COYS

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:49 am  

saintcj wrote:

I think if Wheeler had got up, it wouldnt have got a second mention.
I dont think it was illegal, but it could easily have got penalised

I'm with you. T'was a bit naughty, but "its not tiddleywinks", so I wouldn't particulary villify Hoffman for it.
Its a shame for us, given the circumstances of the day, but that's sport for you.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:36 pm  

http://www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?2567

http://www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?2567

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:42 pm  

Hoffman got smashed by Soliola, so happy days.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:58 pm  

Hopefully what goes around comes around.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:48 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

Really?
That's not what the Independent and Guardian say. Both papers - who I don't think are biaised either way - suggest the the RFL needs to investigate what looked to be a late challenge on wheeler. It is unusual for papers to even suggest such actions which shows that their reporters think it was late. (The tabloids didn't give the whole game more than about 100 words so no surprise they didn't mention it).

This does not "happen every week" any more as you well know - it is totally outlawed and yes hooper did it all the time and got penalised for it and then it was banned. In particular, he took a delight in taking out briers to such an extent that he became the no1 hate figure in this town!

Looks like your newspapers was wrong after all ey.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:03 pm  

St pete wrote:

Looks like your newspapers was wrong after all ey.

The more rational of us knew there was nothing in the challenge.

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:05 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The more rational of us knew there was nothing in the challenge.

I doubt some will see it that way

Re: Ryan Hoffman : Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:10 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The more rational of us knew there was nothing in the challenge.

The hoff could have radio'd kit run over wheeler and then backed over him and you and half the other biased Goons who troll on here would still have claimed it was a legit tackle.

Watching it back I'd still say it was a penalty but the injury is just down to Wheeler being made of Cheese. I wonder if as well as a man of steel we should have a man of cheese award for the most injury prone player in a season