RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:29 pm  

Dates been set for the 25th April. Anyone going? What we think the outcome going to be?


It appeared someone got Marwan with an April fools joke saying we inline for a 6 point deduction. His response was strong saying he'd take it to the highest court if that was the case.

Re: RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:16 pm  

Really concerned about this and cant see past anything but a substantial points deduction. Perhaps that is me fearing the worst, but I just cant see how we're going to get ourselves out of it.

Re: RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:23 pm  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Really concerned about this and cant see past anything but a substantial points deduction. Perhaps that is me fearing the worst, but I just cant see how we're going to get ourselves out of it.

Would any points deduction come in next season rather than this season

Re: RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:56 pm  

Give us a points deduction that consigns us to the "bottom eight": no problem.
Give us a point deduction when we are in the bottom eight: interesting times.

Re: RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:24 pm  

Hillbilly_Red wrote:

Give us a points deduction that consigns us to the "bottom eight": no problem.
Give us a point deduction when we are in the bottom eight: interesting times.

Your problem is if they give you a points deduction bigger than the points you accumulate up to the end of round 23, and then have to start the middle eight's on minus the deficit points you failed to pull back. Good luck anyway.

Re: RFL Tribunal : Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:36 pm  

Are the public allowed in? Is it at Red Hall ?

Re: RFL Tribunal : Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:01 am  

Last year all teams in the mid 8s reverted to nil points at the start of the competition: has it changed?

Re: RFL Tribunal : Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:19 am  

Isn't the precedent 2/4 points? How could they justify more?

Re: RFL Tribunal : Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:54 am  

Hillbilly_Red wrote:

Last year all teams in the mid 8s reverted to nil points at the start of the competition: has it changed?

No I don't think it has, but working on the assumption that the RFL find you guilty who in their right mind would predict the outcome of the penalty they would incur on you, a fine I'm sure you could cope with but a massive points deduction is another matter, especially if they make them to run consecutive to what ever league your in.
Looking at it from the outside it certainly looks like they're doing their upmost to nip this in the bud and perhaps make an example.

Re: RFL Tribunal : Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:04 pm  

martin13 wrote:

Isn't the precedent 2/4 points? How could they justify more?

Because those deductions were on the back of the RFL's failure to provide clear rules on things such as image rights. The clubs involved hadn't set out to break the cap as Salford are alleged to have done.