Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:54 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

Funny isn't it as i see Lees' tackle as very very reckless (watch it back in real time) whereas Bentley falls into Cooper as he loses his footing way before the tackle...Cooper doesnt even commit. Bentley by the way is not good. Fear not saints will not go 4-0 against us.

I just don't get the reckless angle. Surely a lot of the contact in RL could be classed as reckless? Prop charges the ball in from a drop out return? Reckless? Defenders going to get hurt if they fall into his path. Defenders after a kick off moving forward to smash the opposition and set the tone? Reckless? It'd open upball kinds of incidents as being bans. They'd be banning because of the injury rather than the intent. Absolutely nothing in it.

There have also been loads of similar incidents this season. Ryan Morgan has been knocked out this season as has Dom Peyroux by falling into defenders legs as they are tackled. Sean O'Loughlin did it in the last derby with Saints. They're just accidents.

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:56 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Difference is, Leeds had a great team then. This year you don’t

Regards

King James

And nor do you

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I just don't get the reckless angle. Surely a lot of the contact in RL could be classed as reckless? Prop charges the ball in from a drop out return? Reckless? Defenders going to get hurt if they fall into his path. Defenders after a kick off moving forward to smash the opposition and set the tone? Reckless? It'd open upball kinds of incidents as being bans. They'd be banning because of the injury rather than the intent. Absolutely nothing in it.

There have also been loads of similar incidents this season. Ryan Morgan has been knocked out this season as has Dom Peyroux by falling into defenders legs as they are tackled. Sean O'Loughlin did it in the last derby with Saints. They're just accidents.

I agree with you as a whole. If it were up to me NO-ONE would be getting a ban from that game. As it is (and the way things are going at the minute) Lees will get one game, Westwood 2 and Cooper 2....and Lees' was by far the more dangerous deliberate or not. Just wish the game was as well policed as the NRL and a bit more lenient as it used to be.

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:10 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

And nor do you

What’s that got to do with the statement you made that I quoted?

Regards

King James

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:26 pm  

That everything is relative! Youve romped the league this year but are a very average side and in wont take a leap of faith for a slightly more average Wire side to beat you. You've finished 27 points ahead of Catalans....if you were to meet them in a game that actually mattered next week are you as confident as that league position indicates?

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:28 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Surely they'll apologise to him and give him some Amazon vouchers? Absolutely nothing in that at all, absolutely farcical that it was even penalised. Where the yellow came from is beyond me. He's going to put a shot on Roberts, another player tackles him and he falls into his knees. How is he supposed to legislate for that?

One player who might be worrying slightly is Mike Cooper. I think he's very lucky Bentley fell and dropped the ball as his technique was shocking. All elbow/forearm and shoulder with no arms at all.

"Reckless"

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:29 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

That everything is relative! Youve romped the league this year but are a very average side and in wont take a leap of faith for a slightly more average Wire side to beat you. You've finished 27 points ahead of Catalans....if you were to meet them in a game that actually mattered next week are you as confident as that league position indicates?

If Saints are very average - what does that make us? The table doesn't lie and neither does 3-0, sadly. We have a chance in two weeks but it is very slim. We don't look GF material.

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:32 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Didn't realise you lot knew about M&S, I thought it was all Poundsavers in your neck of the woods.

Hasn't the one in Golden Square been closed for a while?

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:35 pm  

As stated a bit more of an average side....is it a massive chasm? Are we facing 90s Wigan or 2000s Bulls? No. Saints are rightful favourites but you know full well we're not out of it. We've got LOTS to improve on but 4th October we'll have em.

Re: Todays Game v Saints : Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:51 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

That everything is relative! Youve romped the league this year but are a very average side and in wont take a leap of faith for a slightly more average Wire side to beat you. You've finished 27 points ahead of Catalans....if you were to meet them in a game that actually mattered next week are you as confident as that league position indicates?

lol just lol. Whatever. I don’t think even you know what you are talking about. That’s a mighty big hole you are digging

TL:DR everyone is average except for Warrington who can win SL

Regards

King James