: Sun May 31, 2009 10:23 am  

Why didn't Bentham let Clarke play on instead of forming the scrum? That was a very poor decision.

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:45 am  

Of course I'm only gonna point out the bad decisions from a Rovers fan point of view but;

1) Mathers should have got 10mins as Fox was on Whelam's shoulder and one of them would have been under the sticks.

2) Anderson's knock on at the play the ball late in the game.

3) Mathers foot was in touch late in the game and we should have had a scum 10m from the line.

I'm sure Wire fans would be able to point out similar errors but I thought Wire deserved to win even though no team deserved to lose.

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:47 am  

General Zod. wrote:

Of course I'm only gonna point out the bad decisions from a Rovers fan point of view but;

1) Mathers should have got 10mins as Fox was on Whelam's shoulder and one of them would have been under the sticks.

2) Anderson's knock on at the play the ball late in the game.

3) Mathers foot was in touch late in the game and we should have had a scum 10m from the line.

I'm sure Wire fans would be able to point out similar errors but I thought Wire deserved to win even though no team deserved to lose.

correct apart from number 3, he was 2mm inside

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:49 am  

Betty Ford Clinic wrote:

correct apart from number 3, he was 2mm inside

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:54 am  

Mark wrote:

Bentham is a disgrace, and I'm usually very considerate to the referee, he kept Rovers in it by dreaming up penalties, absolute..s***house

He wasn't backed up by his touch judges, tv ref or the time keepers. Even if he had a great game there still would have been too many talking points.

PS since when have they started showing the video that the TV ref is watching while he is making his decision at the ground?

: Sun May 31, 2009 10:54 am  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

Why didn't Bentham let Clarke play on instead of forming the scrum? That was a very poor decision.

As the error was after a completed tackle, he has to set the scrum.

: Sun May 31, 2009 11:01 am  

Some poor reffing decisions, but I think Wire had a little more luck with them.

King's forward pass for Clarke's try.
Forward pass in the Webster try.
Swings and roundabouts.

To be honest though the key difference for me was that Rovers made errors in the wrong part of the pitch ie their half.

Either side could have won - I'm just glad to have got through it.

: Sun May 31, 2009 11:02 am  

bentham had a shocker...the penalty for offside at the end i can live with,but during extra time and briers attempted drop goals were any of there players onside...to even get any where near briers the rovers players must have pace like hussain bolt...he did`nt blow then...

: Sun May 31, 2009 11:07 am  

Betty Ford Clinic wrote:

correct apart from number 3, he was 2mm inside

Definitely think those white boots he was wearing saved him there

: Sun May 31, 2009 11:28 am  

Could not believe what I was seeing yesterday shocking.