Cruncher wrote:
Phuzzy wrote:
Several on there saying they would stop watching rather than support a team that would 'cheat to win' (sic). Surely they stopped watching after Tommy Martyn's 'Foot of God" or Chris Joynt's voluntary tackle then? Oh sorry, I forgot. It's only cheating if other teams do it, isn't it...
Saints fans have often dealt with unexpected defeats by seeking a mysterious moral high ground.
Anyone remember their ridiculous search for the little girl in the crowd who Gareth Hock 'deliberately threw the ball at' after they'd suffered another Good Friday hammering?
But any quest to cast their club as the epicentre of grace and virtue failed years ago in my book, when St Helens responded to the betting scandal by getting rid of Martin Gleeson but hanging onto main offender (and much better player), Sean Long.
They did even better this year,
1) when some Saints fans tied to goad the Wire players which was c;ear;y seen on SKY it was the wire players fault for targeting a Saints player in the tackle, and the other explanation was that these heroes went to the aid of the cheerleaders that were near the incident
"Let's just look at what happened in the cold light of day here before anyone does anything.Ball had gone out of play Lineham tips up Barba and almost spears his head into the ground,Barba complains and Lineham puts his head into Barba assisted by Rathcford pushing Barba towards the fence and all the Warrington team join in followed by the Saints lads. Three of the cheerleader girls are sat by the fence in obvious danger at this point.
Sky's commentary interpretation was a disgrace (just watched it). Lineham should have been sin-binned at least. Childs was not helped by his partially sighted linesman who missed almost everything for most of the game.
What exactly did the fan do to warrant any action apart from 'comment' to a Warrington player he barely touched him. If he upset BMM then suites me because a minute later BMM gives the penalty away.
The situation was completely caused by the actions of the Warrington players who had an agenda throughout the game.
Chris Hill is a poor captain as he was involved in most of the handbags and verbals."
2) after getting ripped a new one by catalans, they were asking fans to get in touch with the RL and complain that Kenny Edwards had thrown a ball nearly decapitating one of their fans
"I suggest that everyone should email the RFL with details of what occurred. Something like:
I wish to draw attention to the behaviour of Catalans player Kenny Edwards in the 62nd minute of the match when he deliberately and maliciously threw a ball at the Saints fans, striking a young woman and a child. This incident was not in the heat of the moment, adjacent to the play, but at the opposite end of the stadium to where a try had just been scored and Edwards had carried the ball some distance upfield in order to launch his attack.
I find this behaviour to be totally unacceptable and request that the RFL conduct an investigation into the player’s conduct. I await your response with details of what action will be taken. "
