Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:36 pm  

What about FATFITA's punch?

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:49 pm  

Doesn't look good but Bongser thinks that it was a flat hand. Still needless afters from the Big Boffer (he spent most of his time on the field "blowing out of his Rs".)

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:52 pm  

Don't get to see too much rugby live, but made a special trip to magic weekend. Sharing a hotel with the wakey team last night and had a long chat with a couple of senior players in the sauna. They told a sorry tale of poor standards through the club and morale is absolutely rock bottom. They were all resigned to relegation already.
I was therefore very confident while I took my seat. I thought leigh were outstanding in defence particularly when down to 11. The camaraderie was palpable in the stands. The players belief in themselves was there to see. A magic effort. Reynolds got what he deserved. You simply cannot do that in today's game. I just hope his ban is not extensive. I fear it maybe. Still confused by Nesbitt's yellow. It just looked a fair tackle.
We quietly have a very good team. As I said preseason, our middles are as good as anyone, the left edge particularly is outstanding and our defence is right up there. For the first time in about 30 years I feel we might be about to compete at the top table and am more excited than a 52 year old has any right to be. This team has turned me into a small child again.
Onwards and upwards. Come on the leopards.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:53 pm  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

Doesn't look good but Bongser thinks that it was a flat hand. Still needless afters from the Big Boffer (he spent most of his time on the field "blowing out of his Rs".)

Looks clenched to me. Don't get me wrong, Reynolds was foolish. The yellow was poor decision. Ref was poor today also.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:14 pm  

It does but only as Ben's jaw is showing though and (cameras always lie) "completes the fist".

Agree the ref was terrible today. Bongser's not a ref baiter, so we'll put it down a bad day at the office.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:30 pm  

Agreed Ben was momentarily not at his best but still don’t think it’s a red. No contact with the head. Yellow for the instigator as a late drop and then poke for me, but all done bar the 2 game ban which I think will undoubtably follow.
As my old Golborne Comp coach Dennis McHugh always insisted if you got punched, when they hit you for the first time, just laugh back at them, and the ref should sort it. The same for the second and the ref should really sort it. If there is a third, flatten em’ back and the whole team goes in.
As for the game, it certainly kept me absorbed and on the edge of my seat for a while, especially with 11 men defending our line like their life depended on it.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:36 pm  

Cokey wrote:

Looks clenched to me. Don't get me wrong, Reynolds was foolish. The yellow was poor decision. Ref was poor today also.

Bent&Bongser wrote:

It does but only as Ben's jaw is showing though and (cameras don't lie) "completes the fist".

And that's all that matters. Hopefully the MRP will see this.

Ben's was merely a touch to the shoulder and neck. Nevertheless, his action was foolish and justtified.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:38 pm  

And just seen the screen shot from Cokey. Shows exactly what I said at the time. FiFita throws and contacts with the first punch, while holding Reynolds by the jersey with the other (with Hardaker the meat in the sandwich). I actually thought it was similar to Ben’s where it didn’t make clear contact with the head (more like neck as per Ben’s) but picture shows otherwise. Time to get writing a complaint, and mitigating circumstances reports.

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:39 pm  

Cokey wrote:

And that's all that matters. Hopefully the MRP will see this.

Ben's was merely a touch to the shoulder and neck. Nevertheless, his action was foolish and justtified.

Bang on Cokey.
Get this sent to DB

Re: Funny ol' forum, i'n' it, Saint? : Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:04 pm  

https://i.imgur.com/XNjiWPI.mp4 A thump in the neck v A thump in the jaw. The VR (Wakey lad Mr Thaler) should've picked this up. Will the MRP? Let's see.

https://i.imgur.com/XNjiWPI.mp4 A thump in the neck v A thump in the jaw. The VR (Wakey lad Mr Thaler) should've picked this up. Will the MRP? Let's see.