Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:59 pm  

Not sure our guests from KR are covering themselves in glory on this one.

Firstly the better team won. This was acknowledged by our coach and most posters.

The two passes were forward and accepted by most as such.

But Burns was taken out - & the motives have been clearly laid out by KR posters - and the suspension is a joke. To use examples such as Meli is bizarre as he received a hefty ban.

Eamon's statement is spot on and as ever very measured.

There is not usually animosity between us and KR so let's move on and concentrate on the real enemies this weekend.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:05 pm  

How funny that a week after accusing our coach of "sour grapes", for saying certain tackling techniques need to be looked at and we need more consistency, that your owner should come out and say the same thing.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:14 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

How funny that a week after accusing our coach of "sour grapes", for saying certain tackling techniques need to be looked at and we need more information consistency, that your owner should come out and say the same thing.

Lol, yeah exactly the same! Good one.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:22 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

How funny that a week after accusing our coach of "sour grapes", for saying certain tackling techniques need to be looked at and we need more consistency, that your owner should come out and say the same thing.

Interestingly though a late shoulder charge to face isn't really a form of tackling technique is it?

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:23 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

How funny that a week after accusing our coach of "sour grapes", for saying certain tackling techniques need to be looked at and we need more consistency, that your owner should come out and say the same thing.

One was a terrible, unfortunate unavoidable accident.
One was late, high, and a banned technique.

Yup completely comparable. If Saints had done as hkr did, Smiths comments would of been totally justified ... But they didn't.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:31 pm  

Good on him. Incompetence of the highest order at the RFL over this one. It was a vile challenge. It was late, high and with the point of the shoulder aimed and impacting with the face. What makes it worthy of a 6+ match ban for me is the intent. Hull KR fans will tell you how hated Burns was at KR after he left them and this was a challenge in the first moments of the game, where Burns and Green hadn't had previous in the game. It was totally premeditated.

The RFL look foolish now. They will come out and fine McManus, but they must surely be able to see how daft the decision was.

Whilst I agree entirely with the statement from McManus, this is almost guaranteed to come back and haunt us. The next even borderline challenge by a Saints player will see a red and an entirely exaggerated response from the disciplinary committee just to prove a point.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:47 pm  

Wow never heard so much dross from a bunch of fans than these billy big time Hull KR fans. Deluded springs to mind. Always knew there was good reason I wanted there superior neighbours to always smash them.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:37 am  

We've said it before, going back as far as the injury to Longy from the late charge down at huddersfield, it won't take much for a slight rule change that would completely change the mindset of some players.

If a player suffers an injury as a direct result of foul play, the RFL then have the capacity to suspend the offender for the duration not exceeding the length of time the injured player is out of the game.

Job done.

It would prevent the head hunters and late challenges on half backs.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:42 am  

The Chief wrote:

We've said it before, going back as far as the injury to Longy from the late charge down at huddersfield, it won't take much for a slight rule change that would completely change the mindset of some players.

If a player suffers an injury as a direct result of foul play, the RFL then have the capacity to suspend the offender for the duration not exceeding the length of time the injured player is out of the game.

Job done.

It would prevent the head hunters and late challenges on half backs.

We don't need that rule, we just need the rules we have to be applied consistently and competently. It's quite simple.

Re: McManus Statement on Burns Challenge : Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:21 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

We don't need that rule, we just need the rules we have to be applied consistently and competently. It's quite simple.

How does the aussie points system work ? Would that not be a better option than the random bans we seem to dish out?