: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:34 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

The "Edwards" season

Oh yes of course.

I would have him back like a shot now as coach..

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:35 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

:P Nah, the bad luck was getting the Scumster for the play-off at KR end of that season. We went there with (I think it was ) nine first-teamers out through injury, yet were STILL winning till the Scumster send Penguin off for nothing. (Ruled "no case to answer afterwards). Then did not penalise Aitcheson for tripping Robbie on his way to the line. THAT was bad luck!

That was a criminal refereeing performance. How did he get away with it?

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:41 pm  

debaser wrote:

That was a criminal refereeing performance. How did he get away with it?

Made all the more criminal that he is now in charge of the refs. Explains a lot about standards.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:45 pm  

debaser wrote:

That was a criminal refereeing performance. How did he get away with it?

At the time I believed he was settling some old score, and it was the most scandalous action.

Some years later I asked him why he did it, and whether he had any regrets. He said that it was the wrong decision, but he just saw lots of blood on the player he thought Bradley had fouled, and that it was serious foul play. I find it difficult to be convinced by that, especially the speed at which he brandished the red, but suppose his explanation might as well be taken at face value.

I also asked him if he'd spoken to Bradley since about it and apologised, but the answer was basically no. He did sound like he did regret what he'd done, FWIW.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:57 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

At the time I believed he was settling some old score, and it was the most scandalous action.

Some years later I asked him why he did it, and whether he had any regrets. He said that it was the wrong decision, but he just saw lots of blood on the player he thought Bradley had fouled, and that it was serious foul play. I find it difficult to be convinced by that, especially the speed at which he brandished the red, but suppose his explanation might as well be taken at face value.

I also asked him if he'd spoken to Bradley since about it and apologised, but the answer was basically no. He did sound like he did regret what he'd done, FWIW.

You can't send someone off becuase you think something mgiht have happened. That's even more outrageous.
So he didn't see anything? Appalling.

[Bullseye]

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:03 pm  

Bradley had built up a reputation as a niggly sort or player and obviously Cummings leapt to the wrong conclusion and brandished the red card too quickly. In short he acted like a biased fan rather than a referee.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:17 pm  

debaser wrote:

You can't send someone off becuase you think something mgiht have happened. That's even more outrageous.
So he didn't see anything? Appalling.

Bradley was also severely censured and reprimanded by the RFL for remarks made about Cummings in his newspaper column. As he had retired and was thus RFL-impervious, it did seem an odd thing for the RFL to do, especially in the circumstances of Bradley having been found not guilty, despite having had his last game utterly ruined by a rash decision, but then it is the RFL.

Does anyone have a link to Bradley's article?

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:22 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Bradley was also severely censured and reprimanded by the RFL for remarks made about Cummings in his newspaper column. As he had retired and was thus RFL-impervious, it did seem an odd thing for the RFL to do, especially in the circumstances of Bradley having been found not guilty, despite having had his last game utterly ruined by a rash decision, but then it is the RFL.

Does anyone have a link to Bradley's article?

Wasn't he pursuing a coaching career in the UK at the time though? But it does seem like an RFL ploy. Censure the innocent party and promote the guilty one.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:23 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

Wasn't he pursuing a coaching career in the UK at the time though?

Dunno, don't think so. Pretty sure he was no longer involved in the game. Still utterly pointless, tho.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:30 am  

Glenn Morrison, in his blog wrote:

I just hope the supporters keep coming along to watch us. It's a very disappointing time for everyone at the club, player, staff, Coaches and supporters alike and it's a very frustrating time for everyone. Believe me we are not too far off being a winning side and the more support we get and the more vocal they are, is really going to help the team at this time. Staying away or turning on us isn't going to help at all. The more support we get is really going to help the team and we really need the fans to come along, get behind us and hopefully we will pay you all back and get to the finals and get a trophy at the end of the year.

What he said.