Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:24 am  

the flying biscuit wrote:

exactly how I saw the game but couldnt be a$ed posting similar comments and getting flak off the pies or anyone that wanted to think it was the best game of rugby they have ever seen.........Is Brian Carney slowly morphing into Eddie Hemmings....????

the two refereeing performances we have had already were polar opposites last weeks ref blowing up for anything and Bentham letting all and sundry go......

my particular gripe was the identical leg lift and drop on the back that was done on tomkins (I think)Where Monas laughed at bentham and Said Quizically"Droped in his head...??" and the identical one on Hodgson that was let go. It would have given us great field position to try a winning drop goal.

now the amount of Times wigan did this leg lift (which was effectively nearly splitting ones kipper and will lead to serious groin injuries) was outrageous we did it once and were penalised......... yes i know we were lucky with the charnley call but then goulding wasnt dragged into touch he put his own foot in. there were so many bad calls that have been completely forgotten about because it was a great specatacle.

So whilst not ruining the game I though Bentham stunk like an unflushed New Deli toilet

The Goulding penalty wasn't for dragging, it was for not releasing the player after the ref called held. The fact that Goulding put his foot into touch would only matter if the tackle was incomplete, which it wasn't.

And you're dead right, the try that came from Charnley being tackled in the air was extremely lucky and renders any complaints about Bentham from your end null and void.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:07 pm  

That business about the game being slower at the play the ball now is what Jon Wilkin was going on about the other day but supposedly that was just because he was bitter at Saints not winning everything any more...

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:42 pm  

I sense I am in the minority, that I thought was a low quality performance from both sides and the officials.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:50 pm  

TheElectricGlidingWarrior wrote:

I'm by no means a fan of the current structure but even if the playoffs and GF didn't exist a Round 2 fixture will always have an element of feeling it's not the end of the world if you lose. The excitement on Friday came from the spectacle itself and how determined the players on the field were to win.

I agree it was a competitive match, but have to say that I didn't think it was exciting in the sense that there was no real meaning to the end result.....The reality is that, whether this was Round 2 or Round 22, both sets of fans and players know they will be in the play-offs, bar an absolute miracle, and so any sense of tension is always non-existant.

Until we get a situation where ALL 14 sides are competitve and relatively equal, then the play off format will always be flawed.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:08 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

I agree it was a competitive match, but have to say that I didn't think it was exciting in the sense that there was no real meaning to the end result.....The reality is that, whether this was Round 2 or Round 22, both sets of fans and players know they will be in the play-offs, bar an absolute miracle, and so any sense of tension is always non-existant.

Until we get a situation where ALL 14 sides are competitve and relatively equal, then the play off format will always be flawed.

Fully agree.
As a City fan -really depressed about yesterday's loss.
As a wire, did n't really care about Friday night win lose or draw both teams will be in the play offs.
Something is fundamentally wrong with a comp that starts after rd27

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:07 pm  

ALNH wrote:

Fully agree.
As a City fan -really depressed about yesterday's loss.
As a wire, did n't really care about Friday night win lose or draw both teams will be in the play offs.
Something is fundamentally wrong with a comp that starts after rd27

As a Wire fan, I'm really depressed about your loss of common sense. Citys fan don't really care about yesterday's loss as win lose or draw both teams will be in the 'Champions' League.
Something is fundamentally wrong with a comp that requires £100bn to be successful after rd1.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:28 pm  

Wigan played at their top end given their squad and at home. Warry played poorly away but got a draw plus Wigan were holding on at the end. Overall first blood to Warry.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:31 pm  

As a neutral, thought the game was tough, exciting, and the commitment of the players was top level. I agree with some and say the rucks, where slow at times and there seemed to be a lot of tackles, where you can questioning technique or coach instructions to slow play the ball??? I thought Wigan young side really matched Wire in the arm wrestle and played out of their skins. These close finishes really attract the punter to the game, so why not change the conversion law to give the option to the side scoring a try whether they take time off the clock to do this. I have been to many games where one side is winning by 10 points with 2 mins to go and the game as gone because the clock will be run down. If there are 12 tries in a game, 12 minutes is taken away from the game to watch a bloody kick. On the opposite side of the coin if a side winning by 4 points score a try in 78 minutes then they can allow the clock to run its course, as a reward of scoring a try. What do you think???

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:50 pm  

Anyone who didn't think Fridays game was exciting, please what ever you do, don't click to watch this link as you may very well die of actual boredom. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21401633 VIEWING WARNING: You will not get this 3 minutes of your life back.

Anyone who didn't think Fridays game was exciting, please what ever you do, don't click to watch this link as you may very well die of actual boredom. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21401633 VIEWING WARNING: You will not get this 3 minutes of your life back.

Re: By no means a perfect performance, but what a game! : Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:19 pm  

Never had so much fun and support for Rugby league than I got today. The football fans who watched the Wigan v Warrington game and then that dross yesterday were truly complementary of our sport. Most mentioned the speed of the game and the intensity of the hits.
As I've heard recently and quoted today, football is played by men for 90 minutes pretending their injured. Rugby League is played by men for 80 minutes pretending THEIR NOT injured.