Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:38 pm  

http://www.giantsrl.com/news/article/3408/giants-statement

http://www.giantsrl.com/news/article/3408/giants-statement

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:52 pm  

It's getting silly now. It was a 50/50 that didn't go your way. The club needs to get over it.

As far the fans being magnificent, wow!

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:46 pm  

No it wasn't.....it was a correct decision that wasn't given which cost us the match and a potential cup run/financial windfall.
And if clubs just continue to accept crap like this and just 'get over it' then the whole game will be in ruins soon.

Any club would feel aggreived by what went on yesterday.

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:01 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

Any club would feel aggreived by what went on yesterday.

They would. But if it had been given, it would have been just as controversial as it was far from clear that it went over (Although I think it probably did).

No mention of Brett Ferres's role in the outcome in the statement? He was more to blame than the ref.

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:13 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

No it wasn't.....it was a correct decision that wasn't given which cost us the match and a potential cup run/financial windfall.
And if clubs just continue to accept crap like this and just 'get over it' then the whole game will be in ruins soon.

I would suggest it was Brett Ferres that cost you the match, not the drop goal attempt.

I'm not sure Huddersfield have done themselves any favours by making this statement. I think they would have looked better as a club had they kept their counsel, perhaps just contacting the RFL quietly if they wanted feedback.

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:21 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

No it wasn't.....it was a correct decision that wasn't given which cost us the match and a potential cup run/financial windfall.
And if clubs just continue to accept crap like this and just 'get over it' then the whole game will be in ruins soon.

Any club would feel aggreived by what went on yesterday.

We've all had it from time to time though. In all sports. I still think Meli was in touch for Salford's last try in the last minute which took the game into golden point, which they of course won.

It's just sport. You live, move on. I don't think you can even conclusively say that the DG went over. One camera seems to suggest it did, one suggests it didn't.

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:25 pm  

No, Brett's sending off cost us a man.....you don't get any points for it...that drop goal would have given us 1 point and with just over a minute left would have left it very hard for Saints to get back into it ...i think not allowing the drop goal actually had more impact than the red card as it cost us a match winning 1 point gap !!

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:33 pm  

One angle it looks over and on another it looks wide. So surely if you feel robbed at it not being given, if it had have been given we could feel equally as robbed?

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:44 pm  

Every Saints fan i spoke to yesterday said it was over and they couldn't believe it wasn't at least referred upstairs so judging by that i dont think they would have been so upset by it...it was more a goal than it wasn't, that is clear on any angle to see !!

Re: Huddersfield Giants statement on yesterday : Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:50 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

Every Saints fan i spoke to yesterday said it was over and they couldn't believe it wasn't at least referred upstairs so judging by that i dont think they would have been so upset by it...it was more a goal than it wasn't, that is clear on any angle to see !!

Well, you didn't speak to me at the match. I hadn't a clue whether it had gone over or not when I was in the stadium ... and I still haven't a clue whether it went over or not, and that's having watched the TV recording back a few times as well!