I am trying to be as unbiased as I can regarding this fine, but try as I might I can only see a very harsh punishment, particularly as it is one for a first time offender.
Before Hull FC fans start having a go, I can honestly say they are one of my favourite other teams, but the fact remains they were serial offenders, even before the disgraceful scenes after they invaded the pitch after the semi versus Leeds. Can anyone remember how much they got fined for that?
I also seem to remember they invaded the playing area in an attempt to cause trouble during a Challenge cup semi versus ourselves. Yet I never recalled them getting a fine this harsh. And as people have already said there was the disgraceful on field invasion and brawl at Hull KR, which was far worse.
Then there was the Salford fans flare throwing episode. What people have also forgotten, was that it was also a Salford fan that invaded the field of play DURING a Challenge Cup semi and actually assaulted the referee who needed medical attention, and in full view of the TV cameras. He is now of course the referee's controller.
So it appears that besieging the match officials dressing room, but not causing him any physical harm, is considered worse than actually assaulting him and causing him to require medical attention.
Trouble is with the lot that run our club, they are hardly men of steel to say the least and unfortunately have long since been regarded as a 'soft touch' by those at Red Hall.
It is probably one of the reasons why we appear to get more harshly treated at the disciplinary meetings and never appeal, whilst clubs like Hull and Leeds have appealed regularly and got them reduced, as they both of course have just done very recently.
Before Hull FC fans start having a go, I can honestly say they are one of my favourite other teams, but the fact remains they were serial offenders, even before the disgraceful scenes after they invaded the pitch after the semi versus Leeds. Can anyone remember how much they got fined for that?
I also seem to remember they invaded the playing area in an attempt to cause trouble during a Challenge cup semi versus ourselves. Yet I never recalled them getting a fine this harsh. And as people have already said there was the disgraceful on field invasion and brawl at Hull KR, which was far worse.
Then there was the Salford fans flare throwing episode. What people have also forgotten, was that it was also a Salford fan that invaded the field of play DURING a Challenge Cup semi and actually assaulted the referee who needed medical attention, and in full view of the TV cameras. He is now of course the referee's controller.
So it appears that besieging the match officials dressing room, but not causing him any physical harm, is considered worse than actually assaulting him and causing him to require medical attention.
Trouble is with the lot that run our club, they are hardly men of steel to say the least and unfortunately have long since been regarded as a 'soft touch' by those at Red Hall.
It is probably one of the reasons why we appear to get more harshly treated at the disciplinary meetings and never appeal, whilst clubs like Hull and Leeds have appealed regularly and got them reduced, as they both of course have just done very recently.
