Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:37 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints statement on the matter: http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4398? At last, some common sense on the issue.

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints statement on the matter: http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4398? At last, some common sense on the issue.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:38 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints statement on the matter: http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4398? The statement from Saints shows a lot of class.

Magic Superbeetle wrote: Saints statement on the matter: http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4398? The statement from Saints shows a lot of class.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:51 pm  

The ban starts in the off season. You can't write this poop.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:00 pm  

It's 10 SL games plus 3 friendlies in effect. I don't think anyone can reasonably complain at the severity - for me 8 games total would have been punishment enough but there you go. If this had been an untelevised offence then hed've gotten 5 or 6 maximum and no one would have gotten too angry at it.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:05 pm  

MickeyMo wrote:

The statement from Saints shows a lot of class.

Very clever is our McManus, I,m sure there is some hidden suggestion there that circumstances leading up to the incident needs to be addressed i.e. Wigan need to evaluate there " technique to injure" policy.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:10 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

Very clever is our McManus, I,m sure there is some hidden suggestion there that circumstances leading up to the incident needs to be addressed i.e. Wigan need to evaluate there " technique to injure" policy.

It needed saying

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:18 pm  

Does anyone else think Mr Mac might get into trouble from the RFL for such a critical statement about the officiating and disciplinary? Not suggesting he's not right but they don't like it when people point out how poor they are.

Must say I don't really see Flower as an emotionally vulnerable 25 year old "boy".

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:20 pm  

I think there's a pretty heft dig at the culture at Wigan and the attitude the players are perhaps sent onto the field with in that statement.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:44 pm  

Sensible ban and a sensible statement from Sir Mac.

Re: Flower gets 6 month Ban : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:48 pm  

Harry Pinner wrote:

Must say I don't really see Flower as an emotionally vulnerable 25 year old "boy".

I think that was a belittlement from McManus from a victorious position of authority. McManus is a master of words.