Catalans : Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:39 pm  

Really pleased I am not a Catalans fan tonight. I was looking forward to a good close match tonight and not concerned who won. However I found my enjoyment totally ruined by the incompetence of the officials. Silverwood mixes his incompetence with sheer arrogance.
Still the love shown to the Saints by the commentary team has been rewarded and can be repeated next week.

Re: Catalans : Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:46 pm  

The officials were a disgrace tonight

Re: Catalans : Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:58 pm  

Bullnorthern wrote:

Really pleased I am not a Catalans fan tonight. I was looking forward to a good close match tonight and not concerned who won. However I found my enjoyment totally ruined by the incompetence of the officials. Silverwood mixes his incompetence with sheer arrogance.
Still the love shown to the Saints by the commentary team has been rewarded and can be repeated next week.

Clearly in the big scheme of things, its not in the interest of Super League for The Cats to get to the Grand Final. Would never sell 10- 12000 tickets for the event and wouldn't look good to have empty seats at the showcase event. Good to have them in the competition but God forbid they should ever have the temerity to win anything.

Re: Catalans : Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:50 pm  

I'd say that fatigue was more of a factor in Catalans losing than anything the officials did or didn't do

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:09 am  

It was a joke, as well as a disgrace. How Silverwood let Cats first try go is beyond belief. He should resign now. And Richard Lewis. And that Dave Oxley, posh git.

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:37 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I'd say that fatigue was more of a factor in Catalans losing than anything the officials did or didn't do

I don't disagree. I'm not moaning about the result but the standard of officiating .IMO it marred the game and doubtful decisions (for both sides TT ) became the main talking point.

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:15 am  

I don't agree at all that it became the main talking point, though it might have been with you, obviously I have no idea. Unfortunately it is symptomatic of the game, sport & society to concentrate on the negatives & avoid the real issues. If you want a critical appraisal of the game it was poor quality, a Saints team lacking 3 top players have developed a style that has got them to the GF but won few admirers & won't win them the final. Cats are showing the signs of a hard campaign, their most lethal & exciting player was knackered early on & they suffered other knocks. The officiating had no impact on the game & didn't alter my enjoyment one iota. What we should be discussing is the poor level of quality in the play-offs this year. Tonight's game is the only real stand out game. I fear the final will be turgid, it's the only way Saints will make it respectable.

[Bulliac]

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:49 am  

To be fair, I thought les Cats got by far the worst of the decisions but I can't imagine there was any 'conspiracy'. Can you imagine that even the RFL would consider themselves capable of organising one? Unfortunate when you're badly done to in a play-off or cup-tie as it is terminal, and much as it's hard to take [tell us about it] but it's just how things go sometimes.

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:52 am  

I'd be interested to see how bad the officiating was perceived to be if we had different commentators

Re: Catalans : Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:27 am  

The penalty count ended 7-7 according to the Super League website. The Dragons ran out of juice after 3 massive weeks of tough rugby.

Am I the only person that thinks that Saints look very ordinary?! Wigan or Wire will win the league in my opinion.