Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:31 pm  

Original Salford City Red wrote:

I agree and it should be simple for the officials to study the video at the same time as they check for the various infringements,just as they did when a certain team had an extra man on the pitch for a few seconds.

Excellent point. We had two points taken off us for the extra man which should have been policed by the officials. There's 6 Minutes extra time "Allegedly" and if the video is studied and it's found to be true why not give us the two points

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:37 pm  

You had an extra man on today for the most of the game. That lad in pink had a blinder! I'd get him on a long term deal sharpish!
Cas were absolutely awful today and with the amount of penalties, territory and possession you had you should've beaten us by 20+.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:38 pm  

My biggest worry is that cas didn't play well and still beat us!we had enough chances to win and not good enough,yes the clock thing but you play to the hooter and you still have to tackle which we didnt when Clark broke.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:58 pm  

The official clock in the ground was stopped every time the ref asked it to be stopped - I don't really see the controversy here.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:10 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

I thought every ground had a live clock these days that gets stopped when the ref signals? There shouldn't be injury time as such.

Yes, there is.

The media don't seem to use this presumably because they can't see and some don't bother stopping their own stopwatches (they don't have time to cause busy writing).

However, the referee stops the clock for whatever reason and we had a number of stoppages contributing. It never got six minutes added on and even if the clock fails, the timekeepers tell the ref when to stop the game.

The only time there should be controversy of time is when the clock goes down to zero and the hooter doesn't sound.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:22 pm  

Fully wrote:

Yes, there is.

The media don't seem to use this presumably because they can't see and some don't bother stopping their own stopwatches (they don't have time to cause busy writing).

However, the referee stops the clock for whatever reason and we had a number of stoppages contributing. It never got six minutes added on and even if the clock fails, the timekeepers tell the ref when to stop the game.

The only time there should be controversy of time is when the clock goes down to zero and the hooter doesn't sound.

I think you'll find it's all a giant conspiracy involving Gerry Kershaw and the RFL.

The BBC Manchester commentary team who were doing the whinging couldn't see the clock so were just making unfounded and embarrassingly hysterical complaints. And were still making them when they went off air 15 minutes after full time. It's little wonder so many fans hold feckwit and ill-informed opinions when the RL media feeds up such rubbish.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:29 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

So you're now questioning the integrity of Gerry Kershaw?

Not his integrity.
I think my grandad was still alive when Kershaw was reffing,and he died in 1943.
It's ridiculous that he's still coining it in and,by all accounts,has cocked up tonight

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:36 pm  

According to 'tiger radio' which I listened to, they kicked off 5 minutes early as well. Maybe Gerry Kershaw was still having his cup of tea and missed the kick off.

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:49 pm  

Bonita Red wrote:

by all accounts,has cocked up tonight

"by all accounts"??

Re: How long is a RL match? : Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:54 pm  

Heard the time keeper today was a mr b noble.