Re: dissapointed with barrow tactics : Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:30 am  

michaelflanagan09 wrote:

i was dissapointed with barrows dirty tactcs i think every1 knows that barrow are a good rugby league side but today the barrow team resorted to cheap shots from the start and i felt that the game would have been closer if they had tried playing rugby rather than trying to kill jim gannon !!!!

I think you were watching a different match. Watch the Sky coverage. Gannon should have seen red but Hewer bottled it.

Best team won no doubt, and even though we didn't play particularly well, I was pretty proud our team considering we had so many injuries and players unavailable. We had 10 locals in the team which has got to be a good thing.

Can't wait for the rematch at Craven Park. Should have Catic, Rooney and a couple more loan signings by then.

Re: dissapointed with barrow tactics : Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:33 am  

SRC wrote:

I think you were watching a different match. Watch the Sky coverage. Gannon should have seen red but Hewer bottled it.

Best team won no doubt, and even though we didn't play particularly well, I was pretty proud our team considering we had so many injuries and players unavailable. We had 10 locals in the team which has got to be a good thing.

Can't wait for the rematch at Craven Park. Should have Catic, Rooney and a couple more loan signings by then.

mate the only one that should have seen red was that little sh'it holt, when he ran in and punched gannon which totally imflamed the situation. i can't wait for the rematch either the penalty count will be even more in our favour with catic playing.

Re: dissapointed with barrow tactics : Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:48 am  

SRC wrote:

I think you were watching a different match. Watch the Sky coverage. Gannon should have seen red but Hewer bottled it.

Are you referring to the incident when Gannon punched McDermott in the scrum, after McDermott had his hand on Gannon's "groin"? Suggest you watch it again and then tell us which player started it. Another clue might be the commentary team continually referring to Barrow attempting to rough Widnes up?

Thought Hewer did very well to keep the match under control at the start. Didn't seem like there was any bad blood between the players at the end, either. And on that subject, well done to the Barrow fans for their generous and sporting behaviour after the match.

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:08 am  

It's nice to know that we can cope with tactics like this. At the beginning of the season we had no chance. I think Pickersgill coming in has made a huge difference here, and obviously a fit again Morrison.

Re: dissapointed with barrow tactics : Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:16 am  

JonM wrote:

Are you referring to the incident when Gannon punched McDermott in the scrum, after McDermott had his hand on Gannon's "groin"? Suggest you watch it again and then tell us which player started it. Another clue might be the commentary team continually referring to Barrow attempting to rough Widnes up?

Thought Hewer did very well to keep the match under control at the start. Didn't seem like there was any bad blood between the players at the end, either. And on that subject, well done to the Barrow fans for their generous and sporting behaviour after the match.

Do you mean leaving early so there wasn't a crush

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:49 am  

Im just sat watching the game and How Gannon never got a red is beyond me - made contact with 3 punches right infront of Hewer.................or does striking not matter anymore ?

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:54 am  

Gary High wrote:

Im just sat watching the game and How Gannon never got a red is beyond me - made contact with 3 punches right infront of Hewer.................or does striking not matter anymore ?

Brett squeezed his nads previous to him punching out, and while your at it have a look at Braceks challenge on Gannon just short of half time. He should have seen red for that.

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:17 pm  

Not disappointed at all in Barrow's tac tics.I enjoyed it,just like the good old days when Kevin Tamati and Eddie Szymala went toe to toe and were sin binned in the opening minutes of the 1983 Lancs cup final between the two same sides.

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:21 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Brett squeezed his nads previous to him punching out, and while your at it have a look at Braceks challenge on Gannon just short of half time. He should have seen red for that.

I have also had a look at Kohe Loves attempt at decapitating Ellis - much worse than Braceks.

: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:18 pm  

well apparently 2 barrow players have been charged following the final but not seen any mention of widnes players having to face the disaplinary