Re: I feel sick : Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:59 pm  

The Original Redviking wrote:

I'm pretty sure the conversion Sky have shown today is not the contentious 1 from the same side of the pitch but the 1 handbury questioned was much lower than the 1they showed

The clip Sky showed was from the Dean try, and it was just wide.
Was that not the contentious one?

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:39 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The clip Sky showed was from the Dean try, and it was just wide.
Was that not the contentious one?

the one I saw on sky was from the ahvan length of the field try.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:36 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The clip Sky showed was from the Dean try, and it was just wide.
Was that not the contentious one?

The contentious one was where Hanbury slipped and it was from Dean's score IIRC. The only video of the conversion attempt is from the North stand and doesn't zoom very well so I'd be surprised that you can be so sure.

A saints fan I know in work was sat in block C in the Saints end (West Stand) right behind the sticks and even he admitted that the ball was just inside the right stick (left as he was looking at it.) Also an interesting opinion from someone stood directly below the kick.

Paul Wellens ‏@pwello80 8 Jul
“@danprendy: @pwello80 surely you agree that goal conversion went over Paul?” YES... I thought it did

I'll leave it at that.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:04 am  

deardo wrote:

Quote-"i for one will be lobbying the RFL to rectify the mistake and award us the two points for the win."

Come on, this is surely part and parcel of the game. Next week the decision will go for us. Yes we lost but, what a turn around of late. Onwards and upwards.
WTID.

Paul.

Yeah, I agree mate and I don't expect one email was ever actually fired off. Just complete frustration from us Widnes speccies. Even today I feel absolutely gutted still if I'm honest. You're in the fortunate position that you're an established Super League side, with a relatively recent history of successes.
We are in the position of having to try and justify our place in the league and although good performances do us a favour it's the points we've won at the end of the season that would provide us with a better argument.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:19 am  

Losing because of a refereeing error is never easy, but at the end of the day big boys dont cry, if we want respect from other clubs and their supporters lets just take it on the chin and get on with it. No good being seen as whingers.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:28 am  

The ghost goal was the one where Hanbury slipped. I've watched it numerous times but it's impossible to tell from the official footage in the North Stand. Betts said the club video showed it to go over though, I assume that was filmed in the South.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:13 am  

roughground wrote:

Losing because of a refereeing error is never easy, but at the end of the day big boys dont cry, if we want respect from other clubs and their supporters lets just take it on the chin and get on with it. No good being seen as whingers.

Mate every set of fans whinge i have been on these forums long enough.Big boys Saints,Wigan,Warrington, etc moan just like any other club to be honest.It is part of the forums and we have lost, and time to move on from the experience.We are improving and that is more important to me, than this lost.

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:36 am  

Ive just watched The Super League show,and I freeze framed the disputed goal.
I can say most definately that it was a good conversion.
I froze it ,and its quite clear that the post is behind the ball !!!!
Its not as if the ball was high above the sticks---it was about six feet below the top of the sticks.
It looks like the touch judge on the left had made his mind up early that it was a miss,and the other judge instinctively wave his flag as well..

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:51 am  

roughground wrote:

Losing because of a refereeing error is never easy, but at the end of the day big boys dont cry, if we want respect from other clubs and their supporters lets just take it on the chin and get on with it. No good being seen as whingers.

No-one is particularly moaning still but it is a debating point. It's more annoying as refs decisions can be based on interpretation this should be clear cut! The club haven't moaned about it at all either.

Not to mention the fact that in sport it's usually the big boys that cry most

Re: I feel sick : Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:12 pm  

Not to mention the fact that in sport it's usually the big boys that cry most

Agreed mate usually the highly paid premiership footballers.

I dont think Ive ever known a decision to be reversed because of fan pressure, I might be wrong tho.