[Durham Giant]

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:14 pm  

I think we should really push this and get it into the players heards that there is a conspiracy against us.

Then we can always blame the ref when we dont get a result.

In fact maybe the next time we get Bentham in charge of a game the playerrs could not take to the pitch and concede the game without bothering to go through the rigmarole of playing and then being stitched up.




Alternatively we could get intio a lead and not switch off and allow any dodgy decisions to affect the reult.

The silly penalties we give away the powder puff tackling as players go to sleep etc etc.


AS TBC said on another thread.

The biggest problem for me is there are 5 Giants players in that picture. Ben Harrison should have been nowhere near the line in the first place. Credit to him for getting the ball to where he did and for bringing doubt into the refs mind.

I have said it before and say it again. It is not the refs that defeat us it is the inability of ANY player at Fartown to seemingly concentrate for 80 minutes without having a nap.

If you are two scores better than your opponents then the odd reffing decision will not affect you too much.

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:39 pm  

Of course we need to learn to play the full 80 - but in games that are so important at this end of the season - every point matters!! Bad decisions are not only annoying Rugby League followers, but they have probably cost our club income from missed CC games and potential of LLS celebrations once again.

Yes, we as a team need to step up and be the best we can for the WHOLE game in which they'll get a b****cking from PA.....but the refs also need to do the same - who's b****cking them!!??

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:41 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

I think we should really push this and get it into the players heards that there is a conspiracy against us.

Then we can always blame the ref when we dont get a result.

In fact maybe the next time we get Bentham in charge of a game the playerrs could not take to the pitch and concede the game without bothering to go through the rigmarole of playing and then being stitched up.




Alternatively we could get intio a lead and not switch off and allow any dodgy decisions to affect the reult.

The silly penalties we give away the powder puff tackling as players go to sleep etc etc.


AS TBC said on another thread.

I have said it before and say it again. It is not the refs that defeat us it is the inability of ANY player at Fartown to seemingly concentrate for 80 minutes without having a nap.

If you are two scores better than your opponents then the odd reffing decision will not affect you too much.

Spot on.

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:31 pm  

DG - Kind of what i said at the game,yes the VR decision for the Harrison try was wrong but if the 3/4 men clinging hold of him had have tackled him rather than just grabbing him he wouldn't have got close enough to the line, if we had carried on with the in your face defence in the 2nd half instead of letting Wire run at us for 20 minutes it could have been different.

Think the problem is when a bad decision goes against you, as fans you tend to see that only and not the performance.

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:08 pm  

It`s a big if, but if we get to the Grand Final. You can bet your bottom dollar Bentham will be the ref.
These are the type of wind-ups the RFL do.
Just a point if anyone remembers 3 or 4 years ago St.Helens had a run in with a referee, and they said they didn`t want that ref officiating at any of their games for the rest of the season. AND THEY GOT THEIR WAY.

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:27 pm  

you would have thought we could put an 80min performance in by now... positive thing is we are getting closer too it at just the right time which bodes well.

really hope we can clinch a top4 spot

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:42 pm  

We could still end up 2nd

Three more goals kicked this season and we are in 3 points better off

To say we haven't played 80 minutes back to back yet its not bloomin bad

And as we learned last season, and as Leeds have shown - all that matters is being close when the playoff start and winning 3 games in a row

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:13 pm  

guess who the ref is on sunday

Re: The drop goal that wasn't the try that was !!! : Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:12 pm  

I think what that proves is our coach isn't as petty as saints was...