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[saints10coach]

Oldham have 5 players on the Disciplinary list from the Hornets game, whilst Hornets got away with one just the aggressor Adam Bowman being recommended for No further action to a one match ban. Alex Thompson is OK as his case is no charge. But the others Danny Whitmore Fighting (2-3), Martin Roden Fighting (NFA-1), Jamie Dallimore Fighting (NFA-1) and John Clough Conduct against spirit of the game (4-. I find this quite unbelievable as I thought they were the aggressors. Cloughie's is probably understandable, although within the rules of the game and not having intent to advertising board him there is plenty of mitigation. Were the others fighting themselves? which seems to be the case as there are no Rochdale players except for the one that caused all the rumpus.
Hornets previous game against Wales also was an heated affair. I wonder if the RFL will notice the common denominator.

[Logic]

I am stunned!!!

[Tony Mac]

Oldham have 5 players on the Disciplinary list from the Hornets game, whilst Hornets got away with one just the aggressor Adam Bowman being recommended for No further action to a one match ban. Alex Thompson is OK as his case is no charge. But the others Danny Whitmore Fighting (2-3), Martin Roden Fighting (NFA-1), Jamie Dallimore Fighting (NFA-1) and John Clough Conduct against spirit of the game (4-. I find this quite unbelievable as I thought they were the aggressors. Cloughie's is probably understandable, although within the rules of the game and not having intent to advertising board him there is plenty of mitigation. Were the others fighting themselves? which seems to be the case as there are no Rochdale players except for the one that caused all the rumpus.
Hornets previous game against Wales also was an heated affair. I wonder if the RFL will notice the common denominator.

Hi S10Coach

I find that absolutely incredible. Mark McCully was left bleeding from a cut on the face after the rumpus and I am sure it wasn't from one of the Oldham players. Another bitter pill to swallow from all this is that the instigator, Bowman, is facing just a NFA to a 1 game ban. Alex Thompson has no charge, and rightly so, and he was one sin-binned after it all for no apparent reason! Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds.

As you quite rightly put it saints10coach - unbelievable. The RFL should be ashamed of themselves.

Tony Mac
Chin Up, Chest,Out

Edited by Tony Mac, 12 April 2012 - 03:15 PM.

[sheddings69]

Cretins!

[RunItOffAfi]

The RFL have really sent out the right message with these unbelievably mad decisions! Crack one of the opposition players to provoke retaliation from his mates, who are trying to do the referee's job (protecting the players), and 3 of the opposition get banned as opposed to just the one player whose action started the whole ruckus. If you put it in a book, it would be rejected, because it would be seen as too unrealistic to be believed.

[TOSH1960]

The RFL have totally lost the plot, the wind up merchants get away with it again. Two weeks on the trot. Disgraceful!

[roytonyed]

The RFL have totally lost the plot, the wind up merchants get away with it again. Two weeks on the trot. Disgraceful!

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a couple of "wind up merchants" playing for us.

One of Oldhams major failings over it's declining years is being too nice to get away with anything.

I will always rembember watching a game at St Annes when Paul Ashton was lining up a touchline conversion kick and cheekily commenting to the referee "If you are not cheating, you're not trying."

[saints10coach]

There is definitely a trend building in Hornets last two games there has been 11 cases referred to the disciplinary.

[allroughyed]

Chris Hamilton has entered early guilty pleas fro Dally and Dogger. Hopefully, they will receive cautions, and that will be the end of the matter.