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To me it looked more deliberate at the time especially with Cooper not, at least, putting his hand up to acknowledge/ apologise but I wasn’t involved so obviously don’t know for certain. Either way it’s not a good look

No myth as it was in a televised match and Cooper did barge into Price. If the latter wanted to brush it off then that’s his prerogative but Cooper’s actions were out of order in that instance and maybe were an early indication of the fault lines in the club

I hadn’t seen your other comment but agree the signing makes less sense the more you think about it

Not surprised Cooper is leaving - his “attitude” could be questioned after last season’s barging of Price and he has, according to some reports, been unwilling to buy into Powell’s strategy etc. I am though surprised that Wigan have signed him though. Hopefully he doesn’t rock the new culture that is being created there

Warrington are being coached?

Multiple top end offences wouldn’t seem to indicate that the ban is too long

He is a mile off the England WC squad

Out of kilter? He is technically guilty of a number of offences as he punches, violently, to the head more than 1 opponent. It was thuggery by any definition and has zero place on a RL pitch

But you are querying the length of the ban

His actions were excessive and cannot be defended. It is the worse case of punching to the head this season hence the longest ban. His behaviour was 100% unacceptable and indefensible.

2 Grade F charges and a Grade D Having seen the video of the Holroyd/ Shorrocks incident Holroyd should be looking at a very lengthy ban https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/docs/MRP Minutes 27 May 2022.pdf

Was this for the “punishment” game that they had to spend a few quid on as part of the RFL sanction for homophobic abuse from last season?

The first time I saw it, on a small screen from a different angle to ref etc, I was unsure where the first contact was so can live with a yellow under the current guidance etc. Bentley though was, yet again, not in control when he went to make the tackle. That’s the common factor in his record this year

It seriously makes my blood boil that before the coaches started whinging about justified red and yellow cards and the appropriate bans, instead of trying to coach their players, that the referees were sending players off for these types of incident but were told to act on the side of caution and not issue as many cards resulting in Bentley not seeing a red card

Add in the time he spent off the field for his red card and the 2 yellows and his missing game time numbers are quite spectacular.

The RFL published the statement. Rimmer does nothing whatsoever to justify his salary. Ever since the Academy announcement fiasco he has run away. One Q&A with some friendly selected journalists has been his sole contribution since and the RL journalists still don’t call him out

Interesting that it is Johnson once again with a statement and silence, yet again, from Rimmer

It was definitely a requirement but I think that a few years they relaxed it and allowed Under 18s to count. The 2nds didn’t/ don’t have to play every week although what the trigger is for the number of missing matches will no doubt be hidden away in the rules

A fantastic player who could drop the odd goal or two as well as all the other attributes already mentioned

And the players named were probably on less money combined that just one of the Fev or Leigh signings

You are reliant upon the TV Director getting the correct replays lined up in order and quickly which the BBC sometimes struggle with

In order to find solutions don’t you have to identify the issues? One issue which most agree on is the number of loop fixtures so how can 2 x10 which increases the number of loop fixtures, or leaves a much reduced and unworkable number, be the solution? The number of good quality players being produced is too low so how does reducing the number of teams, remembering the furore over reducing Academy numbers, assist? There isn’t enough money coming into the game so does creating 2 x 10 actually increase the money in the game? There are no doubt loads more questions that need asking/ raising before any structure can be agreed

I’m surprised Gould didn’t block Slater like he does with anyone who shows up his ignorance

Even BARLA only let you sign 25 on

Maybe. I thought that I had read they had the choice after Sky so maybe 3rd game but 2nd choice. Who knows - typical smoke & mirrors probably