Check out Tony's press conference on the club website, very interesting

Regarding the extra man and Salford....didnt we lose a game against Bradford (IIRC) when they had an extra defender on the pitch. Was it just for one play but it was a play where the extra man was directly involved in the play.

Very interesting that it's him that should bring it up. Clearly wants to talk about it - I wonder if it's a general broadside against Salford for something that's happened or is happening behind the scenes. Thought TS and Noble were on good terms but perhaps it goes higher than Nobby...

Not quite sure why he has gone on a rant about the 14 man incident, nothing to do with us really. He doesn't seem a fan of Koukash that is for sure. Need to read the transcript again but I agree with what he is saying about someone should be offering a direction. I hope Barwick will step up and be that man.

The Bradford game was a draw, and he came on when we were attacking their line, for only 1 tackle, and wasn't involved. Think it was 18-18, and Varkoulis had his best game for us - remember the South Stand singing Lesley is a girls name for a while - he did find it funny tbf.

He's just advocating strong Leadership from the top of the sport...in everything....the 14 man thing was used as an example of weak leadership....flimsy.

The game needs to listen to the likes of Tony...he knows what he's talking about!

I thought it was Bradford by 71
Carvell first try

He's pointing out the fact that they fined Salford ten grand rather than looking them in the face and taking the points off them.
Do you think they would've coined them for so much if they didn't have a rich backer? Saints got fined hundred quid when they did it. Why the disparity?



Also, I don't see why Salford were punished, it's the 4th officials fault

Didn't we scored a couple of tries last year on the 7th tackle?

Wonder if the same mindset would be applied to any points gained outside of the normal rules that were missed by the officials.

That is what I thought, but apparently according to the laws it is the trainers responsibility to count players on/off the field ,the interchange official is only responsible for noting it and giving them the piece of paper.

We scored one and Thierry Alibert got dropped for a few weeks. my thoughts on that were that either the linesmen or the fourth official were also responsible and one of them should have reminded Thierry.
In this case the fourth official is also culpable, unless Salford simply sent the man on as a matter of course without waiting for permission.

That may be the law, i've always seen that the player has 'exited' the field before the replacement enters, usually via the 4th official,the only differences being for injury where someone is being carried off by trainers, or drop outs where players run around the back of the dead ball line but the 4th off stands and escorts him back to the dug out.