I agree with this. Bateman's gobbing off is just a distraction, Isa has gotten away almost Scott free. The apology written by the pies is embarrassing in itself as it is clearly aimed at the next time he behaves like this (and we all know there will be a next time). It will be, he was provoked, he got caught up in the emotion, he is a good person, look he apologised last time. As for LMS having a go at KPP, it looks like LMS is saying Don't effing push my mate & then just laughing at the big petulant kid. Bateman is just defending his kid too, nothing to see here apart from the obvious late attack on Percy by Isa. It was Isa that should have gone for the late knee to the balls, not Bateman for swearing.
How many times can Wigan get away with “he’s not that kind of person”? They’ve used that line throughout history but after Clubb, Flower and Isa in the space of a few years, it’s wearing thin.
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I knew Bateman would get off his ban as his swearing was directed at LMS and not at Kendall. When cross examined Kendall couldn’t categorically confirm it was towards him, hence it being thrown out.
Bateman said from the off it was never directed at Kendall.
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I’m chuffed he is available for tonight. He lost it on Twitter with Saints and Bentley so I’m hoping he will get some Agro from Leeds players and will bite.
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This article seems to infer Kendall has been stood down for inferring Bateman was talking to him, if I'm reading right. I assumed he'd been stood down because of the total shambles of his handling of discipline in general, and specifically Isa, who should have been off. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/chris...s-derby-42478/
"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom." Danny Blanchflower.
Might have been written by a footballer about football - but never a truer word............
I keep saying it but we need to copy Union in terms of refereeing and that includes maintaining respect on field with referees being “Sir” and players identified by team and number. I personally feel that if that sort of “distance” were established, players would think twice before opening their mouths.
I understand what you’re saying. I’ve spent a lot of my working life saying “with respect” instead of “you clearly don’t have a clue”.
At work I spent most of my time trying to stop often senior members of staff calling me Sir when their juniors used my first name. However, I think that the intentionally formalised use of “Sir” on a rugby pitch reminds players to mind their language (in terms of insults and dissent) towards the officials. I don’t like the current use of player’s first names by referees either. Like it or not, referees are there to be obeyed and most of them don’t have a huge physical presence. Artificial formality is simply a device to remind players who is in charge and to react to them accordingly.
Don’t forget Cowie. !!!!!
I think fair play for the apology and judge him next time we clash. A step wrong now from him and all eyes will be on him. Truth is a ban has done wigan a favour..
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I wonder when Isa will do to someone what Latrell Mitchell did to Joey Manu ? Is it only a matter of time ? Both loose cannons, one hugely talented but flawed, the other a pie.
The 4 game ban doesn't really address the problem for ISA he won't learn anything from it, was his apology statement written by himself or the club. People will always remember the rampage of Newton in the derby game, head shot on Gardner, head shot on Gilmour and the final head shot on Longy.
I can see that repeating itself with ISA, he will just lose it completely and a player will receive long term damage, Ben Flower could have been close to manslaughter and I remember McManus saying he needed therapy help, perhaps ISA needs some therapy, match bans doesn't stop a loaded gun.