Quote ="G1"I thought it was for the tackle and the volley of abuse that follow could have easily turned the colour of the card red.'"
Difficult to say for certain but I suspect it was for the volley he served the official after the original penalty for the clumsy high-shot. I say that as the official blew his whistle for the infringement but had to blow it again after Cross had verbalised his displeasure at which point (the second whistle blow) the official raised his hands to signal the sin-binning. Just my view.
Earlier you asked what was the score at the time of the sin-binning? It was Widnes 14-22 Wakefield with Wakefield driving the ball out of their own half but still within their forty.
Quote ="G1"I heard rumours last year that Brian McDermott told him he couldn't risk playing him because he was unable to control himself. Each time I've seen him on Sky since for his two subsequent clubs that view has been reinforced.'"
Yes that wouldn't surprise me if true. At least two of the penalties he conceded with Leeds were while we were in possession of the football. I can recall one such brain explosion at Bradford and one at Castleford that fall into that category.
For a player used sparingly with limited game-time during his stay comparisons (as some others seek to make) with eighty minute trojans are somewhat spurious to say the least.
