=#8000FFNothing to do with that, are you so mentally incapable of being able to comprehend abuse is abuse no matter what and should be treat on an equal scale if they want it stamped out of the game?

I was shocked again when I shouted pryce was offside and some massive dick said "yeah that will be his lips" disgusted I was!

just to add some people did cheer eastmonds and pryce going off, but alot of us didn't!

Die, Die, Terry Newton, Die ... Anyone ?

I don't think anyone (Gaslight included) is suggesting that the homophobic abuse aimed at Gareth Thomas at Wheldon Road was acceptable.
However, the charges levelled were that the club (Castleford) failed to take steps to prevent the chanting, and that when it did occur the club did nothing to try and stop it. The fact that the abusive chanting was regarding a player's sexuality was irrelevant. In this case, there is an argument that the chanting directed towards James Graham (regardless of it's basis) is also in breach of the RFL's 'Respect' policy (as is the abuse of the referee) and therefore equally as detrimental to the game. Castleford were fined for failing to take appropriate steps to prevent abusive chanting and the failing to take adequate steps to stop it when it occured. Therefore, it should be expected that Leeds Rhinos take steps to prevent abusive chanting before the game, and then make public announcements when the abusive chanting of James Graham began. As far as I can tell, neither of these things happened and therefore the same procedures should apply.

Quote ="Gaslight"=#8000FFAfter setting the precedent in midweek in regards to offensive & abusive chanting and controlling the crowd in regards to that matter, I am here to ask all Saints fans to email the rfl (enquiries@rfl.uk.com) and let them know your feelings on how all punishments should be equal as the Leeds club clearly failed to try and stop the chanting (aimed at James Graham & Richard Silverwood) so using this as the new bar the RFL have set for themselves, Leeds should be receiving a fine.'" get a grip. the PC brigade really need to just stick to ruining every other aspect of life and leave sport alone. Next thing we'll be infringing people human rights by disalowing a try.

Quote ="Gaslight"=#8000FFAfter setting the precedent in midweek in regards to offensive & abusive chanting and controlling the crowd in regards to that matter, I am here to ask all Saints fans to email the rfl (enquiries@rfl.uk.com) and let them know your feelings on how all punishments should be equal as the Leeds club clearly failed to try and stop the chanting (aimed at James Graham & Richard Silverwood) so using this as the new bar the RFL have set for themselves, Leeds should be receiving a fine.'" get a grip. the PC brigade really need to just stick to ruining every other aspect of life and leave sport alone. Next thing we'll be infringing people human rights by disalowing a try.

What Gaslight conveniently fails to mention is the fact that Cas were already subject of a suspended fine following the incidents at the Catalans game at the Jungle last season. this will have been taken into account by the RFL.

you are of course refering to the bottle throwing incident..
but nothing was done the same season when Leeds came to town and did exactly the same thing at the railway end of the ground..

Diddums.

Your jealousy of Leeds goes on and on and on.

Cas is a small town full of bigots and this extends to the RL clubs terraces.

Now sit down, shut up and stay forever in our shadow where you belong.

Lots of intersesting debate and well balanced posts from the leeds fans re the booing of Pryce and Eastmond when they went off injured.
And then you get a post like the one above from a tool who is obviously more at home at Elland Road according to his username.Is the education system really so bad in Leeds ?

He certainly hasn't learnt punctuation during his time at Leeds borstal

cas "fowk"always hate leeds ,but they are different when they visit the city i.e to do shopping or coming to party or in pursuits of other pleasures

Im ginger


I joined in


im allowed

Personally, I thought the Leeds fans were awful. It came across loud and clear on Sky that they were singing fat ginger b*stard and of course the cheers when Leon and Kyle went off were equally clear. But if Leeds fans want to show themselves up as being even more halfwitted and unsporting than we already knew them to be, so be it.

However, I have written an email to the RFL because it's frankly embarrassing to hear RL fans behave like that when intelligent people could be watching for the first time. God knows our sport needs more intelligent people. So many of the fans are just halfwitted lobotomised idiots. Especially those in Leeds. Something needs to be done to protect us decent, intelligent, sporting fans from the hideous embarrassment that are so many Leeds fans.

the cheers when Pryce and Eastmond went off was disgusting and there is no need at all in the game for that

Before i start, note earlier pages in this thread where i agree re the Kyle & Leon injuries.

But what do you suggest we do? Have a sivve like filter on every turnstyle where we ask them about their thoughts on James Graham and if they know any chants about Gareth Thomas etc?

It wont happen, nothing will be done and gaslight was getting excited about the possibility of Leeds being fined for such chants as he mentioned, simply because, such chant was heard on TV. TV or not, every team is guilty of such chants and every team will not be fined. Just not every team sings about obscenities re sexuality ((which is illegal) and i have a gay sister, who both me and her found offensive when we found out about such chants coming from Wheldon Road). It is factual that gaslight is clutching at straws and no club should be fined for such chanting that was apparent last night, n'or should they face a filter at the turnstyle.

Ah well, Castleford won't be in Super League next season anyway. Never know, the Wakefield-Castleford Wildcats might make it though.

=#8000FFSorry to disappoint you, but next season is the same 14 clubs as this year

There's always soem fans who like to drag it down a notch.

I was in the pop stand at KR a few weeks ago, and, while you expect a few obsenities, there was one woman who consistantly spurted really bad language throughout, even away from the moments of drama when the main populos react. Swearing at the ref, swering at the opposition and fans with real venom in her tongue.

If I'd have had kids with me, I honestly think I'd have been having a word with either her (or the stewards) about it. I'm not the sort of person who's easily upset, but it was just 80 minutes of someone basically swearing for the sake of it.

They should be. If the RFL is serious about RL being a family game - and tbh I've never seen it as such myself - and if they are serious about the respect policy, then they should do precisely that. They should make it a real threat to be heard chanting obscenities - at individual players or at the referee. It shouldn't matter whether the chanting is illegal or simply an expression of prejudice; it should be stamped out. The only way to stamp it out is to get serious about fines. However, the RFL is not known for enforcing even the game's own rules so I doubt very much anything will be done. Unless Sky threaten something, of course. Action will be taken very quickly if that were to happen.

So we're gonna stand there in silence?

Like I said on the Leeds board - can we not sing about Senior being bald?
Can we no longer boo as players will find it offensive?

The list goes on. Nothing will be done about it, fact.

There are plenty of chants that happen which are not obscene and you know that. Leeds have that yukky one (though God knows it should be banned; it makes me want to vomit whenever I hear it).

Chant away; just don't make them obscene ones. It's really very easy. Unless you have no grasp of the English language, which maybe many fans don't.

There are, but the way things are going, we wont be able to chant about much incase we frighten the oppositions 17year old debutant or something like.

I dont join in with the obscene ones, just cant see anything being done by the RFL about this one chant about someone's weight and hair colour.

I find it ludacris cas fans are signalling calling someone a ginger is as worse as been homophobic. i think this just shows the small mindedness that this pathetic band of supporters are. Grow up and go sulk back to dog island