Back to the future. Gutted we found a way not to win after a lot of hard work.

That's one way to look at it, but we could quite easily have lost that match. A dubious video ref decision went in our favour and it took some immense defence to keep them out in that second half.

A second half of big hits and 2 shots at goal. Terrible conditions.

Me thinks the exiles game is going to get resceduled or not played at all after this weekend.

Great game, both teams should be relatively proud, not just for their respective performances but for the spectacle they put on.

Child is the worst referee I have ever seen though.

Nah that was a fairly decent performance given the amount of arms in the tackle from both sides. There was hardly a tackle were bradford or Saints players where not trying to con the officials. In the scheme of things the last decision was quite an easy one for Child's to make.

Really enjoyed tonight and a draw was fair as it was definitely a penalty. I thought they played the football better while we made more inroads with Koppy and Lynch outstanding and Diskin having his best game for a while. Glad to see Donno have a good second half after dropping the ball early on. Ah Van didn't cover himslef in glory but he's been a decent signing I feel overall.

Potter made two controversial changes that were discussed on here prior to the game. I thought Kearney was excellent and the try was a touch of genuine class. Marc Herbert kicked a lot better, tackled reasonably well but is still totally pedestrian taking the ball and the move to SO made little if any difference. One right, one wrong I think.

We are our own worst enemies at time, we need to relax a bit more, we dont have to try and score every set, just complete the set and turn the opposition around. Herbert put in some brilliant kicks today, turning saints around and our chase was fantastic.

Huh? It's us who were guilty of trying to score every set, throwing the ball out wide as if the sun was shining and it was summertime. (oh ... wait a minute ...)

I thought Bradford played the conditions very, very well.

Absolutely gutted for the lads today, easily the better side over the 80 mins.

Again though we should've beaten them. Ah Van wants locking up for missing the pretty routine penalty and the dropping the ball 5 times!

Great commitment from the guys. Herbert,Diskin, Lynch, Whitehead and Elima all superb. Keep improving, COYB!

Didn't realise the last min pen went in off the post!! TBF he would have let them re-take it if he mad missed i think. He was telling Koppy for 10 secs as they were lined up to take his hands down out of the air and put them on his head and he didnt so wouldnt have suprised me if he had let them re-take. We charged kick as well, not sure about laws around that in our code?

Your not allowed to charge any penalty kicks at goal,if it had of missed i think Childs would of had it retaken.

That would have made him even more popular!!!!

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Child would probably have taken it himself if Foster had missed!

There is no guarantee about anything Child does to be honest. He is supposed to penalise offside at the ptb but failed to do so for the entire match with both sides constantly standing in front him. I don't think McCarthy Scarsbrook retired the full ten once in the entire game, against that Child was big on not standing square.

I thought the disallowed Saints try was a wrong call when watching on the big screen but with a better view at home I'm now pretty sure he dropped it. It was a close call though and a definite change for one to go our way. Then obstruction was a cert pen though and I'm surprised Lynchy did it, just desperation in the moment I guess. It was a good game overall, given the conditions, which we could and maybe even should have won and though I'm not going to blame Child for dropping the point (there were sufficient errors and bad plays from the lads which if done differently could have brought the right result) I wouldn't be disappointed not to see him again for the rest of my life.

Apparently the RFL are investigating the try you scored on the seventh tackle.

with a bit of luck will lead to childs not reffing for a while. Wont affect the result though.RFL admitted ref made incorrect decision in millenium magic match aginst leeds but didnt change the match result.

Didn't notice it during the game but after watching the game back, we clearly had two 3rd tackles. Was a 7 tackle set. Really think James Child makes up his own rules, at one point he was giving scrums and not indicating why? He shouldnt be allowed anywhere near Super League

If his performance yesterday, when considered along with the numbers of howlers he drops on a consistent basis, the RFL will have a real problem on it's hands.

He dropped a ballock last week giving Salford a try that was clear touch in goal. He awarded a try after clear double movement at Crusaders, He had a nightmare at Cardiff to start the year. He is an all round very poor performer who would have been dropped but for some form of denial by Cummings.

If its true and it was scored on the 7th tackle then i would hope the rfl have a word with Childs,as for the result well you did exactly what any team should do and played to the whistle,its unfotunate for us that the try was scored but i cant see anything other than the result standing.

They could do an nal and offer to replay, that way everyones a winner .



Apart from the team that loses the replay.

Well, I suggested on our board that we should be awarded another point in compensation. You get to keep your point, coz you earned it. But we get an extra one because Child broke the rules by giving you an extra tackle to score what would have been your winning try had Lynch not had a brainfart and given us two match points.

I rather like the idea of an additional point in compensation. It would put us above Wigan.

That, quite simply, will never happen.

We didn't get a point extra after Millennium Tragic, and you won't either. Or else the inconsistency laws will be into overdrive.

Re-match Re-match Re-match.


Bradford were not pleased with a point, Saints were not pleased with a point. So this way everyone gets what they want a chance to take it all.

Why is James Childs coming in for so much stick? I've waited nearly 9 years for a ref to have the balls to give a penalty in the dying seconds of a Bradford vs Saints match.

Ok, I am on for that. Do we get a rematch of the "invisible knock on" Grand Final and the "JVT" Grand Final too then? And we will redo Millennium Magic v Leeds as well then while we are at it. It's going to be a busy season...