The clock at Craven Park stopped today and was stuck with 1 min 34 left to play due to an electric fault. I reckon over 2 minutes of play went by when Saints won a penalty, On winning the penalty the hooter went. Saints then kicked the penalty to level the game.

The RFL timekeeper has just being on Humberside radio and has said that when they noticed the clock had stopped they put a stop watch on which he says took 2 seconds. Now I'm interested to know when they noticed the clock wasn't working as I'm sure the RFL officials are watching the refs actions to stop and start the clock not looking at whether the on field clock is working.

Time's stood still in Hull for the last 50 years

I was at Headingley watching Rovers a few weeks ago. You honestly can't have the nerve to say anything bad about Hull. The place leading up to the ground was like being back in baghdad, A proper hole.

Makes a change from the lights going off.

I am intrigued about this Victorian architecture in Baghdad. Thats an interesting observation.

Anyway, doesnt the home team provide the timekeeper?

Get a proper electric supply !!!!

From this season The RFL provide an Official Timekeeper at every Super League match.

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Why the change?

Ha ha. Cool.

Not Saints' fault I don't suppose, something the RFL need to answer. Not sure how Radio Slumberside knew about the 'official' time being over when they don't 'do' the official time.

I think anyway, all Super League games should finish with 'next score is the winner'. Adds meaning to the end of big scorelines and gives the little clubs something to play for.

That's happened for ages.

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Well done Steve!

When it happened before (Wigan v Wakefield) the scoreboard showed 2 minutes left when the hooter went, and it was explained then that the scoreboard clock is for public information only and is NOT official, once the time keepers official clock reaches 40 mins does the hooter blow.

Unfortunately on Radio Humberside that is not what the official time keeper said! He mentioned that it was a few seconds after they realised the clock had stopped that they started the stop watch! How long it took them to notice is anyones guess but that is why a fuss has been made by the media and some sections of supporters. Personally I'd rather look at other factors as to why we only got 1pt out of that game.

Ah, the irony of HKR fans being upset over an electrical problem.

had to laugh at all the dobbins moaning and whinging how they were 'robbed' of a victory due to the stopping of countdown clock, they seem to forget a couple of seasons ago at wigan being allowed to score from another play of the ball after the half time hooter had sounded, what comes around goes around as they say!

Whereas 5699 posts in, you are still as much of a bell end as you were on post 1

Final hooter was about 9 hours ago too

aww diddums, that all you got?



i post a true fact you post an insult, wonder who the biggest bell is?

The only person moaning about the clock was Gollum on the radio, I've yet to hear a fan complain, it really wasn't an issue at the game.

He went ballistic, even when your chief exec came on air and said it was not an issue, he was still going ballistic, the man really is a dangerous fool

Steve was match commissioner not time keeper. Ian McGregor was

Other than when Sky's screens have been at the ground, I can't remember the public clock bearing more than passing similarity to the timekeeper's clock at any game I've been to. It's hard to believe that this is an issue.

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