Leeds can't pass the ball backwards, you should know that by now.

Two matters:
1. The ball as it leaves the hands does have to be going backward in relation to the pitch. The position of the hands do not necessarily count as backward pointing hands can still flip a ball forward (not easy but I have seen it done). As above the feet are a give away.
However a bigger give away was the angle of the ball as it crossed the line. A ball going backward can be propelled forward by the wind: not a factor at that height yesterday.
Yes, I was once a ref.

2. The issue of names was to wake you up to the fact that the original post was not a criticism of Leeds but a response to several comments by Salford fans at the stadium, after the match and on radio : why could the touch judge not advise the ref? You took it as a criticism of Leeds and started a flow that we were blaming the ref for the loss. Read the post. It was a discussion amongst Salford fans of the issues within the game that need sorting and we are not alone in feeling that Touch Judges need to be formally given a greater role.

We also benefitted from a forward pass but the last minute defence stopped us scoring (most other teams would have not stopped that move).