You got a video of the incident again mate? I was sure as Pelo attempted to palm it back (stupidly) he was already over the sideline??

Both Gidley and the Catalans player (who's name escapes) took air swings at it, neither connected.

Are you saying it landed on the touchline? If so, it would have been a penalty.

Correct and then Pelo touched it before it bounced over the touchline

I thought this too.

Yes the ball was over the line but Pelo jumped from within the field of play and touched the ball before it bounced then it bounced on the touchline, as much as I hate thaler he made the correct call

If I am honest, I'm not following you.

No

The ball was kicked off and no one touched it.
The ball was in the air over the touchline - the ball is still live.
The Cats player jumped with his feet off the ground out of play and palmed it towards the field - the ball is still live.
The ball never made it back into the field of play, it bounced out of play after being made dead by the Cats player.
Scrum Saints.

A top tip from the wise, before calling someone a fecktard get your facts straigh or you end up looking like one

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 0_05_2009/ 1:33:10 is when the incident occurs. I still think the ball is miles over the touchline.. and whether he's in the air or not.. the ball is dead. Needs clearing up anyway! Not the best of rules, but I have seen it admittingly when a kick is out on the full and the player steps over the sideline and catches it. Iffy decision to make though.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 0_05_2009/ 1:33:10 is when the incident occurs. I still think the ball is miles over the touchline.. and whether he's in the air or not.. the ball is dead. Needs clearing up anyway! Not the best of rules, but I have seen it admittingly when a kick is out on the full and the player steps over the sideline and catches it. Iffy decision to make though.

How can it be live, it is outside the field of play. That is the equivalent of kicking for touch, crossing the line, then somebody batting it back in the field of play, whilst stood outside the pitch.

I agree, it is quite daft.

Still not as bad as these 'knock-ons' every time the ball hits the deck and the ridiculous amount of un-noticed forward passes.

Because it hadnt touched the ground. Had the Catalans player managed to palm that ball back in without either himself or the ball touching the ground outside of the field of play then it would have been play on.

it was still live because it doesn't touch the floor, and pelo jumped from the field of play, correct decision

which you can do providing your feet are both off the ground when you touch the ball

The ball doesn't have to touch the ground outside the pitch to be out of play.

Of course it does. What about the Gasnier try that Ingliss jumped over the dead ball line with and flicked back?

I saw Lyon do the same for us but at the touchline after Long had put a kick in that was going dead and he flicked it back to Gardner while out of the field of play in mid air.

Thems the rules.

unfortunately I agree with the Fecktard on this it was a saints Scrum...

and didnt the Catalan Centre have a go at Pelo for doing such a stupid thing in the first place...

Monkey Man thought it wasnt so you cant have agreed with him

But if you have your foot over the dead ball line and catch the ball it is a 20m restart.(your advantage)
Therefore if you are over the touchline and touch the ball it should be a scrum to you

hate to say it you right on this the only thing you are right on tho...if it was the other way round you lot would be up in arms moaning...one day it will happen see if a bellend like you agrees

no

the difference is that the feet are on the ground for one example and not the other. This really isnt that difficult. In addition, to take advantage of that restart thing you have to have one foot out and the other in the field of play, dont you?

Thankyou for your nice comments, they are appreciated.

If it happened to us I wouldnt moan because I know the rules. I dont sit there in perpetual outrage waiting to jump on a ref for allegedly cheating in favour of a team i dislike so Im unlikely to jump in like a moron with cries of cheat without getting my facts straight first

That is ace, you played any traffic cones lately?

It's a shame RL has no strong willed personalities like Ballack and Drogba to stand up against refereeing injustice.

You never answered my question about who you support.

Given your totally biased comments you are a Saints fan.

Im speaking as a neutral in that i dont care for saints or catalans, and what i witnessed yesterday was a poor refereeing display by Thaler which benefited saints and more than hindered catalans.

The ref basically gave saints two trys by awarding penalties that never were and also disallowed a perfectly good catalans try. Without those glaring errors alone it would have been a much closer game.

You are talking out of your saints rose tinted glasses. Just take it from a neutrals point of view and accept it

We're top of the league and in the semi finals of the CC

That will do me mate.