What's an interesting point of inequity is when you compare what FIFA have dished out to clubs such as Rangers for violent assaults/clashes with police/secretarian chants etc. (i.e about half what we got - and we're not in the multi-million-pound business either).

Glad for Widnes - they've had more than their fair share of injustice.

However, it is rulings such as this - not to mention how Leigh have been protected at the expense of Gateshead (surely you either relegate them as a punishment for last season - or you punish them for the forthcoming season by not relegating them but imposing a point deduction = not both!) -

all of this really makes me doubt the integrity of our vested interest ruling body.

If you read my post you will see that I am not having a go at Widnes infact I said that the punishment was appropriate for the offence. What I am saying is that the RFL need to set out clear guidelines and consistent punishment. At the moment they seem to club everything under the respect banner and make up the punishment as they go along

A minor point: Gateshead restarting in Championship 1 was a decision and request by Gateshead, not an RFL decision, 'relegation' or 'punishment'.

If that's the case, I should have checked my facts further, however, I'm still convinced that we were punished to an extent that other clubs would not have been.

An invasion suggests there were many people swamping the pitch which wasn't the case. Honestly, it was a non violent bunch of kids wanting to shake the hands of players after the match. No negativity. No aggression. No parallel.

I realise the world has changed but if this had happened in the olden days you wouldn't have thought twice about it.

You are clutching at straws. Why on earth do you think the rfl are against Cas? Far from it.