Dickens gets off with a caution.

There was nowt in it and you know it, yes he kicked out at the tackle, it was not malicious, it was careless and therefore a caution has been issued.

I think your man Henderson should consider himself lucky that'll he'll be back for the final, if he's smart enough to enter the early plea he's been offered.

Totally disagree. We will have to agree to disagree on that one. Grade c offence Henderson apparently. We won't see him again this year and nobody is complaining about that.

Looked much worse in real time. when i watched it back stu didn't appear to be looking at the leigh player or displaying any intent. hence why the panel have given him a formal warning i would have thought.

Watched incident back and it really is getting beyond a joke what this bloke is getting away with and I don't just mean against Leigh. Has he been granted some kind of licence due to his advancing years to do what he wants? I know I am hardly stating anything that is not already obvious, but the RFL really are a joke.

Dickens has been cited six times in the past five seasons, for mainly 'trivial' offences. (e.g dissent) He's been suspended only once, this season, for an alleged headbut. As far as I can make out, he hasn't been cited for kicking out before and, although his actions were perhaps reckless, a caution would seem about right. (imo)

Really, it's all pretty small beer for a prop, who is in the thick of it all the time. Given that Henderson only got two matches, aided by the early guilty plea, I reckon the Disciplinary got it just about right this time around.

Some people see this Alan, others just rant on no matter what in a blinkered fashion.

He's no angel underthesticks, I'll grant you that. He's an experienced prop forrad who's done the business and knows just how to play the game. He's no soft bug ger.
It's an hard game UTS, but you really do need to get that other eye sorted ya know



You comment on Stu, fair do's. We disagree on Thursday's incident. However, were you are vociferous when Tim Street was handing it out way back - when it was Fev's and other clubs forrads on the receiving end?? Even Kevin Henderson's "tackle" your acknowledgement of his behaviour is there - but it's almost in defence and a "what about their players"?? - when in reality Hendo didn't do too bad with a 2 match ban!
There are times this season (Fax away) when Stu has over stepped and got what he deserved.
There are times this season when his behaviour has recieved a massive over reaction and/or misinterpretation - and in my opinion Thursday is one of them. The disciplinary got it spot on in the Fax away game and in the Leigh game.
Ingy, rightfully got carded v Hunslet and Kyle rightfully got referred to the disciplinary for upturning a Cas player, tho again the disciplinary called it correct with a NFA.

I do try whenever possible to remain as objective as I possibly can. If I see someting untoward, I have and will continue to call it. If I don't, I won't.
As Alan says, a caution for his wrecklessness is bang on the money for me.

I admire your comments Alan. However, had a Leigh prop done the same to one of the Fev players and been banned, I suspect you would have said he deserved it. You are very sporting, but despite what you say, I totally disagree. Henderson deserves what he gets or has got. No complaints. Dickens however, mmmm? Did you see what he did to Hansen in the Pies cup match Alan. I do not think anyone could justify that as being just part and parcel of being in the rough and tumble as a prop.

RFF. You are biased just like me. When commenting on Leigh and Fev neither of us are objective. However, I will say Hendo deserves what he got and has done all along. Street was a dirty sod and so is Dickens. All this BS about it being a hard game bla bla is rubbish. Kicking folk on the floor is dirty and cowardly not tough. If a Leigh player had done it, i would say the same. By the way we've had far worse than TIMMY. He was a pussy cat compared to a lot of former Leythers.

You fail to mention the stamp on Finn. Is this covered by your comments?

If you are trying to be seen as consistant then please be or your argument loses a lot of weight!

UTS - we could trawl video evidence all day and we could cite each others players til the cows come home. Like the stamp on Liam, sh it gets missed. But on the day, I, ALan, many neutrals and most importantly the disciplinary all agreed that the correct decision was arrived at. Fair play, you don't agree. Something we'll have to live with but whilst I agree on so many things that the RFL is indeed a laughing stock, on this issue I believe you to be wrong!

Fair enough. We'll agree to differ. I'll live with that, but please don't keep coming on the Leyth board telling us Dickens is this and that. He's a dirty get, just like Street. I admire your loyalty, but stop the sugar coating.

I don't think I've ever sugar coated owt in me life UTS (I hate pseudonyms - it's impersonal). I'll call it as I see it. He's no angel by any means. But he's NOT the dirty get you're pereiving or projecting him to be... and I watch him every week!
C'est la vie.

We'll agree to differ again then. Ha ha. I don't think we are going to agree do you? At least you are capable of a good debate. I love it when you come on here. One thing I will say about Dickens and Streety, is that they are/were both crackin props. Wish they were both startin for Leyth tomorrow, ha!

You want to talk a out a " dirty get" have a look at the attack on briggs by that prxck henderson.

Think we've covered that one. Agree, he deserved sending off and banning and he was.

Yep, dickens is a dirty get. In fact, he's probably my favourite Sh1thouse in the league. Everybody needs one, and we don't have one. Ben Cockayne is probably my favourite of all time, a right little Sh1thouse he is, winds em up something rotten! It's all part of the game, and that is a fact. We've not had a clever master of the dark arts for a good while, we just get Richard Moore who picks gary hulse up by the lugs and nuts him, or kevin henderson with a forehead bruising shot. Dickens knows how to get on folks nerves and get away with it, he gets on my nerves when i'm watching him, but he's good at it, and i'd defo have him at leigh. I believe its called bending the rules, and yes, at times he bends them double, but i wish we had somebody like that who just gets right on everybodys tits. Worth a good few pens a game!

Stu's best "assault" ever was this year in the cup game home to Cas. We'd had Tangi levelled by that little git Chase. Cas were rattled and becoming more rattled as the game went on. One passage of play things could have got tasty. What does Stu do? Plants a great big lip smacking kiss on the Cas player!!!!! Look on players face = marvellous!

Just imagine reading the RFL Disciplinaries page:

Stuart Dickens- Featherstone Rovers- Grade-A Snog Rape with added grope.
No case to answer on account of his exemplary technique.

Spot on there mate, though I would suggest Littler is up there in the 'experienced' field.

I would have paid good money to have been at John Hopoate's hearing!!

Over 400 games in a Fev shirt Stu is a master at his craft.... Awesome player. I had to laff when hendo was hiding behind the linesman after his cowardly attack.

Dickens head butted John Duffy in the pla off match, off the ball and gashed Duffy's eye. He is a dirty player and he will be found out before long. I know two wrongs dont make a right but Dickens's 'Elephant Man' impression was down to Duffy, who got his own back