Quote ="Rogues Gallery"
That try should never have been allowed as saints were offside a long way at the play the ball.
However, under the current rules the video ref cannot judge on it.'"
Give over man, I think your eyes are going in old age
. All players involved in the subsequent play were onside, unless the rule is now that players have to be 11 or 12 metres in front of the play the ball.
A number of refs take position up a metre or two behind the defensive line. Look at it again, Alibert is stood about a metre in front of one line (can't remember exactly if it was 30m or 40m), the play the ball is at least two metres behind the next line. Foster is in line with the ref, Wilkins back foot is in line with the ref.
Gardner may have been offside on the other side of the pitch.
. All players involved in the subsequent play were onside, unless the rule is now that players have to be 11 or 12 metres in front of the play the ball.
) then rather than complaining about it on the Wigan message board their fans should be asking their club whether something is going wrong in terms of training techniques and the medical/phsyio/rehab side - something seems to be amiss in Merseyside.'"
