Is it not the same with Powell? Hull FC beat us because we didn't stick to the game plan and Cartwright influenced the ref.

It’s quite common for fans to latch onto a single part of an interview and fixate on it even if the other part of the interview offers balance. 

I think it’s common with emotions running high to get some reaction from coaches. 

It's also to do with the questions asked.


It's not like Sky is asking what they think of the opposition. They ask what went wrong or how would you describe the performance 

Or they could accuse the opposition coach of influencing the ref and making up incorrect penalty counts...........

Though it’s been done to death Cartright didn’t deny that he had said a few things about the penalty count which the ref could have overheard. In fact in his own interview he denied directly talking with ref (which Powell never accused him of) but he said something like ‘that’s a different matter’ when asked if ref could have been in earshot. 

I think the issue was less to do with Cartright than it was with Vella. Consciously or subconsciously but there was penalties he could have blown in that second half. 


That’s for Powell and the RFL to sort but I’m surprised officials are even allowed to go down the tunnel with players and coaches in the first place. In hindsight I suspect he wouldn’t bother saying anything next time but he was clearly emotional that the team had lost that and basically gifted Hull the game uncharacteristically. 


Anyway it’s history and old chip shop paper.