Super League: Denis Betts has no complaints at red card shown to Ben Cross
Sunday 10 February 2013 18:41, UK
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Widnes coach Denis Betts felt his side had a chance of registering a first Super League win over St Helens up until the time they were reduced to 11 men.
No risks
"Robes could have played at a push but it wasn't worth risking him," Brown added.
"We lost Josh early and lost Jonnny Lomax and Lance during the game and we had to move people around but those things happen and, when your effort and commitment are good, you give yourself a chance."
Betts, meanwhile, had no complaints over the dismissal of Cross but admitted he was surprised that only Clarke was shown a yellow card following the melee.
"There were plenty of other people who got involved," he said. "If he was going to get the cards out, which he obviously wanted to, it should have been 11 against 11.
"He's a really good referee but sometimes you have a bad one and I thought today he was poor at times."
