If you drop the ball, it’s a knock on, scrap all this backwards & forwards interpretation, you’ve dropped it, it’s a knock on, no arguments.

agree with you there rider.

Craziest idea today.

Spot on forward or backward knock on all day.

I've always said that when compared with say Association Football one off the big turn offs for the uninitiated in our game is the number of rules that are open to interpretation. There is little you can do about a forward pass and that will always be in 'opinion' of the referee or the linesman but the arguments with a knock on as to whether it went backwards or forwards is also in their remit and a consistent bone of contention as well and I have always thought to clear all that up then whether it is backwards or forwards if you drop it it should be a knock on. But it is a fundamental change to the very basics of the game which I wouldn't think will ever happen.

I don’t even know what constitutes a knock on nowadays.

I'd get rid of the bit I've highlighted.

Why should defenders be allowed to do there utmost to "dislodge" the ball, if the attacker is then not allowed to regain possession?

That’s what happens most of the time these days any way.

Very rarely do you see the referee signal that the ball went backwards. There was one the other night v Wakefield when I think one of their players dropped it and it looked liked it bounced behind the player, but a knock on was given.

Consistency is what we need. Same with the play the ball rule. I haven’t got a clue what the PTB rule is these days?