“Leave the building immediately” Daryl Powell press conference curtailed by fire alarm

Daryl Powell’s post-match press conference following Warrington’s heavy home defeat to Leeds was curtailed by an unexpected fire alarm.

Powell was well in to addressing his team’s poor performance at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, where they shipped eight tries in a 40-4 loss.

The stadium fire alarm sounded, forcing the media room and the rest of the ground to be evacuated.

There were no signs of fire – but there had earlier been some sparks in the crowd after the hooter.

One irate fan was berating the players from above and was soon challenged by other home fans, which prompted him to go to the front of the stand.

That saw Wolves players Ben Currie and Mike Cooper both stepping over the advertising hoardings.

Currie could be heard asking Wolves director Mike Lomax to remove the fan.

Although Powell knew little of the incident when asked, he said he understood fan frustrations.

“I don’t really know the full situation there but you never want to see that, do you.

“I understand everybody getting frustrated because people pay their money and they want to see a winning team.

“They have the right to vent their frustration but I don’t think they have a right to get physical with anybody, players’ families or what. I don’t know whether that happened but if it did then it shouldn’t.

“We can’t have that, it’s just not on. Players are putting their bodies on the line and they don’t get everything right. It’s a tough sport out there.

“We all want our fans to be happy and enjoy what they’re seeing.”

Despite a bright start that saw two promising chances wasted, Warrington were second best against Leeds.

There were plenty of boos in the final stages, and especially when the players left the field.

And not for the first time this season,