Correct pre-match preparation. : Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:33 pm  

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned on here the comments former referee & later referee's boss Stuart Cummings' made in his weekly column in one of the weekly trade papers this week in response to a question he was responding to, asking if he had any regrets in his refereeing career, specifically because it involves a particular Halifax fixture that he reffed in what he considers now that he was under-prepped for. He sent off the wrong Halifax player in a heavy defeat versus Wigan.
Quite topical that this week it cropped up & top FA premier league referee Andre Marriner commits the same mis-judgement in the Chelsea v Arsenal high profile game last saturday. I heard comments about mr Mariners' pre-match travel schedule on skysports news this morning that quite frankly were ridiculous, but it just goes to prove with Cummings' admission how prepared everyone needs to be & the pressures that come with these officiating roles.
I heard that a Castleford spectator entered the field of play to remonstrate with Jamie Childs who'd refereed their loss at Salford as the players & officials left the field at full time & Wakey coach Richard Agar also had issues with their referee in the home loss to Saints receiving a visit to his dressing room from current referee's boss Steve Ganson with the suggestion that it was to give Tim Roby a good ol' fashioned telling off for the way he'd performed in the first half of that game.

Aussie style two onfield refs anyone ?

Re: Correct pre-match preparation. : Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:57 pm  

Cummins was never a hero at Hilton Park, some of his biggest clangers were in the Challenge Cup quarter final v Wigan. First half he allows Farrell to pull Wigan back in the game after taking successive quick taps after a penalty, then scores were locked in the second half Turley puts his foot dead before taking the ball in goal and rushes to the 20m for the restart (current rule at the time) only to be called back for a drop out and Rowley gets binned for dissent by questioning the call. Wigan go 18-10 up in the 10 mins - he loved Wigan that boy did.