Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:41 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I remember many years back at Odsal Rob Burrow being warned by the ref for constant appealing. Every time Burrow was at acting halfback he was doing the Angry Birds arms-in-supplication thing, next PTB he did it again and got sin-binned

Funny thing is, they have it as a signal for a set play now. Smarter play. Same thing happened with Diskin I think tapping on his wrist.

I remember Steve Ganson giving an awful decision against Ablett who burst out laughing at him, Ganson walked him 10 with his serious face on and his chest puffed out like the cock of the walk he thought he was when he go in to 'that' mood only to have to make that idiotic mouth tapping gesture in front of a bunch of bemused and laughing players.

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:53 pm  

Ref did well tonight for me. Other than maybe making Hock walk the first time he used the knee.

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:53 pm  

Child is awful and he is ruining this game. Lost control completely and the game is terrible to watch due to the constant stoppages/penalties/fights.

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:56 pm  

I think Child couldve dealt with earlier issues better so it didn't lead to this, but the ultimate responsibility lies with players who can't control themselves.

Either way I'm happy. THE BIFF'S BACK!!!

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:59 pm  

How Cas have only one in the bin is beyond me. Knees to the head, a professional foul and a penalty count in double figures.

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:29 pm  

Listening to 5 minutes of analysis to every 2 minutes of 'commentary' is god awful, just shut up and call the effing game..

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:30 pm  

Childs is a very poor ref and has no place in super league. He generally ruins most matches he refs. Sendin ah van off last week for high shot this week penalty sufficient for hight shot from carney and a dirty facial (sounds rude!) from Webster

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:04 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

Childs is a very poor ref and has no place in super league. He generally ruins most matches he refs. Sendin ah van off last week for high shot this week penalty sufficient for hight shot from carney and a dirty facial (sounds rude!) from Webster

I bet he (nor indeed the disciplinary) cannot even see why that was worse than Ah Van's

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:41 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

Childs is a very poor ref and has no place in super league. He generally ruins most matches he refs. Sendin ah van off last week for high shot this week penalty sufficient for hight shot from carney and a dirty facial (sounds rude!) from Webster

Sorry but by your criteria all the players and teams are very poor and don't deserve to be in SL either.
They bend the rules ( when they understand them), take cheap shots if they think they can get away with it, can't tackle in a way that doesn't cause a penalty every time, and that is all down to match officials?

If the players played to the rules then there would be no penalties, but the players, and fans, want the team to take all the advantages but none of the consequences.

Today's game would have been as bad no matter who was in charge. It's the players who create the problems, always has been and always will be.

Re: Don't like threads purely about referees but... : Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:07 pm  

To be fair, the two games with most over-boiling incidents and behaviour are the ones with Child as ref. Granted today wasn't easy to ref but his words towards Carney at the end summed him up....

"I've spoken to you 3 times already about your conduct, once more and I MIGHT take action"

MIGHT??? Whilst in commentary they said this leaves him room to manoeuvre if the next offence isn't too bad, it also leaves the player thinking he could get away with another foul.