Re: England versus Australia schoolboys. : Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:26 pm
William Eve wrote:
Several weeks ago when an Aussie ref was appointed to officiate in the 4N fixture between Australia and England, there was outrage over it on this forum.
That outrage then manifested itself into a moral crusade against cheating Aussies alongside future demands for neutral referees.
The aforementioned outrage and moral crusade subsided somewhat when an English ref was appointed to officiate in the 4N fixture a week later between New Zealand and England.
Given that in 2010 England defeated the Australian Schoolboys on the back of extremely favourable penalty counts of 21-7 and 7-2 respectively, it seemed an appropriate time to post a follow up to previous outrages and concerns aired with a renewed campaign for neutral referees.
Obviously not an outrage or an issue whenever English referees are appointed.
England by plenty tomorrow!
Penalties in their favour, that is.
That outrage then manifested itself into a moral crusade against cheating Aussies alongside future demands for neutral referees.
The aforementioned outrage and moral crusade subsided somewhat when an English ref was appointed to officiate in the 4N fixture a week later between New Zealand and England.
Given that in 2010 England defeated the Australian Schoolboys on the back of extremely favourable penalty counts of 21-7 and 7-2 respectively, it seemed an appropriate time to post a follow up to previous outrages and concerns aired with a renewed campaign for neutral referees.
Obviously not an outrage or an issue whenever English referees are appointed.
England by plenty tomorrow!
Penalties in their favour, that is.
Why is there no outrage?
Because only an idiot would try and compare a schoolboy tour to a senior international competition where they did have neutral refs there and available to be chosen.
Have you become so desperate for attention that you've had to start scraping the barrel for such weak material? Next thing you know you'll be reduced to targeting what supermarket RL fans shop at for desperate material....oh wait.