[Durham Giant]

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:17 pm  

Darthchris wrote:

I've never seen the point of all these "this week's ref" threads.

Its either some biased northern crook on the take or an out of his depth french amateur.

You have a point what we need is a nice la di da poncy southerner to take their reffing courses

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:27 pm  

What and have the northern hoardes in uproar

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:03 pm  

The trouble with being a southern referee is that there isn't enough of the games between the amateur league down here and the National league to be be able to work up the grades. Unless you're prepared to belong to a Northern society and referee up north every weekend or until Rugby League becomes a truly national sport there will never be a southern referee in superleague. Back in the 90's there were at least two referees in the London league that moved up north just so that they could officiate at higher level matches and stand a chance of moving up the grades.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:37 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

You have a point what we need is a nice la di da poncy southerner to take their reffing courses

I'm trying my best, ok!

We just need some more within easier reach of Pimms and Shandy

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:41 pm  

didn't he ref Quins v Hudds in the semi too and Hudds were laying on in every tackle i may be wrong it might have been KR

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:57 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

didn't he ref Quins v Hudds in the semi too and Hudds were laying on in every tackle i may be wrong it might have been KR

You say that like it's rare!

: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:42 am  

Alibert is easily swayed by our crowd IMO. I remember demanding a penalty on 2 occasions last time and he blowing his whistle instantly