: Fri May 15, 2009 11:21 am  

The Chronicler of Chiswic wrote:

As it's top v joint bottom of Sky's Fairplay league, the penalty count should be interesting!

well spotted.
we should be ahead on the penalty count by 2 to 1......but somehow I doubt it.

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:22 am  

lemme get this straight. we had the french ref for our game against the french team and now the wakefield ref for our game against wakefield

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:50 am  

Darthchris wrote:

lemme get this straight. we had the french ref for our game against the french team and now the wakefield ref for our game against wakefield

Correct....and as we speak the RFL are scouring the land for a local St Helens ref for our game on the 22nd!!!

: Fri May 15, 2009 12:04 pm  

Under the sticks wrote:

Correct....and as we speak the RFL are scouring the land for a local St Helens ref for our game on the 22nd!!!

Ganson....off down the bookies now

: Fri May 15, 2009 12:14 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Ganson....off down the bookies now

Didn't we have Ganson for our second home game with Saints last year? The one where we were in front in the second half before Ade Gardner was awarded a crucial try after being held up?

: Fri May 15, 2009 3:26 pm  

I can't go with all this ref-bashing I'm afraid.....though I get as one-eyed as the best of 'em. If we're good enough, we'll win - if we're not, we'll lose. We can all think of examples where we think the decision was the wrong 'un but it does even out and in all probability the punter is wrong about the call anyway. As often as not in these cases the ref is right - especially when viewed on replay on the ol' boob tube later on that night.....

None of this takes away from the times when they do get it wrong but that's just the luck of the draw, human error - call it what you will - nowt to do with bias!

: Fri May 15, 2009 4:40 pm  

Good to see that the ludicrous, unscientific `it all evens our theory` is alive and well

: Fri May 15, 2009 5:16 pm  

Ken Edwards wrote:

I can't go with all this ref-bashing I'm afraid.....though I get as one-eyed as the best of 'em. If we're good enough, we'll win - if we're not, we'll lose. We can all think of examples where we think the decision was the wrong 'un but it does even out and in all probability the punter is wrong about the call anyway.

2007 - Top of the Fair Play League
2009 - Currently Top of the Fair Play League

2007 - Fewest penalties received
2008 - Fewest penalties received
2009 - So far, Fewest penalties received

So what that means is each time a team plays the Harlequins they play the most disciplined 80 minutes of rugby they have played all season.

Sure.

No one who follows this club will be convinced very easily that it does all get evened out.

: Fri May 15, 2009 5:20 pm  

Hang on. is this not Ben ' I am a Wakey lad' Thaler?

We have our excuses already!

Blimey, guv when are we gonna get a Cockney ref?

Anyone up for singing in the rain?

: Fri May 15, 2009 5:49 pm  

Can't make it this Sunday cos I'm working.
Will try to listen on the net, so I hope to hear all the home fan's singing:

"We love Ben Thaler,
Cos he is just a lad,
We love Ben Thaler,
Cos he ain't got no dad,
We love Ben Thaler,
Harleqins, through & through."