Interesting..... : Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:28 am  

SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
The Co-operative Championship 1 Play Off Series
York City Knights v Oldham RLFC 3pm

Ref P Bentham
TJ D Griffiths
TJ R Hicks
IG G Towey
IG G Hodgson
RR R Laughton
TJ Coach P Hewitt
MC D Asquith

: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:46 am  

And why is it interesting???????????????

: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:32 pm  

I would assume he means that Laughton could be in for a barrage of abuse of the York fans.

: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:47 pm  

What, after Sunday's display?

He's only been appointed to ensure that York will win!

Have you forgotten his numerous penalties - or lack of them last week?

: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:32 pm  

666 wrote:

What, after Sunday's display?

He's only been appointed to ensure that York will win!

Have you forgotten his numerous penalties - or lack of them last week?

I see a new recruit to the match officials ranks

: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:28 pm  

It was an interesting performance from the ref - it would have been easy to give more penalties than he did. He actually tried to keep the game flowing rather than continually blowing his whistle.
That in itself resulted in some frustration as slowing down the play the ball by York became prevalent (strange tactic from such a supposedly superior team , and one that Dewsbury made an art of throughout our games against them)
A sin bin when things became tasty could have prevented what happened later, but again, the thought process appeared to be to let two teams play on a level playing field.
Difficult job being a ref...
All in all, on reflection, most of what went wrong was down to player discipline, not a poor reffing performance as he tried to give us all a decent spectacle (and it was).
What I don't understand is how, after the punching incident, a York player ran 20 metres to punch Daley and has got away with it.
After all, there is a video, isn't there?

: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:34 pm  

P.S. that question is especially for Gordano, who is obviously in possession of the full facts.

: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:47 pm  

I noticed that Dewsbury had mastered the art of lying on.

The only way we got at them was when we got quick play of ball.

Didn't think think ref did too badly on Sunday. It was nice to see game flow for a change. He did miss the double movement for their first try (which the in goal judge wants sacking for as he was bang in line with it) and the left hook from Daley but besides that he was fine.

I hope we get a ref like that in final, who lets both teams play and doesn't put his whistle to his lips everytime there's a minute infingement like the kick and clap referees seem to.

: Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:31 am  

[quote="MikeDCougar"]P.S. that question is especially for Gordano, who is obviously in possession of the full facts.

I presume you are referring to Clayton running to Williams after he had felled Ratcliffe, i unfortunately can't help you on that one, but you are quite right he shouldn't have done so and quite why he hasn't been pulled for it is a mystery to me also.

: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:55 am  

gordano wrote:

MikeDCougar wrote:

P.S. that question is especially for Gordano, who is obviously in possession of the full facts.

I presume you are referring to Clayton running to Williams after he had felled Ratcliffe, i unfortunately can't help you on that one, but you are quite right he shouldn't have done so and quite why he hasn't been pulled for it is a mystery to me also.

Remember that nut case at Workington afew years ago, who ran the width of the field and started laying into Phil Stephenson. Red Card and then named Man of the Match!!!.