How many penalties can Wigan milk in a game. Almost every play the ball a player either grabs or throws himself to the floor.
Why do refs always give em

Because it's Wigan. Just like Partington won't get a ban for leading with his knees.

The PTB is my biggest bugbear at the moment. It starts with what to me seems to be a 3rd man flopping onto an already completed tackle (why no penalty) Then the tackled player doing either the "dying fish"/ moving forward as he stands up then falling into the marker/tackled player traps arm/tackler leaves an arm in. Let alone the ball is rarely, if ever, played properly. It has become like the RU scrum in that every tackle could see at least one penalty being legitimately given.

Exactly the mess of the play the ball is one of the biggest turn offs at the moment. You forgot the hands outstretched fake exasperation of the dummy half too each tackle. Boring, boring, boring.

Oh yes the hooker doing the "Sand Dance" (one for our older readers)!

I gave up after 30 minutes. Umpteen knock-ons, combined with theatricals, was enough for me.

At one stage, I thought the transfer ban had temporarily been lifted, and Wigan had signed Neymar, Ashley Young and the 70's version of Franny Lee.

Players need to realise they're not auditioning for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and ref's need to realise that contact at the ptb, is not necessarily interference

If existing RL fans are switching off, there is no chance of attracting a new audience.

The powers that be need to get the game back to the dymamic, exciting, agressive, fast and skillful spectacle it used to be. Instead of ing around with structures trying to eek out pennies from the TV money.

Still not worse than Ronaldos dramatics over his red card

Not bad enough for red i felt tho.

This is a method of play that aims to gain an advantage. It is dishonest and cheating, however until the referees and assistants get a grip and identify they are being hoodwinked it will carry on. It is the same as the Sam Tomkins, trap the arm and leg in the tackle and feign holding down. Eventually it will get sorted, alas not until after the season is over and the officials have their end of season Kabal.

Exactly. Just adhering to the current rules can stamp it out.

Protesting and mithering ref - penalty.
Mithering about penalty decision - 10 yard advance to penalty.
Feigning / Cheating - 10 mins sin bin.
Only captains to speak to ref unless solicited by ref.
Players to immediately get off player when tackle complete - not this 2-5 second variable period we have.

A lot of games are becoming very boring due to the ineptitude of the officials to recognise blatant cheating. If a players moves off the mark he should be penalised,not told he can't have a penalty because he was moving forward. All we ask is that they apply the existing rules as consistently as they can and recognise cheating when it happens. Otherwise, like lots of others, I will give up attending games and won't watch televised games. I can then cancel my Sky subscription.

Warrington fans moaning about cheating and dirty play takes the Mickey big style

Why?

Who's the bigger hypocrite....
He who moans or he who moans about moaning?

The ref stopped the game yesterday in the Widnes v Toronto match because a player had cramp, there was a time he would be made to give it to another player so the match could carry on