Quote ="mickyb1234"Plummy why do you say bias when it's an 11 5 penalty count. Teams get penalised when they are getting beaten by a better team, quick ptb results in offside or attempts to slow the ruck down. Believe it or not the officials do not go out with any bias, they purely make sure the players are penalised when they infringe. Blame the players not the officials.'"
I had used the word bias quite innocently ie not in the bent sense, but on reflection he probably was.
Have a look at the penalty count of any game at the weekend, and you will see evens or 1 or 2 in it.
This bloke was one sided in his views - sorry but have a look at the video and then comment. Now I am not saying we didnt give 11 penalties away, what I am saying is on the basis of his decisions against us, Batley didnt only give 5 penalties away.
Referees are inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the game. Piggy back penalties help an attacking side and hinder the defence. It works both ways.
We didnt deserve to win, but the referees decision making certainly influenced the game.