I very rarely criticize referees but I could hardly believe what I was watching yesterday. The first two penalties (the supposed high shot by Morley and the imagined interference on Hodgson) were just ludicrous, never penalties by (I would have presumed) anybody's yardstick. Like a lot of people, I stopped watching very early because of that but on a positive note, I have to say that Riley's finish for his first try was cracking, a proper winger's finish.

I'll not take anything away from wire who played well but giants might have scored a few more points if the game had been allowed to flow.

Things don't even themselves up in sport. Of course we can all select forward passes that our team and the opposition have got away with but things definitely do not even themselves up. The laws of probability only occur with things like tossing coins and selecting cards. They always 'almost' even up. If you toss a coin 500 times the result will probably be 260 to 240 but not 250 each.

Not going to argue semantics with you. but you have said what i have, just that they will not even up to 50/50 more 49/51. I don't even know why you wasted your time.

There have been some poor Friday night games which I have sat through but last night was the first time that I decided enough was enough. Turned over at half time and didn't bother putting it back on. No complaints about Wire but the(how can you describe him without swearing) in the middle was a disgrace

That game was so poor because of ganson we switched off at half time. No problem with wire winning or hudds getting walloped but that was just dire because ganson killed the contest.

Any one know the score?

Shuddersfield won.

Oh Ganson evened things up then

Ganson 47 - Hudds 0

As a 'neutral' in the 'away' end last night, I totally concur with the majority of the postings here. Ganson 'killed' the game off in the first 15 minutes. Yes Wire played well and were going to win ... but Ganson was strutting around like a peacock ... and looked like he was trying to gain respect of the players by the use of the whistle and not through 'on pitch presence'

Either all the Ref's have been told to re-interpret the rules in the manner Ganson did .... or he really is a %$&*($

.. and credit to the Huddrsfield fans who did there best to cheer Ganson up by singing at him most of the game ... priceless !

What he said, I honestly don't think I have ever switched a game off because of the ref................

maybe we should nickname him robbie williams, - he who wants to be centre of attention.
Last Firdays game against Hull was also a disgrace, especially that 1st try from Watkins, in which section of the rule book does it say a man can make a tackle for 15mins and then steal the ball from him?
Ganson should leave the British Isle

I can't believe Ryan Watkins was allowed to drive the player back and then take the ball, what a joke that is.

Another Hull player joined the tackle, at that point it should've been called held.

and where does it say that in the rule book?

Every week players are pushed to the sideline by multiple defenders and an attacking player joins to try and stop it but play isn't stopped. Same applied here, and Atkins had the sense to pinch the ball and jog in for the score.

Your forum name and your location suggests you were far from being a "neutral". You don't need to pretend mate.

Speaking of appalling officiating, the in charge of the Saints - Wigan game is only seeing things one way. Utterly corrupt or utterly incompetent. Take your pick.

Phil Bentham you bent prick.

11-7 the penalty count in your favour.

Why is he bent? Because you got beat by the better team?

Suck it up and take it on the chin, you lost. You'll still be in the mix. You are not the champions for nothing.

Well the first 10-20minutes he didn't want to blow at all. After that it was reasonable other than wellens should have walked for his professional foul.

Not an argument, merely a discussion. However, I did not say what you said. I said decisions in rugby league do not even themselves up because they do not follow the laws of probability. If a referee makes 500 erroneous call during Wigan matches in his career, the calls could be 400/100 in favour of Wigan or 150/350 against Wigan. However with a 'fair' coin those results would never happen. Try it.

500 times yeah?

Yeah.


Been there, done it, T shirt etcetera. Sad life, I'm told.