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Silverwood rumoured to have got it.

Seeing we're the designated home team -

Nothing official yet www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=183&areaid=54

Nothing official yet www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=183&areaid=54

No Ganson?

If he does get it, and he refs it like he did the Leeds game then I won't have any complaints.

However, is it likely that he'll get the CC Final and GF in the same season?

Clearly it is!

Get in there! A fair crack o' the whip.

I wonder whether Bentham didn't get the gig because the RFL new there would be an uproar from the Wigan fans.

Either way as long as Silverwood ref's it fair then that's all we can ask for.

If he refs it like he did the leeds games then it shouldn't be too bad - as long as he can spot ball steals this time!

I thought Silverwood had a great game at Leeds. In fairness, despite all the pre match hype it wasn't a dirty game at all and played very cleanly between the two sides. But the fact he wasn't whistle happy made for a good game.

I just think out the two, Silverwood is ahead of him. He also has 5 years more "1st grade" experience than Bentham.

I expect Bentham will be video official.

And he's not a biased git!

Any idea who's the video ref?

Silverwood was quality in the Leeds game I thought, he just needs more common sense on the ball steels. Balls don't just flirt out like a bar of soap.

And stop the 3 or 4 players holding down in the tackle

Yeah i agree, if the ref clamps down on Saints tactics at the ruck it will be a much better game.

thats all we could have asked for really, bring it on !!

Could have been worse i suppose but would have preferred Thaler myself he lets the game flow. Silverwood can be abit whistle happy at times.

Interesting that he's had:

Challenge Cup Final
Grand Final
World Club Challenge

All in one year, didnt he also go over to Australia to ref a match at one point?

Silverwood be ok for me with Ian Smith as VR.

Think he reffed the Anzac test in the summer

He did it one time because I rememeber Gus Gould on Channel 9 blowing his lid because he gave a scrum penalty.

Along with the decision re GF ref, the refs were to find out today which 1 will go to the 4 Nations. Has this also been released?

Bentham had better sort his act out - Wigan are gonna be in a LOT of finals over the next few years and if his uncanny ability of seeing us lose carries on he won't be getting any big gigs.



Silverwood: good call, he did well at Leeds and he's one of the better refs out there.

At least it's not Bentham. Silverwood did ok against Leeds for me.

As long as it wasn't bentham I didnt have a problem. So happy enough, if we play to our potential, the ref wont matter.

Now confirmed on the RFL site.




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my exact thoughts missed a good 2 or 3 on saturday