Did anyone else notice the time stopped at 6.38 for at least 2 minutes during play?!

Is that directly linked to Benthams stopwatch?... if so that just adds to the neverending list of errors that mans made!

Anyone know why he disallowed that try Tansey got when 1 of the saints players just literally fell over?

Putting the typically crap refereeing aside it was an amazing comeback great game, and incredible team spirit! houghton and manu were the stand out men for me, happy days!

They called it right on RH I think after the game. Bentham was poor for us in the first half, but once he let the game flow we were on top.

Every single Saints try came directly off the back of a penalty.

funny how he stopped the clock when speaking to long just before halftime, yet moments earlier when cautioning meli he didn't! saints m o m in first half for me

Worst ref in the league, closely followed by Silverwood.

Yep - although our inability to defend out wide and stop the offload contributed as well.

I do get RL-induced Tourettes at matches, but Bentham's first half performance took me to a new level. Looking forward to getting the DVD as normally I come away from a game feeling cheated and the replay shows most of the decisions were correct.

ive got to ask...how do we get a dvd :O ??

clubshop?

Once Bentham accepted that we hadn't paid to see him, the game flowed a lot better.

Benthem was shocking!

Yes we noticed this. Not sure how long it had been stopped for, but once my friends and I noticed, at least 4 tackles were made whilst the clock was still stopped



Not sure how long it had been stuck though before we saw it!!!!

I was hoping that the timer was not the offical game clock and just there as an indicator for the fans so I was expecting the hooter to sound with about 1m30sec on the clock to account for this error, but the clock ran down to 0.

To say I was gobsmacked is an understatement. Balls ups like this simply should not happen in this day and age. How fooking hard is it to stop and start a stopwatch at the correct times.

That just proves that they are good at using the opportunities they are given.

After a victory like last nights its easy to put the negatives to one side. I also appreciate we were playing one of the most potent attacking teams in the league, but the ease and frequency at which they scored down our right hand side really neads addressing. I don't want to single out Whiting, he has been very good for us in an unfamiliar postion and he was not helped out by his centre / second rower, but the sooner we have Calderwood back fit, the more secure that wing will look.

There were several occasions the numpty didn't stop the clock when he should have so it probably evened itself out.

I wouldn't disagree !

Ah right, sorry my mistake. It seems that is ok for the game clock to be paused whilst play is taking place as it will "probably even itself out"

The referee does not keep time

Correct, but he does give the signals for the timekeeper to stop and start play. One of two things must have happened last night.

1) The ref gave the signal to restart the clock but the timekeeper was busy munching on his hotdog and didn't see it.

2) The Ref didn't give a signal to restart the clock.

Either way, this needs investigating by the RFL.

He says when time is stopped and re-started though Hutchie.

And Chico's Nose, I didn't mean it that way.

did anyone else notice when tickle put the drop goal over fc were all set for the restart and waiting for saints to kick off but saints players were just walking back wellens got the ref to stop the clock why was this allowed it was there own fault for not wanting to get on with it

Bentham was a complete idiot last night, his decisions was baffling, he was an absolute plonker, but after watching the DVD ill probably be back saying he didnt have a bad game!!!

The crowd certainly got angry with him during that first half last night. A lot of the penalties given to Saints were fair though and we need to stop buggering about at the ruck.

I thought Bentham was embarrassing in the first half

The clock was stopped for at least a minute, and as the game ended on the clock hitting zero it must be the game clock.

Can anyone tell me why we were penalised when Long cruised by Leon Pryce playing statues? I was mystified as my eyes were just on Long running at, through and beyond Pryce.

Even if the ref doesn't start the clock with a signal, the TK will restart the timer when play restarts. The Tk is named on the RFL website on the appointments page.

Aaahhh, simple that one...

What happened was, we broke the Sts defence far to easily and that in itself is not allowed!! I thought it was a very fair decision based on the tripe officiating that i'd witnessed for the previous 40mins!!