The thing is the ref could have seen the incidents both were on the big screen and it wasnt as if they couldnt have seen it i was at the WRE and could see both perfectly well. the video ref mentioned the Carvel incident to the ref but he just said hed leave it to the midweek panel, this i heard on the tv from a recording, a poor ref who was more out to make a name for himself rather than doing his job.

Spot on Grobs!

Bizarrely, the Sky coverage showed Ben Thaler listening to something in his ear when Jackson was getting treated, the Sky commentary team assumed Carvell was on his way, but after Jackson was carried off, Thaler waved play on.

Bizarre given that Carvell has been banned, how did Ian Smith not tell Thaler is was at least a penalty to Cas, let alone a dismissable offence.

If Thaler was told about the incident by the video ref, then he's even worse than I thought (which is Sunday League standard), unless of course Smith didn't tell him it was as bad as everyone else in the ground and hundreds of thousands on TV bore witness to, in which case Smith should get the bullet.

Like you Gaz, I couldn't believe he didn't even give us a penalty for it or put it on report (OK I also think on report can be another cop out) It stinks that this guy, who hates the Tigers (don't know the reason he hates us, but I've heard a few theories) is selected to ref us, surely the RFL must be able to see how poor his performances are and how inconsistent he is with his decision making when he's in charge of our games?

It was a shocker by all four officials to miss the Carvell incident.

As ever, I watched the game again when I got home and it does look like Thaler is getting a word in his ear, so he keeps telling both side...wait...wait. Every viewer is then thinking...oh he's holding his ear piece for a reason, he must be getting feedback from the other officials etc...he's gona pull Carvell etc etc.

It is with absolute amazement that he then lets play continue without so much as a word to Carvell. If all four officials, who have masses of time to consider the event....take no action, yet a disciplinary board does afterwards to the extent of issuing a ban....then it just reeks of incompetence of the officials at the game.

It's even more laughable when you consider the penalty he gave against Hudson for the 'nothing of a push' so the Cas player could get up to play the ball. Yet not a word against Carvell for sparking a man out!! It's a joke.

Never mind all this tv talk about our grounds and ...the fans deserve better blah blah blah!!!! It's better officials that the whole of Superleague deserves.

So one f stops them using the replay for countless numbers of fs? Yep, thats the RFL!!

Kn*bs the lot of them