thought referee joe cobb had an excellent game 2 points difference and no one mentioned the ref (usually in close games fans moan about refs giving or not giving penalties to their side)

Yep. And it certainly wasn't the conditions for a player with the attributes of Golding. He did nothing wrong though, which is all that matters.

I agree. It wasn't an easy one either. The two big decisions which were the head shots for both sides that should have both got 10 minutes imo, he let go as just penalties but at least it was consistent.

Not from where I was stood, there was one point where Hardaker looses the ball, hull players had hands on but no clear rip and it was given as a knock on, 4 plays later a Hull player looses the ball when we had hands on but no rip and he gave a penalty.

Its those inconsistencies that frustrate fans and players, Burrow even said to him at one point that all we wanted was a fair crack

The losing ball in contact are not easy to get right and you will get some for you and some against.That goes for all refs.

I thought overall he did a decent job for a ref you don't see much of in the big games. Put it this way, i would have him every game of the week over James Child.

Thought he had one genuinely big decision to make on the Watts challenge, and got it wrong despite having plenty of time to take advice and weigh up his options.

Looked to me like the pressure of being in the middle of a big TV game made his backside fall out a bit.

I thought the Watts challenge was a sin bin myself Andy. And he had already let one similar go by one of the Leeds players(i forget who) earlier in the game so i can see why he didn't take action.

He wasn't perfect by any means, but he didn't spoil the game either like other more esteemed SL refs do on a regular basis.

Probably should've given Watts a card but maybe a tad reluctant to ruin a contest by taking a guy off/a bit of leeway given because the guy on the receiving end was Burrow and he'll always cop a few high ones. Overall I thought he did well, one or two decisions could've gone the other way but that'll always happen in games. Most importantly he didn't look like he wanted to be the centre of attention unlike some other certain referees.

As for Ash Golding, he did well. He obviously isn't going to give you the strong forward-esque carries that Briscoe and Hall can but he did a job including a key escape from in goal. His position now and in the future clearly isn't going to be as a winger, but in today's game with so many injuries about then if he can do a job there when needed like on Friday then it's very useful whilst waiting for games in a preferred position.

The Watts one should have been a yellow card as it was as much as a proffesional foul than anything else with the way it allowed his team mates to get back into the defensive line

Re-Ref He bottled the Watts one imo Yellow Card minimum as for our "high" shot the player is going to ground when contact is made & it wasn't as blatant a stiff swinging arm either.
The "ball steal" calls have been covered but imo the VR has plenty of time to intevene & correct those calls.

i wouldn't say you are wrong in what you say because he was falling and it wasn't intentional imo and always looks worse in slow mo, but don't forget moon saw red against Saints for similar last season.