Do you not think that part of the problem could also be the way that all refs are treated at the grounds - the referee's a w*nker etc - the way they are pilloried on social media & fan's fora such as this & how they are analysed ad nauseam on tv?
Why would anyone in their right mind want to put up with all the rubbish thrown at them?
We all need to remember that without a ref we can't have a game.

Another one retired since then....

I'm not to bash refs, but makes it harder to enjoy a game of rugby with child in charge, for some reason Hewer has been similar this season.

no different to playing. if you can't stand the heat.........................

Cobb didn't have a game last weekend.

If Houghton is back could see the Leeds pack getting steamrollered here. Thought Leeds again put plenty of effort in v wire but struggled to contain their pack and wire kicking game was excellent.
I'm sure Radford will look to do the same with Sneyd doing the patten,gidley role.
The 2 suspensions hurt Leeds v wire and will do over Easter. Ferres needs to earn his keep this year for mine. He is our only test forward, returns from injury looking like Steve Pitchford and then gets banned for some brain dead play. Needs to start acting like a senior pro not a 70's throwback.

Or ever again, it would seem.

Yep. So it played no part in Thaler dropped.

To be fair I was being a bit sarcastic and was more a dig st the RFL at the worry rate of refs leaving the game.

thought it could be a good close game but with childs reffing anything is possible

Forget Child's. We'll beat Ull regardless of whoever the ref is.

Maybe a bit over confident, although our record against you recently is terrible, that's makes me think we are due a win, think a lot depends on the squads today and who we both have out.

Don't think either team has been amazing this year, but two results apart (Cas for you and Salford for us) have been pretty solid.

Except if we run out of refs we'll all be out of the kitchen

Golding
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Mcguire
Burrow
Galloway
Parcell
Cuthbertson
JJB
Ward
Sutcliffe
Delaney
Garbutt
Mullally
Baldwinson
Lilley
Oledzki

Jimmy Keinhorst will have an operation on a hand ligament injury and is expected to be out for 10 to 12 weeks whilst Carl Ablett has a knee injury that may require surgery and will sideline him for at least eight weeks. The Rhinos will give a fitness test to Ashton Golding after the shoulder injury he suffered at Warrington.

I notice that Lilley is back with Leeds. He’s done well for us. I hope he kicks on for you lot. I’ve been impressed with his kicking game and his defence. He’s got more confident as time has gone on for us.

Good to see Oledzki in the squad too. Hopefully this means he won’t be turning out for Fev against us on Monday too.