No video referee either

Phil Clarke made the point after the game that Magic Weekend is the one round where every game is televised so it's more likely that any refereeing mistake will be exposed to more publicity as all 7 games are on TV live rather than just the usual 2.

Why? did Hull FC do something wrong?

What a ridiculous thing to say

True

However given this was a video ref decision it makes it possible it could have happened at any Sky game

Loves the limelight does ST Steve good to hear Brian Carney not let Cummins try and waffle his way round a Wire Bentham balls up aswell when Ratchford clearly dragged the ST's player into touch.
Time for a new structure for the Officials at Red Hall with their actions facing repurcussions when they feck up on a big scale ala yesterday.

No, Hull didn't do anything wrong of course. But everyone knows their final try should not have stood, the governing body have admitted this in writing. Why is is ridiculous to suggest that Hull FC might want an opportunity to win the game where the outcome is not decided by a gross ref'ing error?

Won't happen mate

You and I both know it's 'old boys' club up there

They have just won two points, why would you want to risk losing them? Not FC's fault

It is sport but it is also a business & while I agree with much of you said in so many ways, professional sport also needs to maintain a certain level of fairness & integrity. Where we did and continue to decide matches by only judging them using 3 to 5 guys on the pitch, then both human error & their immediate interpretation of the situation is the final arbiter of the decision on an incident. If they make an obvious error then you would hope that the ref's controller would consider some sort action to deal with this human error.

However, this is different. We were using an official in the stands who has the benefit of multiple HD camera angles to adjudicate on any critical or contentious decisions. The Yeaman try, prior to this one, was the sort of decision you refer to above. I thought it probably was a try but can see why many have other ideas... it was subject to opinion because the nature of the call was subject to minute degrees of margin of error. The Green try was not anything like the, it was a gross error of judgement from someone who is highly experienced. If you made a comparable error in any other commercial business, then a potential charge of Gross Misconduct might be considered & you could face a final warning, demotion or even being sacked.

It looks like that they have decided that Ganson will not use his job but I would like to think there would be a move by the governing body to now acknowledge, now they have acknowledged it was an error plain & simple, that this decision unfairly affected the outcome & that the game should potentially be replayed... but only if Hull KR, as the aggrieved of the two teams, want to replay it. I also acknowledge they might not want to as they might feel the extra game would have a bigger effect on their remaining season games & they might just decide to decline.

It depends on how 'they' feel about the victory & the two points in light of both the evidence & the admission by the sports governing body & the highly experienced match official that admitted the gross error that won them the game? They have to decide, if they are happy that is up to them. If I was involved at Hull in any capacity, I would have a huge issue with the outcome & especially as it could be all dragged up again in September!

I wouldn't do anything or say anything if I was FC, game was yesterday move on.

Now if the RFL ordered a replay (which they won't) I would say something!


As for Ganson, still shocked at no personal statement from him

I am not saying it is corruption, but the awarding of the try should be investigated for betting corruption. If it can happen in other sports, it can surely happen in RL.

The bare minimum punishment for Ganson should be dismissal for incompetence.

I think that's a bit harsh. Everyone fekks up every now and again and if we all got fired every time we did, then the UK wouldn't have a workforce.

The thing that makes this so much more than your average fekk-up is that the video ref is there to ensure that the on-field ref doesn't make these mistakes. That's the point of them.

The missus suggests that Ganson pressed the wrong button and is too proud to admit it.

Even my missus who as little to no knowledge of the rules of RL, said "NO TRY, OFFSIDE"

What is really needed is the audio link to the video ref in the way that the BBC did for the CC rounds - such a shame that the BBC don't have more rights to SL coverage as their product is now of very good quality.

If you had the audio link on Ganson he'd have to explain his thought process live, and then there would be a case for questioning, as it is you are only left with excuses, cover ups and no definitive explanation.