Quote thepimp007="thepimp007"Got told last weeks referee was a touch rugby ref and last week was his first game officiating contact rugby. Shows what a joke the refereeing department is at the moment'"
Todays ref is a touch judge. Hes been linesman at odsal a few times. Not sure how many games he's refereed. Ive geuinely had it with the sport after today.
The refereeing department is in a mess. A.touch judge refereeing huge game like that. The campbell red was laughable if it wasn't such an injustice. It just felt he couldn't wait to send him off. Ive seen players knocked unconscious with shoulder charges to the head, players launched into railings, thuggery, grubby tatcics, absolutely zero action taken and then we get a red card for a pretty nominal penalty. Just so angry. I just feel there is an arrogance with some referees where we plead (as fans do) for blatent penalties (ie Bentley being held down after making a break) and he does the "i'll show you lot" attitude and gives a knock-on. i didn't think the game was refereed fairly or consistently.
And before anyone says, its not because we lost. I actually want us to get relegated and rebuild.
But fed up after today. Swintons antics were embarrssing. Throwing balls in players faces (again weak refereeing by Not giving penalties) swintons players taking dives like footballers,kicking balls away when we go to pick it up. Not rugby league for me.