Quote: The Devil's Advocate "Yet last night Widnes were (allegedly) shafted by an (allegedly) Wakefield supporting ref.
It’s becoming a strange season, Cas were robbed at Huddersfield last week, Wakefield were fleeced against St’s a while ago.
I’m struggling to comprehend the RFL’s end game, what with point’s deductions & referee conspiracy theories, but there has to be one, doesn’t there?
Or maybe the referee’s do their best & like everybody else make mistakes'"
Despite the paranoia of the modern RL fan, the refs are not biased, or acting on instructions from a higher authority, they are just human.
Yes, they make mistakes a plenty and yes, some of these, especially when magnified and dissected on Sky, seem like shockers but, I don't believe in the conspiracy theory with ref's.
However, our governing body IS capable of moving the goal posts and this remains a worry.
Our sport still has lo long term strategy and we continue to look for quick fix's for every problem, which makes the decision making from above extremely fickle, so expect the unexpected.