He has proved to be incompetent in charge of a whistle and also a flag. At what level should he be allowed loose ?

Even Stuart Cummings admitted a couple of the calls were incorrect last night so it must have been a bad showing.

It really wasn't a bad showing at all, in fact it was pretty good.
The only issues I can remember are the knock-on, which was obviously wrong, and the tackle on Bateman which I thought they got right.

The knock-on was an understandable mistake. They get 1 look in real time and have various things to look for. They're going to get something like this wrong from time to time. Decisions like these aren't ones that should be used to criticise refs. It's the ones on inconsistent interpretations like holding down etc that are the problem and things that get fans really annoyed.

The Bateman incident was a 50/50 in my opinion. Ferres had rushed up in defence and Bateman was running through quickly as a dummy runner. I'd call it a collision and play on.

makes a refreshing change for the Giants to get a few calls to go their way

It's easier to judge an official, but there the ones running around for 80 minutes while making split second decisions with people like Danny Brough yapping in their ears and fans screaming abuse.
Get critized for using video refs too much.
Get critized for not using them enough.

If they penalised everything and we came out with a ridicules amount of penalties then I think I'd stop watching the game.

It's very rare a referee has a big say in the final result. Players lose games, not referees.

I think coaches/players should not be allowed to talk about the refrees in the media wether it be negative or positive. It just gets the fans riled up and adds a negative vibe our sport just doesn't need.

I thought Thaler had another good game; tough one to ref, as both sides take liberties in the tackle and around the ruck, not to mention having to monitor Wigan's many bodies in motion for the new penalty du jour.

Hicks missed a bounce and his mistake was corrected - no biggie.