I much prefer the silence you hear at some of the grounds...

Then I apologise.


No it doesn't, it sounds like paranoia.


I think the difference was that in the Leeds no-try Shenton was moving to tackle the Leeds player with the ball but was prevented from doing so by the dummy runner. Whereas in the Cas try the Leeds player went to tackle the Cas dummy runner. I might be wrong, I don't know what the current interpretation of the rule is, though the studio seemed to think the VR got each correct.


Are you sure you are talking about 2 different things? In that case I don't apologise.

Child is just awful. How he gives some of the decisions I will never know. Even as a Cas supporter, I am at a loss how he didn't see some blatant ball stealing on our part but seemed to see a steal when Milner (I think) just dropped the ball.
No bias, just incompetence.

May I suggest you read you post again, and see where you may have created a paradox about you comments.

Leaguefan......we realise you are (or use to be) a referee so feel the need to defend them at every opportunity .....but shut the hell up.

Honest opinion from a Rhino:

The band is annoying these days. I used to like, but its had its time, I hope instruments are banned at Headingley next season but I doubt it. On the other hand at least Headingley doesn't sound like a library on a match day...

Regarding James Child, lets all face it, he is a very poor referee and he doesn't control games. I was very impressed with Robert Hicks during Saints vs Wigan on Thursday, a proper referee. You control your own destiny during games but poor referring will get the back up of ANY fans in SL. We are a sport where the referees are in the spot light when they shouldn't be. This is a culture brought to us By Eddie and Stevo. Sky are obsessed with the officiating to the point where they now even have one as part of their commentary 'team'. Its a joke.