Classy

I'm sure Dave Whelan wouldn't mind the tyre tracks on the pitch!

Hope he makes a speedy recovery, looked nasty and was in a lot of pain.

I have to say well done to the Pies & Dobbins fans for clapping him off. Deep down we know we can't play without the ref

I hope he has a speedy recover

As much as I enjoyed the chants of you're not fit to referee, it wasn't nice to see.
One of the more unusual things I've seen at a SL game that!

Who would be everyone's choice to step up, for the remainder of the season (or however long Bentham will be out) from the championship?
I'd expect to see a mixture of Tim Roby & Robert Hicks although I'd prefer that big Ginger one, not sure of his name, George something?

While on the subject, whatever happened to that ref from a couple of years ago, he was a young tubby bloke with dark hair. Disappeared from SL after a year.

George Stokes.

Knowing Cummings, he will decide to come out of retirement himself.

Prick.

Out of the Championship Referees I personally think Matt Thomason and George Stokes are the best by a fair way. Roby, Hicks etc aren't bad either.

Hopefully Ronnie Laughton will get promoted for a bit though, get him out of the championships for a while!!

Agreed

Tim Roby or Matt Tomasson will step up.

I'm sure Bentham would have seen the funny side of it. He was after all joking with the medical staff saying "if I don't get clapped off, there'll be trouble!"

I think banter is often a good way of taking away from the seriousness of what's happened. Stops people from panicking.

Hope Phil, makes a speedy recovery.

On who should step up, I saw a Mr Leatherbarrow referee a championship match recently - I think it may have been Leigh v Rochdale in't cup. I had never come across him before but I thought he gave a very good account of himself.