Fielden's aftermatch comments for a start were worthy of at the very least a telling off

Any complaints about consistency are reasonable in my view - there have been glaring inconsistencies in how SL has been officiated this season and it's correct to suggest that something should be done about that.

What isn't appropriate however, is for senior officials and players from a club that is often touted as the gold standard of SL, to air their views in public, in direct contravention of the rules of membership of said SL; I'm sure there are internal grievance/complaints procedures that are open to them and that's what they should be using.

Public flogging of Saddened is open to all - public flogging of refs should be left to fans.

I think the tackle warranted the ban and do think anyone who criticizes the RFL calling them a 'joke' for punishing him should be warned or charged for improper conduct and in breach of the respect policy. However I do understand Wigan's point of view that other challenges similar go unpunished or under punished. I had the same opinion after the Magic Weekend when Dobson was sin binned for holding down. The punishment was correct but my gripe was that it goes unpunished a lot of the time.

Can you actually quote what Fielden said (word for word)? Ta.

3 pages of bites Saddo, you've obviously still got it.

What we need is a COMPLETE airing of views in public about the RFL (in general) by every club, in the faint hope of creating enough stink to get rid of them.

Why?

From memory Feilden actually stopped short of open criticism, and even then it wasn't explicitly directed at the ref.

I have never really understood the whole system when it comes to poor officials on the pitch.

You arent allowed to publically call them on wrong calls, so what do you do?

Does a club put in an offical objection, compile video evidence etc to prove their point? And if they do what do they get, an apology, a "we will get it right next time".

Apart from Uncle Albert getting sidelined a while ago for him brain fart in the numerics involved in tackle counting, I havent really heard of any punishments towards officals who get it wrong.

What would you do fine them? Ban them?

BTW Im not refering to the MCM incident when I say bad refereeing, I mean all bad calls in general.

Until something starts happening to officals who get it so wrong though, clubs, coaches, players are gonna lose their temper at certain points.

Someone trips you up on the street once you might let it go, twice you may have a quiet word, three times and your get angry.

Poor anology, but you get me point hopefully.