Quote: morrisseyisawire "One of the more unpleasant things I've noticed coming into the game this season, is an increasing amount of on and off-field abuse of referees in particular, and officials in general.
I don't think anyone on here would claim refs are perfect, or even competent in some cases, but to be honest they have to simultaneously control many-facets of a very fast sport; they make mistakes, but so do people in all walks of life, and players and coaches probably make more game-changing mistakes than refs.
,Recent instances of Tomkins, Hock and Peacock being sent-off or sin-binned show it is undoubtedly on the increase. Perhaps more alarming is that McDermott and Betts defended the players, and excused the abuse as being part of the game, which it patently is not. Shaun Wane to his eternal credit, said that if Tomkiins had abused an official he deserved the punishment.
As someone who has held RL players up, quite rightly, to my football-loving colleagues as a bastion of decency and respect I find the development quite alarming, and I hope refs and the RL come down on it severely, to players and coaches alike.'"
Excellent post
