Quote oli30045="oli30045"Out of interest, was there anything specific that was "clueless out of touch refereeing"? Can't say I noticed too much myself.'"
I wasn't at the game, so I can only comment based on radio commentary, but 17+ penalties speaks of out of touch refereeing.
The Wakey fans couldn't spake (in the loudest, most vocal way possible) at some of the calls.
EDIT: I can't recall who Wire FM said the ref was but I think they said he was one of the most inexperienced available, which could explain a lot. Perhaps not a fair comparison, but in the last game at Wilderspool the young ref was very happy to blow up. I think getting a feel for a game, getting in touch with it, and allowing it to flow comes with experience.