My next-door neighbours (Warrington Season Ticket Holders) accused Josh Charnley of constantly harassing the lineswoman during Saturday's friendly match. I did clock his constant gibbering but I thought no more about it. My brother and I often point out opposition players who try to referee a game, leading me on to the former Centurion - Ryan Brierley.

Ryan is constantly yapping at the referee and when he does not like the result performs childish stomping of his feet, and waving his arms in disbelief. For examples look up Salford v Leigh 2023 after Leutele's try is given, or alternatively his sending off in the 2nd Leigh v Salford game for holding down and interfering at the play the ball.

Just curious if anybody else has their favourite or least favourite Pantomime Villain.

Do you mean:

A) Villain - a baddie
or
B) Villein - a peasant?

Both fit.

Bongser seems to recall that "The Villans" is a nickname for a certain footie club from Brum.

Bad grammarly for not spotting that.

Charnley was just Joshing with her and asking if she wanted a brick wall building. It's a short career, even with all the free ice cream you can eat!

All losing fans gripe over neauwt!

From our last season (hopefully ever) in the Championship I would like to nominate Sheffield, the Eagles rather than necessarily the city itself.

A number of particularly tetchy games against Sheffield stick in the mind, particularly the semi-final of the 1895 cup which, if I am correct, we were behind on the scoreboard for a worryingly long time into the second half before we managed to break the shackles and pull away and (obviously) win.

During those games I remember Eagles player/captain Joel Farrell being in the ears of the ref so much that I genuinely mistook him for being the ref. Close behind him was that annoying git, Anthony Thackeray, and behind him the rest of the team. 'Orchestrated complaining' didn't do the term justice. They were terrible. every decision against them was challenged. It got to the point where I that I thought that the Eagles were sponsored by Spec Savers - who were of course the ref's jersey sponsors at the time.

Close team second for me in the pantomime villain stakes - Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final - when 'King' John Asiata made his first tackle. I seem to remember that the orchestrated fracas that resulted from the perfectly legitimate tackle led to a penalty from which 'Dead Eye' (sometimes) Ben Reynolds subsequently slotted over the kick. The incident still has me in tears of laughter after all these months because of the ludicrousness of the clearly pre-planned reaction of the KR players - they deserved the result for that bit of poor sportsmanship alone.

Would that be the same Sheffield that constantly featured a certain Keith Senior providing endless "water" for his squad.

On a separate note, I think it's something wingers do, along with engaging with the close crowds.

Ironically it was at Sheffield away when I noted Ferguson really does chunner to the linesman, and himself, it's probably a bit boring out wide at times

Pantomime

Oh no it isn't............Oh yes it is.

not sure you got the moniker right for charnleys sort.pantomine villans come to mind like brian hogan geoff frletcher our own jeff clarkson syd hynes all from the era of dark arts

OMG. Epic fail from AI. Epic fail Hesketh Fletcher. Epic fail me. At least I know that General Custard died at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Anyway back on theme, I would like to nominate Jake Connor for 32 minutes of berating the ref, in the 2nd half of the longest game in history.

Can't believe no one has nominated the entirety of the St Helens hierarchy who try to ref the game before its begun (Wellens) and during the match (LMS, Makinson, Lomax). Practically every game. The KR issue at Wembley as nominated above would never have happened without the whinging of Wellens et al following the semi.
Boo to them.

Wellens - yes and for me Welsby has started to believe his own hype. He complains at every tackle, waving both arms in the air. I have lost a lot of respect for St Helens in the last 12 months and they are now public enemy No.1. More so than the Pies.

Jake Connor - just wait for Friday!

Mikey Lewis (enough said)