You got him.

We have him this week, I will put money on a very low penalty count. Not becuase of leigh's indiscipline but just because of the inconsistencies in refereeing.

If he got a score of 30/100 then I would expect him to be very closely watched this week, because of that we could have another ridiculous game where he gives all the minor infringements he sees, or if we are lucky he allows the game to flow and we see a great game of open, flowing rugby league.

We shall see.

Afraid not! His low penalty count will be in the game between those superbly disciplined SL players of Wigan & Salford, on Thursday. You, I'm afraid, will get it in the neck from him at weekend!

The RFL should watch the whole game,and suspend him accordingly.

The RFL should watch the whole game,and suspend him accordingly.

Agreed.

This is a curiosity, because I hate Mr Stokes officiating at Fax matches as well.

However, refs really aren't biased, and anyone who thinks they are is wrong! They all get assessed at every game, and we've seen some "demoted" from SL for poor performances in the past.

I suspect that our dislike of George is because he always thinks he's right? From my experience, he doesn't really seem to communicate with his touch judges, and always gives decisions as he sees it himself.

From watching games when he's officiated, I think he does seem to have a problem with communicating with the players. If you observe the best referees, they're always talking to the players. By generating a good affinity with the players on the pitch, and having a strong interaction with them, this translates into "Mr Invisible" from a spectator perspective. The converse is where referees officiate in isolation, which distances themselves from the players and makes everything much more noticeable from the terraces.

Just my thoughts?

Oh crapola - he's reffing us on Sunday!!! Aaaaaaaaargh!!!!!

So he has been demoted

In anticipation of him upsetting Wigan & Salford on Thursday!

Yup, sounds like he's managed it by missing a knock on to give Wigan the victory. Hopefully they'll drop him to 4th official for Sunday, though I doubt it.