A very weak referee. I don't doubt that he was intimidated by the approach by Bateman.
I'm not saying the penalties weren't penalties in the second half but it wasn't consistent to the first half.
I suppose Wigan could of won 10 games with that amount of possession and an almost squeaky clean second half. One penalty.. And they're known as a dirty team.

The problem is the minute the referee doesn't send Bateman away and listens to him he's created a problem that even if he gets every call right it appears he has been swayed as Wigan got a far quicker play the ball than they did in the 1st half.

He has created a no win situation for himself and unfortunately statistically what happened does create that view that he allowed it to happen.

Having praised Silverwood last week this is disappointing that Cobb Was daft enough to let Bateman get in his ear instead of just telling him to get lost !!

Absolutely right and if it's the only thing he learns from this game, it will be a lesson well learned.

Wigan have done this for years, as has Sir Kevin Sinfield.

You would have to have a heart of stone, not to laugh at Sean Wane complaining about slowing the play the ball down.

TBF though you don't truly know how the conversation went. He may well have told Bateman to go away but what can he do as both are heading down the tunnel? He couldn't really get away from the player short of getting some guys to come over and drag him away.

And does being in the refs ear as you walk off the pitch have a different effect to being in his ear during play which all teams do?

It is if you made 7 fouls to our 1.

just sayin

Interesting approach. Breaking with over a century of tradition.

Have to agree there dboy

Watched your game in the pub with my wire mate.
We both thought the ref was influenced by what had happened at half time and everything went wigan's way in the second half.

The team warning was a joke as was the charge down decision.

Some pens were given by the crowd and I didn't think you merited the penalty count against you.

The complete irony is that Wigan who are famous for slowing the ruck speed down were complaining about it. You couldn't make it up.

It would appear they share the same brain - and when there's not really enough for one...............?

I have to ask...did you do the 4600 posts all on your own?

Yes!
Did you and your twin do 1081 each - or is he just the lucky one who got the keyboard from Santa?

Why was we on a team warning anyway? sure it was only 2 pens on the bounce seen much more pens without a team warning before!

We desperately need 2 refs on the pitch and to get the game reffed in the same manner as they do in Oz. If we did wigan would be bottom 4 as they have nothing to offer than strangling the opposition by pushing every rule beyond where it should be. Their whole ethos is to cheat to win every game. grubby coach with grubby players

I thought that it seemed to be a very quick team warning.