SATURDAY 28TH MARCH
engage Super League XIV
Harlequins RL v Hull FC 6pm (SKY)
Ref R Silverwood TJ M Wilson TJ D Griffiths RR S Matthews VR T Alibert MC J Connolly

So we can look forward to just about every try being referred to the video ref no matter how legitimate it is.

Switch Silverwood with Alibert I say.

After his showing at the KC last week he should not be anywhere near a BARLA match let alone a SL match. He was clueless and an embarassment.
For both sides I might add. That is not an excuse for us losing. He was really shocking.

True even the cas fans agree that he was shocking(for both sides). lets just hope that he can use the video equipment correctly.

The more we have Alibert the better. An excellent ref.

edit

I'm beginning to wonder whether or not M Alibert has a season ticket at the stoop.

More to the point, how is he likely to ref the game......is he going to apply the rules or let the game `flow` like last week at Huddersfield???

We were pants last week and deserved to loose, but I find the ref`s latest interpretation of what rules do/do not apply totally confusing (as must all the players).........waving play on for just about anything and everything, extra sets of six for nothing, ignoring forward passes etc etc.....it makes a mockery of the game.

I am often surprised at how lenient both codes are about this.

Time and again (admittedly watching with the benefit of TV replays) you see a try and in the build up you can spot a pass that is miles forward. I suppose in mitigation you can say that these things tend to level out over the course of a season.

Stevo`s momentum rule has a lot to answer for!!!

Can`t say that I support the theory that `things will even out` over the course of a game or season....this is just wishful thinking. A couple of fortunate/unfortunate decisions can completly turn a game (or season). The ref`s have a rule book.....this is what they should apply and their performance judged on (this will certainly be the case when the video ref facility is available to them), they should not be able to change/ignore the rules on some non-sensical whim and then revert to the rules when it suits.

Hopefully this is just another one of those early season `ref`s directives` which will peter out as the year progresses.