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.

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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.

From what I have seen of him so far this season he has been superb.

Most people I have come across who slag him off seem to have a problem with him just because he is French. He was poor on occasions in the past but is far more confident now and has come on leaps and bounds IMO.

I can assure you that my opinion of him has nothing what so ever to do with his nationality. If he was green and from mars I wouldn't give a toss. What I do dislike is a man who on last weeks effort clearly is out of his depth.

His handling of the Hull Cas game was simply shocking. Maybe he had stage fright in front of such a large crowd.

Nothing to do with him being French, just useless. for example, Cas complete a set of 6, he signals turnover, Cas player hands ball over to Hull payer and Allibert runs back into the hull line and tries to take them back the 10m.

Great.

Again, when I have seen him he is been excellent. Get over it.

When I've seen him he's been far from great.

Likewise.

You're only whining about him becuase you lost to CASTLEFORD



Help kick the drop goal too did he?

Not atall, I'm moaning about him cos he's crap.

We lost the game due to Tickle converting 1 from 4, Horne bolloxing a drop goal at the end and numerous other players droping the ball at various times.

Still, least we managed to beat Hudds.

I like him even more now


Seriously....he hasn't been good or bad when I have seen him.....just a ref, who tries to let things flow and makes mistakes from time to time....Unlike Ganson....who is a complete and utter (must read the aup) CUN7

Alibert has been ok from what I have seen which admittedly isn't much.

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Where would you have seen him on the train to work

And We beat Cas.

Spaces still available on the bus to wales




Oh, by the way.......

Weren't you at the Warrington game? I thought Alibert had an awful game and seemed to have no knowledge of the offside rule.