Ball retention is a big part of the game ,We were shocking IMO.

CC recognised this after the game and I agree we could've been better, but again again, not all a knock on.

True mate.

The knock-on vs loose carry issue is another area of huge inconsistency in terms of how it's officiated; some players have mastered the dark art, quite deliberately, of a sly hand knocking the ball out, and it's a total lottery as to how the ref will interpret it. Not sure how you fix it mind - in the current mess of a gangbang we charitably still call a tackle, anything could be happening to the ball-carrier and you'd never be any the wiser.

It's Hewer this week which on the scale of crapness is about mid-range.

For your sake, I hope he has good touch judge's to run the game for him

We've had him before this season.