Thought the lads tried and put a big effort in yes at times we looked poor attacking wise and still think hampshire should be at 7.BUT you cant beat a ref like that there 1st and 3rd trys shouldnt of been given the penalty against miller for getting slapped in face just showed what the ref was about and in fairness to our attacking its not easy when the other side are constantly offside

But didn't you get sick of shouting "let go FFS!" just before the ref gave these dubious penalties?

Pocket pinched by a very mediocre Wigan team today I’m afraid , knock ons and penalties played
right into their hands .Our inconsistencies in the game continue to haunt us ..Yes they were gifted a try in my opinion , and I thought we defended well ,but if we’d have played anything like at HKR the points would have been ours

Take off the rose tinted glasses. We were guff.
A ref bad for both sides means that you have to make things happen.
Too many mistakes and handing over possession means you get what you deserve.

Their tap restart try was a joke. The highlights are on Sky now and Marshall is about 6 or 7 metres off centre. The ref just watches play continue!

Someone just posted this on twitter https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDZUa_RWkAA ... ame=medium

Someone just posted this on twitter https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDZUa_RWkAA ... ame=medium

Probably nearer 10 metres!

Well that’s never tapped on the mark, but still should never happen.

I was not able to attend the game but listened to it on the radio. I got the impression that Brough as the game went on just reverted to type. I note that two of the tries came from kicks other than by Brough. I guess the coach was a little too quick in his Brough gratification after one game. The evidence suggests he just slipped back into his old ways.
I may be wrong but that is how it sounded, and to make matters worse I cannot view the tries on sky because I am not in the UK.

We may have been poor in areas regarding kicking, some discipline and execution. But rules are rules the restart must be taking on the 20m centre spot therefore no try. Also you can see on sky that miller's pass is knocked forward by sarginson onto tupou. Therefore a knock on and no try. Sky TV would have ruled these out on a video review and therefore we win the game. On another note Hampshire is absolutely wasted on the wing.

Get sky sports news app on ya phone its free then watch on there

After all the postings on this thread, who's defending bad refs now ? This keeps happening to us, this is NOT imagination ! Even Chester is not happy, but I suppose certain people will defend him, he made us tap on the right cross on the 20, he let wigan off by 6 meters ? Fact, not fiction, wigan were constantly off side by a meter or more, northstanders going mad, fact not fiction !
However, he is not the cause of us losing overall, but he did well compound the issue & result, this is not saints & roundabouts, it's all one way, we don't win matches with dubious calls by the referee.
Onwards & upwards, if they will let us !

a) Two Referees is a must next season (if we have enough Officials)
b) We need a Sky Video Cam/Ref at every match in order to have consistency.

Ah!, but Mr Ganson says that we MUST respect and accept the referees, even when one of our players gets smacked in the face and the penalty is given against us.
Some better attack and good defence from us in the second half, but the Wigans, Saints and Leeds' of this world will always get the rub of the green from referees. Sorry Mr Ganson, but I have little, or no respect for your associates.