Do we still have a 4th official or has cut backs taken it’s toll on someone who could help when things are going blatantly wrong

Yes we still have them. The Four Horsemen of the Incompetence.

I see the little so and so is looking after his Catalan mates again at Cas.
Then we have the pleasure of him running the touch against Wigan

Super League

Wakefield Trinity v Wigan Warriors

14th August, KO: 15:00

M Com: P. Crashley
Referee: M. Griffiths
Reserve Referee: J. Wood
Touch Judge 1: T. Grant
Touch Judge 2: J. Roberts
In Goal: P. Brooke
In Goal 2: G. Jones
Time Keeper: P. Taberner

Could you please pass on the name of your surgeon to Tom Grant. Thanks.

I wonder who thought I know let’s make him the touch judge standing a few feet away from the Wakefield supporters.

Won’t he have just the Wigan fans behind him if he’s down the western side.? Wonder if that will influence him?

Well it made no difference with a couple of thousand trinity fans getting on his back when he completely missed Gaskell being taken out off the ball. It had the opposite effect as he then penalised us with no clear offences committed which appeared rather cynical.

I fully expect him to beckon to the Wigan crowd though being a top team.

It speaks volume when fans are more concerned with what the touch judge will give or have influence on rather than the actual ref or the players.

The enjoyment was sucked out of me last week with the inept officiating that I’m actually contemplating if it’s worth going Sunday (though I will).

He'd get it done half price as he only has one eye

Am I dreaming or was there a period in recent years when clubs could raise objections against certain officials and veto them from officiating at their games? If there wasn't then there should be.

I was talking to someone from the club earlier on in the season about the hkr match away.When willie watched the tape,think wakey had 3 knocked off forward passes & kr had 2 allowed from forward passes.He asked ganson to watch the tape who admitted all 5 decisions were wrong,are tries ok hkr tries forward when asked what would happen said ref would be dropped following week. when willie asked if that was it, his reply was, if one of your players had a shocker you would drop him the following week. so yes they do ask about decisions but this might explain everyones frustrations